"chip on your shoulder" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 心怀不满
• 怀恨在心

Definition

如果某人有“chip on your shoulder”，他们对某事心怀不满，经常觉得自己受到了不公平对待。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式的惯用表达，常用来形容总觉得被不公对待、容易发火的人。常和'have a chip on your shoulder'搭配使用，正式场合中不太常见。

Examples

He always seems angry, like he has a chip on his shoulder.

他总是一副生气的样子，好像心里有个**心怀不满**。

Do you have a chip on your shoulder about what happened at work?

你对工作中发生的事有**怀恨在心**吗？

She talks to everyone as if she has a chip on her shoulder.

她和每个人说话都像有**心怀不满**。

Ever since he got passed over for that promotion, he's had a chip on his shoulder.

自从升职机会被错过后，他一直**心怀不满**。

Try not to take it personally—he just has a chip on his shoulder.

别往心里去——他只是**心怀不满**而已。

You can tell he's got a chip on his shoulder about not being taken seriously.

明显看得出来他因为不被重视而**心怀不满**。