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
Extra ExamplesHe 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。
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 体育 the defeat of a person or team that defeated you in a previous game （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。
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’.