revenge

英 [rɪˈvendʒ] 美 [rɪˈvendʒ]

n.  报复; 报仇; (曾经失败一方的)雪耻,打败对手
v.   报复; 替…报仇; 报仇; 雪耻

过去分词:revenged复数:revenges现在分词:revenging过去式:revenged第三人称单数:revenges

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 报复;报仇
    something that you do in order to make sb suffer because they have made you suffer
    1. He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies.
      他发誓要报复他的政敌。
    2. She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband.
      丈夫遭到谋杀,她在寻找机会报仇。
    3. The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.
      爆炸事件是对暗杀行为的报复。
    4. an act of revenge
      报复行动
    5. revenge attacks/killings
      报复性的进攻 / 杀戮
  2. (曾经失败一方的)雪耻,打败对手
    the defeat of a person or team that defeated you in a previous game
    1. 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。

verb

verb


柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 报仇;报复
    Revenge involves hurting or punishing someone who has hurt or harmed you.
    1. The attackers were said to be taking revenge on the 14-year-old, claiming he was a school bully...
      据说,这些攻击者是在报复这个14岁的孩子,说他是学校的小霸王。
    2. The killings were said to have been in revenge for the murder of her lover.
      据说,她杀人是为了替她被害的情人报仇。
  2. VERB 向…报仇;报复
    If you revenge yourself on someone who has hurt you, you hurt them in return.
    1. The Sunday Mercury accused her of trying to revenge herself on her former lover...
      《星期日信使报》指责她企图报复她以前的情人。
    2. ...the relatives of murdered villagers wanting to revenge the dead.
      想要为死者报仇的被害村民的亲属

双语例句

  1. She had a burning desire to wreak revenge.
    她复仇心切。
  2. She uses the media to help her exact a terrible revenge.
    她利用媒体帮助自己进行可怕的复仇。
  3. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge
    他鼓动他的同胞们报仇雪恨。
  4. His urge for revenge would never infect her.
    他的强烈复仇渴望永远不会影响到她。
  5. Dawson takes revenge on the man by knifing him to death
    道森用刀杀死了他的仇人。
  6. Since he came to live with me, we have been subject to a campaign of spite and revenge which makes Lady Sarah appear angelic by comparison.
    自从他来与我同住,我们之间便摩擦不断;相比之下,萨拉夫人倒显得一副菩萨心肠。
  7. But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961
    可是,对以前的事记忆犹新的当地人却认为,这是对1961年那起非正义事件的正当复仇。
  8. The desire for revenge can be overpowering.
    报复的欲望有时会压倒一切。
  9. The attackers were said to be taking revenge on the 14-year-old, claiming he was a school bully
    据说,这些攻击者是在报复这个14岁的孩子,说他是学校的小霸王。
  10. The killings were said to have been in revenge for the murder of her lover.
    据说,她杀人是为了替她被害的情人报仇。
  11. The Sunday Mercury accused her of trying to revenge herself on her former lover
    《星期日信使报》指责她企图报复她以前的情人。
  12. She took revenge on her ex-boyfriend by smashing up his home
    为了报复,她砸了前任男友的家。
  13. There are few things quite as sweet as revenge.
    几乎没有比复仇更爽的事情了。
  14. People should understand how thirsty for revenge they are.
    人们应该理解他们复仇的愿望是多么强烈。
  15. They've had their revenge more or less.
    他们总算出口气了。
  16. There was anger in his eyes and revenge in his heart.
    他两眼闪现怒火,一心只想复仇。
  17. They vowed revenge on their enemies.
    他们发誓要向敌人报仇。
  18. He's intent upon revenge.
    他企图报复。
  19. What a mean revenge!
    多么卑鄙的报复!
  20. If I have been hurt, I feel the right to revenge myself.
    假如我受伤了,我会觉得拥有替自己报仇的权力。
  21. You will rise above all thoughts of revenge, anger and hate.
    你们也将从所有这类复仇,愤怒和憎恨的想法中升华自己。
  22. But I have had my revenge at last.
    但是我终于报了仇。
  23. I got revenge without resorting to violence.
    我在不采取暴力的情况下已经报仇雪恨了。
  24. I must revenge, revenge all people, revenge, a teacher they will kill!
    我要报复,报复所有人,报复老师,将他们一个一个宰了!
  25. I broke Yajie's pen by accident, and in revenge she throw away my cellphone.
    我不留心弄坏了玛丽的钢笔,出于报复,她扔了我的手机。
  26. We bombed their cities in revenge for attacks on us.
    作为对他们攻击我们的报复,我们轰炸了他们的城市。
  27. But I took his revenge.
    但是我为他报仇了。
  28. Hatred is the coward's revenge for be intimidate.
    恨是懦夫对恫吓的报复。
  29. The ageless themes of love and revenge;
    爱情和复仇是永恒的主题;
  30. You want revenge for the way he thrashed you.
    因为他打了你,现在你想对他进行报复。

同义词辨析

  revenge avenge【导航词义:报仇】

  revenge v. 〈正式〉报仇,报复

〔辨析〕指惩罚伤害过自己或他人的人。

〔例证〕
He killed his kids to revenge himself on his wife.
他为报复他的妻子杀死了自己的孩子。
The prince was later revenged on his father's killer.
王子后来向杀害他父王的凶手报了仇。

  avenge v. 〈文〉为…复仇,报复

〔辨析〕多指出于正义的动机,报某事之仇用 avenge sth,向某人报仇用 avenge oneself on sb。

〔例证〕
He wanted to avenge his sister's death.
他要为死去的姐姐报仇。
She never thought to avenge herself on her husband who had had an affair.
她从未想过报复有外遇的丈夫。

短语用例

revenge yourself on sb

be revenged on sb

  1. 报复;向(某人)报仇
    to punish or hurt sb because they have made you suffer
    1. 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。

英英释义

noun

  1. action taken in return for an injury or offense

      Synonym:    retaliation

    verb

    1. take revenge for a perceived wrong
      1. He wants to avenge the murder of his brother

      Synonym:    avengeretaliate