revenge

/rɪˈvendʒ/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

报仇，报复；报复，为…报仇

释义与例句

n. 报仇，报复
the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands
  1. He swore revenge on the man who had betrayed him.
    他发誓要向背叛他的人报仇。
  2. The attack was carried out in revenge for the bombing.
    这次袭击是为了报复轰炸而实施的。
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  1. She took revenge by spreading rumors about her former friend.
    她通过散布关于前朋友的谣言来报复。
v. 报复，为…报仇
to inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong done to oneself or another
  1. He revenged his brother's death by killing the murderer.
    他杀死凶手为哥哥的死报仇。
  2. She wanted to revenge herself on those who had mocked her.
    她想报复那些嘲笑过她的人。
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  1. The hero swore to revenge his family.
    英雄发誓要为家人报仇。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 re(回)+venge(惩罚)→反过来惩罚→报复

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • revengeful 报复性的，怀恨的
    adj.
  • revengeless 不报复的
    adj.
同义词
  • vengeance 复仇，报复
    语气比 revenge 更强烈、更书面
    He sought vengeance against those who had wronged him. 他寻求对那些伤害过他的人进行报复。
  • retaliation 报复，反击
    强调对对方行为的回应性报复
    The strike was in retaliation for the company's pay cuts. 罢工是对公司减薪的报复。
反义词
  • forgiveness 宽恕，原谅
    与报复相反，选择原谅
    Forgiveness is often more difficult than revenge. 宽恕往往比报复更难。
常见搭配
  • take revenge on 对…报复
    He took revenge on his enemies by exposing their secrets. 他通过揭露敌人的秘密来报复他们。
  • revenge for 为…报仇
    The bombing was revenge for the assassination. 这次爆炸是为暗杀复仇。
  • out of revenge 出于报复
    She destroyed the letter out of revenge. 她出于报复毁掉了那封信。