| 单词 | avenge |
| 释义 | avengeWord family adjectiveavengefulavengingnounavengementavengeravengeressverbavenge a·venge /əˈvendʒ/ verb [transitiveT] literaryREVENGE to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you 报…之仇，为…报仇 → revenge He wanted to avenge his brother’s death. 他要为弟弟的死复仇。 —avenger noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus avenge• It was an insult which only Cassio's death could avenge.• It's the duty of one of her own to avenge her.• In the office, we avenge slight slights with small snubs.• The Trojans wish to avenge the death of Hector; their misplaced values mean that patience in adversity is impossible.• The soldiers wanted to avenge their humiliating defeat the previous year.• Once again the Saxons showed their spirit, and rose enmasse to avenge this cruel execution. (1300-1400) venge “to avenge” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old French venger; → VENGEANCE |
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