something that you do in order to make somebody suffer because they have made you suffer 報複；報仇 - revenge for something
She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband. 丈夫遭到謀殺，她在尋找機會報仇。 The bombing was an act of revenge for the shooting of two young boys. 這次轟炸是針對槍殺兩個小男孩而實施的報複行動。 - in revenge for something
The bombing was in revenge for the assassination. 爆炸事件是對暗殺行爲的報複。 - revenge on somebody/something
He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies. 他發誓要報複他的政敵。 revenge attacks/killings 報複性的進攻／殺戮
Extra ExamplesHe vowed to take his revenge on the man who had killed his brother. 他發誓要報複殺害他哥哥的那個人。 Revenge is sweet, so they say. 複仇給人帶來快意，他們如是說。 She desperately wanted to take revenge on her attacker. 她不顧一切地要對襲擊她的人進行報複。 The accusations were driven by a desire for revenge. 這些指控是出於報複的動機。 The attack was in revenge for the deaths of two loyalist prisoners. 這次襲擊是對處死兩個被囚禁的忠誠分子的報複。 revenge for the insult 因受侮辱而進行報複 taking revenge on her attacker 對襲擊她的人進行報複 His death set off a series of revenge killings. 他的死引發了一系列報複性的殺戮。 There were television appeals that acts of revenge should cease. 電視呼籲停止報複行爲。
Oxford 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
- revenge (for something) (
sport 體育 the defeat of a person or team that defeated you in a previous game （曾經失敗一方的）雪恥，打敗對手 The team wanted to get revenge for their defeat earlier in the season. 球隊想要爲這個賽季早先的失敗雪恥。 This was sweet revenge for our defeat earlier in the season. 本賽季早些時候我們輸給了對手，這次可算是個令人痛快的複仇。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sweet
- seek
- want
- plot
- …
- attack
- killing
- fantasy
- …
- in revenge
- revenge for
- revenge on
- …
- an act of revenge
- a desire for revenge
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French revencher, from late Latin revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare ‘claim, avenge’.