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
avenges — third person singular of avenge
为...报复
to take revenge for a wrong or injury
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).
一般现在时
She avenges any wrong done to her friends.
她会为朋友所遭受的任何不公正报仇。
一般过去时
He avenged his brother's death.
他为兄弟的死报了仇。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示:avenge 在此表示‘为…报仇’,后接所报的冤屈或事件。
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。
用法提示:avenged 是过去式,表示‘报了…的仇’。
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。
用法提示:avenge 后接 the insult 表明所报复的具体冤屈。
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。
retaliate 强调对受到的伤害或攻击进行直接反击;avenge 更侧重为本人或他人所受的不公伸张正义,常带道义色彩。
get even 属口语/非正式表达,常用于个人恩怨,强调双方重新对等;正式语体中不如使用 avenge。
pay back 是口语化短语动词,表示以同样方式回击对方;avenge 更正式,且不强调必须做出同等伤害。
grammar · medium
易错句子He avenged for his father's death.
正确表达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.
grammar · medium
易错句子He asked for avenge.
正确表达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。
与 avenge(报仇,报复)相对,指不再怨恨或追讨过错,而非施加报复。
更正式或法律语境:正式免予惩罚或不计较过错。与 avenge 相对,但不完全等同于 forgive。
avenge 侧重为他人或为蒙受的冤屈而惩罚施害者;revenge 常指为自己所受的伤害进行报复,作动词时常用 revenge oneself on sb.。表达私怨、以牙还牙时选 revenge。
avenge 含有“为受害方讨回公道”的意味;retaliate 指针对攻击、侮辱等直接作出对等回击,强调行动上反击对方,而不是替他人伸冤。
avenge 是动词,可直接跟宾语;vengeance 是名词,要搭配 seek/wreak/take 等动词使用,表达的是“报仇”行为或愿望,不能直接放在动词位置代替 avenge。
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。
a- + venge
re- + venge
venge + -ance
venge + -ful
avenge常指对不公正行为进行报复,injustice是引发复仇的原因。
avenge常为受害者讨回公道,victim是被伤害的一方。
avenge one's honor表示维护名誉,honor是复仇行为常要挽回的东西。
在道义语境中,复仇常被视为对正义的追求,与justice相关。
avenge a wrong是常见搭配,wrong指需要报复或纠正的错误行为。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.