n.報仇；報復；報復心；雪恥機會

vt.報復；報仇

They vowed revenge on their enemies. 他們發(fā)誓要向敵人報仇。

She said she would take her revenge on Tom. 她說她要向湯姆報仇。

Thoughts of revenge kept running through his mind. 他腦海里時刻縈繞著復仇的念頭。

I want revenge against her on more scores than one. 我有種種理由要向她報復。

I did not do it out of revenge. 我做那件事并不是出于報復。

The murderer was actuated by revenge. 這個殺人犯被報復心驅使著。

The Americans are seeking revenge for their defeat at the last year's championships. 美國隊正在尋找機會為去年的冠軍賽失利雪恥。

They thirsted to revenge themselves upon the enemy. 他們渴望向敵人報復。

The knight swore he would revenge his father's death. 騎士發(fā)誓要為他父親向敵人報仇。

revenge的基本意思是指本人直接受到迫害而向侵犯者進行報仇,常含有“出氣”“以牙還牙”的意味,因此幾乎總是帶著惡意、怨恨,或不肯原諒他人等意味。

revenge是及物動詞,接名詞或代詞作賓語。還常接反身代詞作賓語,再接介詞on〔upon〕引出報復的對象。