"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.
[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。
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[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.
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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; NAmEˈvendʒəns/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。IDIOMwith 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; NAmEˈvendʒəns/
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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 familySYN 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.
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vengeance
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报复(60%),报仇(40%)
n.复仇;报复;报仇
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