venge·ance
noun/ˈvendʒəns/
/ˈvendʒəns/
[uncountable] (formal)Idioms - 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 - 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 ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2- 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.
他开始为特洛伊的胜利报仇。 - Vengeance was swift and brutal.
报复行动是迅速而残忍的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- terrible
- exact
- take
- wreak
- …
- vengeance against
- vengeance for
- vengeance on
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from venger ‘avenge’. - a desire for vengeance
Idioms
with a vengeance
- (informal) to a greater degree than is expected or usual
程度更深地；出乎意料地 - She set to work with a vengeance.
她加倍努力地工作起来。 - After two days the infection came back with a vengeance.
两天后，感染又来势汹汹。 - After a poor season last year, he’s back with a vengeance.
在经历了去年糟糕的赛季后，他卷土重来。
- She set to work with a vengeance.