| 释义 |
revenge/riˈven(d)ʒ/ n. & v.●n. 1 retaliation for an offence or injury 复仇，报仇 2 an act of retaliation 报复行为 3 the desire for this; a vindictive feeling 报仇欲望，复仇心 4 (in games) a chance to win after an earlier defeat (比赛中先前失败一方的)雪耻机会；雪耻赛 ●v. 1 tr. (作 refl. or in passive 用被动; often foll. by 常后跟 on, upon) inflict retaliation for an offence 报复，报仇 2 tr. inflict retaliation for (an offence) 对(冒犯)进行报复，报…之仇 3 tr. inflict retaliation on behalf of (a person) 为(某人)报仇 4 intr. take vengeance 复仇，报仇 □ revenger n.[Middle English via Old French revenger, revencher from Late Latin revindicare (as RE-, vindicare ‘lay claim to’)]■ Usage 用法说明 The verb revenge is usually used in the passive or as a reflexive verb, often followed by on or upon, e.g. He intended to be revenged upon them all; They revenged themselves on their creditors (see sense 1 above) Avenge is also, but less commonly, used in these constructions. Like avenge, revenge can mean ‘inflict retaliation for (an offence) or on behalf of (a person)’, but it is less common than avenge in these senses (see senses 2 and 3 above). See also Usage Note at AVENGE. 动词 revenge 通常用于被动语态或用作反身动词，其后常跟 on 或 upon, 如 He intended to be revenged upon them all (他要对他们进行报复)； They revenged themselves on their creditors (他们对债权人进行了报复) (见上面释义 1) 。 avenge 也可用于这些结构中，但不常见。与 avenge 一样， revenge 也可以作“对(冒犯)进行报复”或“为(某人)报仇”的意思(见上面释义 2 、 3) ，但这些意思不如用 avenge 表达更普遍。另见 AVENGE 用法说明。 |