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单词 vindictive
释义
vindictive
adjective
disapproving
uk
/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/us
/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/
having orshowingawishtoharmsomeone because youthinkthat theyharmedyou;unwillingtoforgive:
想复仇的；报复性的；怀恨在心的
In themovie"Cape Fear", a lawyer'sfamilyisthreatenedby a vindictiveformerprisoner.在电影《恐怖角》里，一个律师家庭受到了一个出狱囚犯企图报复的威胁。
Synonyms
revengeful
vengefulformal
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spitefuldisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Revenge and vengefulness
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  • avenger
  • bite
  • bite back (atsomeone/something)
  • don't get mad, get evenidiom
  • eye
  • hit
  • medicine
  • mind
  • pay
  • paysomeone/somethingback
  • reprisal
  • retaliate
  • retaliation
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  • tit for tat
  • two can play at that gameidiom
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Related words

vindictively
vindictiveness
(Definition ofvindictivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

vindictive| American Dictionary

vindictive
adjective
us
/vɪnˈdɪk·tɪv/
having orshowingadesiretoharmsomeone because youthinkthat thepersonhasharmedyou;unwillingtoforgive:
She wasimmature,spiteful,evenvindictive attimes.
(Definition ofvindictivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvindictive

vindictive
Although there would be sufficient hardships and dangers and problems to give spice to life, there would be no utterly destructive and apparentlyvindictiveevil.
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He was known to be tough and unrelenting, and he could be ruthless andvindictive.
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However, the intervention was not presented as avindictivewar.
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One may feelvindictivetowards or sorry for the other player.
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They are very unapproachable, jealous of their rights, and extremelyvindictive.
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It was not beyond a father to bevindictivetowards a daughter he regarded with disfavour.
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These denunciations were supplemented with attacks of a morevindictivenature embedded throughout the text.
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In another, it embodies all that is selfish,vindictive, and anti-social within human communities, epitomizing treachery and disharmony in societies that strive for unity and neighbourliness.
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All these long-term benefits that become likely with a reputation of beingvindictivemay eventually compensate for the costs of punishment and may lead to a net benefit.
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These latter are a very unapproachable andvindictivetribe, and their country is anything but subdued, although recent expeditions have done much to open it up.
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They are havingvindictivemotives.
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Another untruth is the use of the word "vindictive".
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He is clever, cold, cunning, ruthless andvindictive.
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It isvindictive, it is cunning, at times it is clever.
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That we must keep in our thoughts, not forvindictivemotives, but for security.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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