wreak
verb (formal)- wreak something (on somebody/something)
to do great damage or harm to somebody/something 造成(巨大的破坏或伤害) Their policies would wreak havoc on the economy. 他们的政策将对经济造成巨大的破坏。 He swore to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him. 他发誓要对背叛他的人进行报复。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWreak is used with these nouns as the object:- destruction
- devastation
- havoc
- …
Word OriginOld English wrecan ‘drive (out), avenge’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wreken and German rächen; compare with wreck, and wretch.