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Vengeance ˈvendʒəns Act Harming Noun Sb 复仇;报复;报仇 Swore

"Vengeance" refers to the act of retaliating against someone who has harmed you or your group. The idiom "with a vengeance" is used to describe something happening with great intensity or force.

English: "Vengeance" is the act of harming someone in return for a harm they have done. The phrase "with a vengeance" means to do something to a much greater extent than expected. Chinese: "vengeance" (复仇;报复) refers to harming someone as retaliation for a prior harm. "With a vengeance" (过度地;猛烈地) describes an action done with extreme intensity or more than expected.

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/ve̱nʤ(ə)ns/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]复仇;报复;报仇 Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone because they have harmed you.
  • He swore vengeance on everyone involved in the murder...

    他发誓要报复每一个参与了这起谋杀的人。

  • She cried aloud to the gods for vengeance for the loss of her daughter.

    她大声向神灵起誓,要为死去的女儿报仇。

2
[PHRASE 短语]过度地;猛烈地;激烈地 If you say that something happens with a vengeance, you are emphasizing that it happens to a much greater extent than was expected.
  [PHR after v]
  [emphasis]
  • It began to rain again with a vengeance...

    又开始下起了大雨。

  • Once Gretchen had left the office, her doubts would return with a vengeance.

    格蕾琴只要一离开办公室,她又会疑窦丛生。


Oxford ven·geance / ˈvendʒəns ; NAmE ˈvendʒəns / noun [uncountable ] ( formal) the act of punishing or harming sb in return for what they have done to you, your family or friends 报复;报仇;复仇 SYN
revenge
◆ a desire for vengeance 复仇心 vengeanceon/upon sb ◆ to take vengeanceon sb 对某人进行报复 ◆ He swore vengeance on his child's killer. 他发誓要找杀害他孩子的凶手报仇。 IDIOM with a ˈvengeance ( 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。
ven·geance / ˈvendʒəns ; NAmE ˈvendʒəns /
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vengeanceven‧geance /ˈvendʒəns/ ●○○ noun
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1[uncountable] a violent or harmful action that someone does to punish someone for harming them or their family SYN  revenge:  a desire for vengeance a vow of vengeance an act of vengeance2with a vengeance with great force or more effort than before:  The music started up again with a vengeance.
WDF

vengeance

[ˈvendʒəns]

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报复(60%),报仇(40%)
n.复仇;报复;报仇

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