- Someone seeking revenge is looking to retaliate for a wrong that has been done.
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- n. 报复；复仇
- v. 报复；复仇
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1. He swore to take revenge on his political enemies.
他发誓要报复他的政敌。
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2. She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband.
丈夫遭到谋杀，她在寻找机会报仇。
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3. an act of revenge
报复行动
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4. She vowed to be revenged on them all.
她发誓一定要报复他们所有的人。
- revenge (n.) 1540s, from Middle French revenge, back-formation from revengier (see revenge (v.)).
- revenge (v.) late 14c., from Old French revengier, variant of revenchier "take revenge, avenge" (13c., Modern French revancher), from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + vengier "take revenge," from Latin vindicare "to lay claim to, avenge, punish" (see vindication).
re·venge / rɪˈvendʒ ; NAmE rɪˈvendʒ / noun , verb revenge revenges revenged revenging noun [uncountable ] 1 something that you do in order to make sb suffer because they have made you suffer 报复；报仇 ◆ He swore to take (his) revenge onhis political enemies. 他发誓要报复他的政敌。 ◆ She is seeking revenge forthe murder of her husband. 丈夫遭到谋杀，她在寻找机会报仇。 ◆ The bombing was in revenge forthe assassination. 爆炸事件是对暗杀行为的报复。 ◆ an act of revenge 报复行动 ◆ revenge attacks/killings 报复性的进攻╱杀戮 2 ( sport 体 ) 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。 verb PHRASAL VERB reˈvenge yourself on sb | be reˈvenged on sb ( literary) to punish or hurt sb because they have made you suffer 报复；向（某人）报仇 ◆ She vowed to be revenged on them all. 她发誓一定要报复他们所有的人。 ☞note at avenge re·venge / rɪˈvendʒ ; NAmE rɪˈvendʒ /
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