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avenge sb/sth
avenge 是及物动词，宾语可以是受害者也可是所受的伤害。
She wanted to avenge her father's death.
她想为父亲的死报仇。
报仇；报复
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
报仇；报复
to take revenge for a wrong or injury
She wanted to avenge her father's death.
她想为父亲的死报仇。
To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
avenge
Base
原形
avenges
3rd person
第三人称单数
avenging
-ing
现在分词
avenged
Past
过去式
avenged
Past participle
过去分词
She avenges any wrong done to her friends.
她会为朋友所遭受的任何不公正报仇。
He avenged his brother's death.
他为兄弟的死报了仇。
They have avenged their defeat.
他们已经为失败雪耻。
及物动词，宾语常指受伤害的人或事；可说 avenge sb/sth。
He vowed to avenge his brother's death.
他发誓要为哥哥的死报仇。
The team avenged their earlier loss by winning the final match.
球队通过赢得决赛，报了此前失利的一箭之仇。
She spent years planning how to avenge the insult to her family.
她花了多年时间策划如何为家族所受的侮辱报仇。
avenge 是及物动词，宾语可以是受害者也可是所受的伤害。
She wanted to avenge her father's death.
她想为父亲的死报仇。
表示“向某人报复”时须用 avenge oneself on/upon sb，不能说 avenge on sb。
He avenged himself on the people who had betrayed him.
他向那些背叛他的人报了仇。
Not this
He avenged for his father's death.
Use this
He avenged his father's death.
avenge 是及物动词，直接接受害对象或所受的冤屈作宾语；汉语“为……报仇”中的“为”容易误导学习者加 for，但英语中应说 avenge sth.
Not this
He asked for avenge.
Use this
He asked for revenge.
avenge 是动词，不能作介词 for 的宾语；表示“报仇”的名词是 revenge。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
为所遭受的不公报仇
She was determined to avenge the wrong done to her family.
她决心为家人遭受的不公报仇。
为…的死报仇
The warrior swore to avenge his brother's death.
这位战士发誓要为兄弟的死报仇。
为受辱雪耻
He challenged the knight to a duel to avenge the insult.
他向那名骑士提出决斗，以雪受辱之耻。
向某人报仇
He spent years planning how to avenge himself on his rivals.
他花了好几年谋划如何向对手报仇。
复仇天使；复仇者
She became an avenging angel in the fight against corruption.
在反腐败斗争中，她成了复仇天使。
向某人报仇；对某人进行报复
He vowed to avenge himself on those who had betrayed him.
他发誓要向背叛他的人报仇。
为逝者复仇。
Teaser tagline for the 2019 Marvel film 'Avengers: Endgame', representing the heroes' goal to avenge those who died in 'Avengers: Infinity War'.
2019年漫威电影《复仇者联盟4：终局之战》的预告宣传语，表达英雄们要为上一部《复仇者联盟3：无限战争》中逝去的战友复仇的决心。
不可报仇，也不可埋怨你本国的子民，却要爱人如己。
From the Bible, Leviticus 19:18, a famous verse often quoted in discussions about forgiveness versus revenge.
出自《圣经》利未记19:18，是一句广为人知的经文，常被引用来讨论宽恕与报复的话题。
Use avenge naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 revenge（报复）去掉 re 就是 avenge；想象受害者说“我一定要 avenge”，把委屈化作行动。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或正式叙述、新闻报道 avenge 多用于正式或书面语，比较常见于文学、历史或新闻报道中；日常口语中更常用 get revenge 或 take revenge。
与 avenge /əˈvendʒ/ 押韵的词：revenge /rɪˈvendʒ/。注意：change、range、strange、arrange 虽都以 -ange 结尾，但读 /eɪndʒ/，不押韵；orange 重音和元音不同，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.