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revenge n.报仇,复仇 vt.替...报仇,复仇 Sometimes a word can be used as either a noun or a verb, without changing the spelling. That's the case with revenge. You can take revenge (noun) on someone who hurt you, or you can revenge (verb) the hurt, punishing the person who wronged you. While revenge may be sweet, it usually just leads to more revenge from the other side, and so on. While that makes a good Shakespeare play, it can get pretty wearing in real life. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]报仇；报复 Revenge involves hurting or punishing someone who has hurt or harmed you.   [oft N on/for/against n]The attackers were said to be taking revenge on the 14-year-old, claiming he was a school bully...据说，这些攻击者是在报复这个14岁的孩子，说他是学校的小霸王。The killings were said to have been in revenge for the murder of her lover.据说，她杀人是为了替她被害的情人报仇。2[VERB 动词]向…报仇；报复 If you revenge yourself on someone who has hurt you, you hurt them in return.   [V pron-refl on n]  [V n]  [WRITTEN 笔语]The Sunday Mercury accused her of trying to revenge herself on her former lover...《星期日信使报》指责她企图报复她以前的情人。...the relatives of murdered villagers wanting to revenge the dead.想要为死者报仇的被害村民的亲属

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[ri'vendʒ] Someone seeking revenge is looking to retaliate for a wrong that has been done. ★★☆☆☆

英语单词	revenge
英美音标	[ri'vendʒ]
中文释义	n.报仇,复仇 vt.替...报仇,复仇
vocabulary简明	Someone seeking revenge is looking to retaliate for a wrong that has been done.
vocabulary扩展	Sometimes a word can be used as either a noun or a verb, without changing the spelling. That's the case with revenge. You can take revenge (noun) on someone who hurt you, or you can revenge (verb) the hurt, punishing the person who wronged you. While revenge may be sweet, it usually just leads to more revenge from the other side, and so on. While that makes a good Shakespeare play, it can get pretty wearing in real life.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]报仇；报复 Revenge involves hurting or punishing someone who has hurt or harmed you. [oft N on/for/against n] The attackers were said to be taking revenge on the 14-year-old, claiming he was a school bully... 据说，这些攻击者是在报复这个14岁的孩子，说他是学校的小霸王。 The killings were said to have been in revenge for the murder of her lover. 据说，她杀人是为了替她被害的情人报仇。 2 [VERB 动词]向…报仇；报复 If you revenge yourself on someone who has hurt you, you hurt them in return. [V pron-refl on n] [V n] [WRITTEN 笔语] The Sunday Mercury accused her of trying to revenge herself on her former lover... 《星期日信使报》指责她企图报复她以前的情人。 ...the relatives of murdered villagers wanting to revenge the dead. 想要为死者报仇的被害村民的亲属

Revenge Hurt N Punishing [V Ri'vendʒ N.报仇,复仇 Vt.替...报仇,复仇