the act of punishing or harming somebody in return for what they have done to you, your family or friends synonym revenge报复;报仇;复仇 a desire for vengeance 复仇心 - vengeance on/upon somebody
to take vengeance on somebody 对某人进行报复 She is determined to wreak vengeance on those who killed her cousin. 她决心要向杀害表妹的凶手报仇。 He swore vengeance on his child's killer. 他发誓要找杀害他孩子的凶手报仇。 - vengeance against somebody
He sought vengeance against those who had humiliated his country. 他寻求向那些曾侮辱过自己国家的人报仇。
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2He stormed out, eyes blazing, bent on vengeance. 他两眼冒火、怒气冲冲地冲了出去,决意要报仇雪恨。 They sought vengeance against the countries that had humiliated France in 1814. 他们寻求向那些曾在1814 年侮辱过法国的国家报仇。 vengeance for the murder of the princess 为被谋害的公主报仇 He sets out to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory. 他开始为特洛伊的胜利复仇。 Vengeance was swift and brutal. 报复行动是迅速而残忍的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- terrible
- exact
- take
- wreak
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- vengeance against
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from venger ‘avenge’.