ingrate
gb/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/ us/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
C1
Angol
hálátlan
FŐNÉV
C1
FORMAL
1
hálátlan
B2
Használati minta:
call [someone] an ingrate
After everything she did for him, he called her an ingrate for expecting a simple thank-you.
Mindazok után, amit érte tett, hálátlannak nevezte, amiért elvárt egy egyszerű köszönömöt.
I felt like an ingrate complaining about the gift when I knew how much thought she put into it.
Hálátlannak éreztem magam, amiért panaszkodtam az ajándékra, amikor tudtam, mennyi figyelmet fordított rá.
They dismissed the critic as an ingrate who never acknowledged the support he’d been given.
Példák tanulóknak
He is an ingrate and never says thank you.
Hálátlan, és soha nem mond köszönetet.
Don’t call her an ingrate; she is just shy.
Ne nevezd hálátlannak; csak félénk.
Gyakori hiba:
Often confused with words like ingratiate (to try to gain favor) because they look similar; ingrate is a noun meaning an ungrateful person.
Jelentés
an ungrateful person
Szókapcsolatok
an ungrateful ingrate
|a selfish ingrate
|a spoiled ingrate
|a miserable ingrate
|call someone an ingrate
|treat someone like an ingrate
|brand someone an ingrate
|you ingrate!
|the ingrate's response
Szinonimák
ungrateful person (More neutral and descriptive; less insulting than ingrate.)
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thankless person (Emphasizes failing to show thanks, often without the harsh insult of ingrate.)
Antonimák
grateful person (Someone who appreciates and expresses thanks for kindness or help.)
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appreciator (Someone who recognizes and values what they receive.)
Témák
emotions
|social_relations
|behavior
Definíció
a person who is not thankful for help or kindness
A person who does not appreciate help, kindness, or benefits they have received, and may even respond with indifference or hostility.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
ingrate
IPA
GB/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
US/ɪŋɡɹˌeɪt/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
in - grate (2 szótag)
Szóalakok
Noun
- Base: ingrate
- Plural: ingrates
Szócsalád
Forms
ingrates
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ungrateful
adjective B1
ingratitude
noun C1
Related words
gratefully
adverb B1
ungratefully
adverb
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