the act of punishing or harming somebody in return for what they have done to you, your family or friends synonym revenge報複;報仇;複仇 a desire for vengeance 複仇心 - vengeance on/upon somebody
to take vengeance on somebody 對某人進行報複 She is determined to wreak vengeance on those who killed her cousin. 她決心要向殺害表妹的兇手報仇。 He swore vengeance on his child's killer. 他發誓要找殺害他孩子的兇手報仇。 - vengeance against somebody
He sought vengeance against those who had humiliated his country. 他尋求向那些曾侮辱過自己國家的人報仇。
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2He stormed out, eyes blazing, bent on vengeance. 他兩眼冒火、怒氣沖沖地沖了出去,決意要報仇雪恨。 They sought vengeance against the countries that had humiliated France in 1814. 他們尋求向那些曾在1814 年侮辱過法國的國家報仇。 vengeance for the murder of the princess 爲被謀害的公主報仇 He sets out to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory. 他開始爲特洛伊的勝利複仇。 Vengeance was swift and brutal. 報複行動是迅速而殘忍的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- terrible
- exact
- take
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- vengeance against
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from venger ‘avenge’.