Word · Frequency #20123
vengeful
报复的；复仇心切的
vindictive; seeking revenge
- 1.
Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
报复性的或想要复仇的
- 2.
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; - Shakespeare; - M.R.Cohen
倾向于寻求报复或旨在报复
报复性的或想要复仇的；倾向于寻求报复或旨在报复；复仇心重的；报复的
In use
After his team lost the championship, he was vengeful toward the referee and complained about him for weeks.
The angry neighbor left a vengeful note on our door, promising to call the police about the noise.
She gave her rival a vengeful smile after winning the contest.
be vengeful toward/against sb
表示对某人有报复情绪，常用介词 toward 或 against。
After the trial, she was vengeful toward the witnesses who testified against her.
审判结束后，她对那些作证反对她的证人怀有报复心。
a vengeful [noun]
vengeful 可修饰人、行为或情绪等名词，如 person、act、mood。
The novel tells the story of a vengeful ghost seeking justice.
这部小说讲述了一个复仇的鬼魂寻求正义的故事。
Connections
Collocations
- vengeful streak
- 报复心强的性情
- She has a vengeful streak that scares me.她报复心强的性情让我害怕。
- vengeful rage
- 复仇的怒火
- He flew into a vengeful rage after the betrayal.遭到背叛后，他怒火中烧，一心复仇。
- vengeful spirit
- 复仇的幽灵
- The old house is said to be haunted by a vengeful spirit.据说那座老房子闹鬼，住着一个复仇的幽灵。
- vengeful thoughts
- 复仇的念头
- Vengeful thoughts consumed him after the insult.受辱之后，复仇的念头占据了他的心。
- vengeful god
- 复仇之神
- They feared the vengeful god of the storm.他们惧怕风暴中那位复仇之神。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 vengeful 拆成 venge（同 vengeance 复仇的开头）+ ful（充满），联想“心里充满复仇念头”，就是报复心切的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、新闻报道、正式演讲 多用于书面或正式语境，文学色彩较强；口语中也可使用，语气会比较郑重、强烈。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 revengeful 与 vengeful 完全押韵（重读元音及之后都是 /ɛndʒfəl/）。graceful、peaceful、useful、hateful、wasteful 虽然都以 -ful 结尾，拼写相似，但重读元音不同，因此不是押韵，只是形近词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.