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have a vendetta against sb
have a vendetta against sb 表示对某人怀有长期的仇恨或敌对情绪。
She has had a vendetta against her neighbour since the argument.
自那次争吵以来，她一直对邻居怀有宿怨。
世仇；宿怨
vendette — plural of vendetta
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
世仇；宿怨
a bitter feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other
She has had a vendetta against her neighbour since the argument.
自那次争吵以来，她一直对邻居怀有宿怨。
复仇。
Revenge.
对立双方成员互相谋杀的仇杀
a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
通常发生在两个家族、氏族或派系之间的激烈、破坏性世仇,相互报复伤害或杀戮:血仇。
A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
对某人或某派别怀有的动机性怨恨,可能得到报复也可能没有；对某人怀恨在心的状态。
A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.
The vendetta between the two families has lasted for generations.
这两个家族之间的宿仇已经持续了几代人。
He began a vendetta against the family that killed his father.
他开始向杀害他父亲的那个家族展开宿仇报复。
Their vendetta has brought violence to the whole town.
他们的宿仇给整个小镇带来了暴力。
have a vendetta against sb 表示对某人怀有长期的仇恨或敌对情绪。
She has had a vendetta against her neighbour since the argument.
自那次争吵以来，她一直对邻居怀有宿怨。
personal vendetta 强调出于私人恩怨，而非公事或正义。
The lawsuit was seen as a personal vendetta rather than a real legal claim.
这起诉讼被看作个人宿怨，而非真正的法律诉求。
carry out a vendetta 指采取实际行动进行报复，比 have a vendetta 更强调行为本身。
He carried out a vendetta against everyone who opposed him.
他对所有反对他的人都实施了报复。
Not this
He has vendetta against me.
Use this
He has a vendetta against me.
vendetta 是可数名词，单数前必须加不定冠词 a/an；中文的“宿仇”往往不带量词，但英语中可数名词单数不能裸用。
Not this
They have a vendetta with each other.
Use this
They have a vendetta against each other.
表示“对某人的宿仇/仇视”时，英语用 against 引出敌对对象，不用 with；with 表示“和…一起”，不能表达敌对方向。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
家族世仇
The two clans have been locked in a family vendetta for generations.
这两个家族世代结有世仇。
仇杀
Police suspect the shooting was a vendetta killing.
警方怀疑这起枪击是仇杀。
进行（血腥的）复仇
The gang waged a vendetta against its former members.
这个帮派对其前成员进行了血腥的报复。
对……怀有宿仇
He has a vendetta against the rival clan.
他对敌对部族怀着宿仇。
致命的仇杀
The attack was part of a deadly vendetta between drug gangs.
这次袭击是贩毒团伙之间的一场致命仇杀的一部分。
私人恩怨；个人宿仇
The review of her work seems less about quality and more about a personal vendetta.
对她的工作进行评审似乎更多是出于私人恩怨，而不是为了质量。
政治报复
Many saw the court case as a political vendetta against the former minister.
许多人认为这起诉讼是对前部长的政治报复。
血仇；血亲复仇
The blood vendetta between the two clans has lasted for centuries.
这两个家族之间的血仇已延续了几个世纪。
唯一的裁决是复仇；一场作为誓愿的宿仇不会徒劳，因为其价值与真义终有一天会为警醒者和有德者正名。
This famous quote is from the film V for Vendetta, in which the character V expresses his personal vendetta against a totalitarian state in an alliterative speech.
这句著名台词出自电影《V字仇杀队》，片中角色V在头韵演讲中表达了他对极权国家的个人宿仇。
Use vendette naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
电影《V字仇杀队》片名是 V for Vendetta，V 让人联想到复仇，记住 vendetta 就是家族间血债血偿的宿仇。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、政治评论、历史叙述、日常对话 该词通常带有正式或严肃的色彩，多用于新闻、政治或历史话题，也可在口语中描述个人间的长期怨恨，但语气较重。
复数形式以 vendettas 为主，vendette 为罕见的意大利式复数。
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