the act of punishing or harming somebody in return for what they have done to you, your family or friends报复；报仇；复仇 synonym revenge- a desire for vengeance复仇心
- vengeance on/upon somebody to take vengeance on somebody对某人进行报复
- She is determined to wreak vengeance on those who killed her cousin.她决心要向杀害表妹的凶手报仇。
- He swore vengeance on his child's killer.他发誓要找杀害他孩子的凶手报仇。🔊🔊
- vengeance against somebody He sought vengeance against those who had humiliated his country.他寻求向那些曾侮辱过自己国家的人报仇。
Extra Examples- He stormed out, eyes blazing, bent on vengeance.他两眼冒火、怒气冲冲地冲了出去，决意要报仇雪恨。
- They sought vengeance against the countries that had humiliated France in 1814.他们寻求向那些曾在1814 年侮辱过法国的国家报仇。
- vengeance for the murder of the princess为被谋害的公主报仇
- He sets out to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory.他着手对特洛伊木马的胜利进行复仇。
- Vengeance was swift and brutal.报复行动是迅速而残忍的。
Topics War and conflictc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + vengeancepreposition- vengeance against
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See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from venger ‘avenge’.