revenge
noun /rɪˈvendʒ/
/rɪˈvendʒ/
[uncountable]- something that you do in order to make somebody suffer because they have made you suffer
报复；报仇 - revenge for something She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband.
丈夫遭到谋杀，她在寻找机会报仇。 - The bombing was an act of revenge for the shooting of two young boys.
这次轰炸是针对枪杀两个小男孩而实施的报复行动。 - in revenge for something The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.
爆炸事件是对暗杀行为的报复。 - revenge on somebody/something He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies.
他发誓要报复他的政敌。 - revenge attacks/killings
报复性的进攻／杀戮
- He vowed to take his revenge on the man who had killed his brother.
他发誓要报复杀害他哥哥的那个人。 - Revenge is sweet, so they say.
复仇给人带来快意，他们如是说。 - She desperately wanted to take revenge on her attacker.
她不顾一切地要对袭击她的人进行报复。 - The accusations were driven by a desire for revenge.
这些指控是出于报复的动机。 - The attack was in revenge for the deaths of two loyalist prisoners.
这次袭击是对处死两个被囚禁的忠诚分子的报复。 - revenge for the insult
因受侮辱而进行报复 - taking revenge on her attacker
对袭击她的人进行报复 - His death set off a series of revenge killings.
他的死引发了一系列报复性的杀戮。 - There were television appeals that acts of revenge should cease.
电视呼吁停止报复行为。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sweet
- seek
- want
- plot
- …
- attack
- killing
- fantasy
- …
- in revenge
- revenge for
- revenge on
- …
- an act of revenge
- a desire for revenge
- revenge for something She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband.
- revenge (for something) (sport
体育 （曾经失败一方的）雪耻，打败对手 - The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season.
球队想要为这个赛季早先的失败雪耻。 - This was sweet revenge for our defeat earlier in the season.
本赛季早些时候我们输给了对手，这次可算是个令人痛快的复仇。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sweet
- seek
- want
- plot
- …
- attack
- killing
- fantasy
- …
- in revenge
- revenge for
- revenge on
- …
- an act of revenge
- a desire for revenge
- The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season.
词源late Middle English: from Old French revencher, from late Latin revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare ‘claim, avenge’.