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单词 avenge
释义
avenge
verb[T]
formal
uk
/əˈvendʒ/us
/əˈvendʒ/
to doharmto orpunishthepersonresponsiblefor somethingbaddone to you oryourfamilyorfriendsinordertoachieveafairsituation:
报…之仇，报复；为…雪耻，替…报仇
Hesworehe would avenge his brother'sdeath.他发誓要报杀兄之仇。
Shedeterminedto avenge herselfonthekiller.她决心要让凶手血债血偿。
At the end of thefilm, themurdereriskilledby his victim's avenginggirlfriend.影片的最后，受害者的女友终于报仇雪恨，杀死了凶手。
Synonym
revenge
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Revenge and vengefulness
  • an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)idiom
  • avenger
  • bite
  • bite back (atsomeone/something)
  • don't get mad, get evenidiom
  • eye
  • hit
  • medicine
  • mind
  • pay
  • reprisal
  • retaliate
  • retaliation
  • retaliatory
  • revenge
  • two can play at that gameidiom
  • vengeance
  • vengeful
  • vengefully
  • vengefulness
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avenger
(Definition ofavengefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

avenge| American Dictionary

avenge
verb[T]
us
/əˈvendʒ/
to getsatisfactionbyharmingorpunishingthepersonresponsiblefor somethingbaddone to you oryourfamilyorfriends:
In the secondhalfof themovie, theyteamup to avenge thewrongsdone to them.
(Definition ofavengefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofavenge

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Silva's desire toavengehis ' ' loss of property ' ' entails the body of white women as collateral.
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The film denies him not only the right to express his rebellion andavengehimself, but also his right to justice.
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What often motivated it was revenge - bandits invariably started their careers toavengepersonal wrongs.
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Fought toavengepersonal insults or to settle personal differences, duels were conducted at every stage according to a strict code of rules.
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Certain acts of heroism can meaningfully be called moral acts when there is a symbolized triumph, where, for example, innocent victims are being avenged.
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Edward returns disguised as a beggar, determined toavengehimself on the aunt who turned him out for stealing from her.
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I at any rate, am all for surviving, and the fact that we may be avenged has very little interest for me.
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If you are to continue avenging every crime, then you will have crime for infinity.
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It can redress its own wrongs,avengeall insults to its dignity, and vindicate its privileges.
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Prosecuting counsel is not an avenging angel; he is an instrument of justice.
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The afflicted often receive nothing but paltry compensation, totally inadequate to deter the criminal or adequatelyavengethe offence.
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The last on the list of my five verbs is "avenge".
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I believe it is a sign of a healthy conscience in a country that they are determined—if they are determined—toavengecrime.
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We need to be very clear that our objective is not to punish or toavengehurt pride.
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Why is it wrong for a civilised country to say that they willavengecriminal conduct?
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