wreak
verb (formal)- wreak something (on somebody/something)
to do great damage or harm to somebody/something 造成(巨大的破壞或傷害) Their policies would wreak havoc on the economy. 他們的政策將對經濟造成巨大的破壞。 He swore to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him. 他發誓要對背叛他的人進行報複。
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.