“Have a chip on your shoulder”
Feelings定義
因為覺得自己受到了不公平的對待，所以心懷怨恨，容易被冒犯。
English: To be resentful and easily offended because you feel unfairly treated.
例句
範例
1 / 2“He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.”
他因為晉升未果而心懷怨恨，很容易被冒犯。
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.Compare with the original example
He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion.
他因為晉升未果而心懷怨恨，很容易被冒犯。
Write a two-line conversation using “Have a chip on your shoulder”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Have a chip on your shoulder" mean?
- "Have a chip on your shoulder" means 因為覺得自己受到了不公平的對待，所以心懷怨恨，容易被冒犯。.
- How do you use "Have a chip on your shoulder" in a sentence?
- Example: "He has a chip on his shoulder about being passed over for promotion."
- Should I interpret "Have a chip on your shoulder" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.