Definition
- C2
To have a persistent feeling of resentment and bitterness, often stemming from a perceived injustice or inferiority, which causes one to be easily angered and hostile.
自覺受到不公平待遇而懷懷不平
Ever since he was passed over for the promotion, he's been walking around with a chip on his shoulder about the company.
自從他錯過升職機會後，他就一直對公司懷恨在心。
She always seems to have a chip on her shoulder about people who are more successful than she is.
她似乎總是對那些比她更成功的人懷恨在心。
He has a chip on his shoulder about his impoverished childhood and always feels like he's been treated unfairly.
他對自己貧困的童年懷恨在心，總覺得自己受到了不公平的對待。