释义 |
wreak/ri:k/v. tr. 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 upon) give play or satisfaction to; put in operation (vengeance or one's anger etc.) 向某人报(仇),实施(报复);发泄,泄(愤) 2 cause (damage etc.) 造成(破坏、伤害等) the hurricane wreaked havoc on the crops 飓风给庄稼造成巨大破坏 3 archaic avenge (a wrong or wronged person) [古义]为(冤屈或被冤屈者)报仇 □ wreaker n.[Old English wrecan ‘drive, avenge’, etc., from Germanic: cf. WRACK, WRECK, WRETCH] |