Learner's definition of REVENGE
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: the act of doing something to hurt someone because that person did something that hurt you报复；复仇 -
an act of revenge报复行为
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She swore that she would have her revenge.她发誓要复仇。
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She wants revenge against her enemies.她想报复她的敌人。
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He got his revenge.他报了仇。
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revenge attacks/killings报复性进攻/杀戮
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He swore to take (his) revenge on his enemies. [=to harm his enemies]他发誓要向敌人复仇。
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He is seeking revenge for his father's murder. [=he wants to harm the person who killed his father]他想找杀父仇人报仇。
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The bombing was in revenge for the assassination of their leader.这起爆炸是针对他们的领袖被暗杀而采取的报复行动。
2
: the act of defeating an opponent who has defeated you in the past（体育比赛失败一方的）雪耻，雪耻机会 — revengeful
/rɪˈvɛnʤfəl/ adjective [more revengeful; most revengeful] 2 revenge /rɪˈvɛnʤ/ verb
revenges; revenged; revenging
revenges; revenged; revenging
Learner's definition of REVENGE
revenge yourself on
formal
: to do something to hurt (someone who has hurt you) : to take revenge on (someone)报复；向…报仇