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be vindictive towards sb
towards 是英式拼写，美式常写为 toward；表示对某人有报复或怀恨的情绪。
She became vindictive towards the people who had spread the rumours.
她对那些散布谣言的人变得怀恨在心。
有报复心的；怀恨的；复仇的
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有报复心的；怀恨的；复仇的
inclined to seek revenge or intended for revenge
She became vindictive towards the people who had spread the rumours.
她对那些散布谣言的人变得怀恨在心。
多含贬义，指一心想要报复。
有报复倾向的,记仇的。
Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
倾向于复仇或意图复仇的
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge; - Shakespeare; - M.R.Cohen
表现出恶意和伤害欲望的；由怨恨驱动的
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
After the argument, she became vindictive and started spreading rumors about her colleague.
争吵之后，她变得有报复心，开始散布关于同事的谣言。
AI contextual example
His vindictive attitude toward his former partner made the divorce proceedings even more painful.
他对前伴侣的报复态度使离婚诉讼更加痛苦。
AI contextual example
She wrote a vindictive letter to her ex-boss, listing all his mistakes.
她给前老板写了一封报复性的信，列举了他所有的错误。
AI contextual example
more vindictive than jealous love
比嫉妒的爱更具报复性。
WordNet
towards 是英式拼写，美式常写为 toward；表示对某人有报复或怀恨的情绪。
She became vindictive towards the people who had spread the rumours.
她对那些散布谣言的人变得怀恨在心。
about 后接引发怨恨的具体事情，也可接动名词。
He was vindictive about losing his job and blamed his boss.
他对丢掉工作怀恨在心，并责怪老板。
Not this
She felt vindictive after being proven innocent.
Use this
She felt vindicated after being proven innocent.
这里混淆了 vindictive（报复的）与 vindicated（被证明清白的）。vindictive 意为“想复仇的”，与语境“被证明清白后的感受”语义矛盾；vindicated 是 vindicate 的过去分词，表示“被证明无辜”，符合句意。
Not this
He is a vindictive.
Use this
He is a vindictive person.
vindictive 是形容词，不能直接用作名词来表示“一个有报复心的人”。英语中在形容词前加不定冠词时，后面仍需一个名词（如 a vindictive person），不能单独使用 a + 形容词表示个体。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
报复心强的人
She described him as a vindictive person who never forgave a slight.
她把他形容为一个报复心强、从不原谅冒犯的人。
报复心；记仇的性情
He has a vindictive streak that makes people afraid to cross him.
他有一种报复心，让人不敢得罪他。
报复性行为
Her vindictive behaviour after the argument shocked her colleagues.
争吵后她的报复性行为让同事们感到震惊。
怀恨在心的前任
His vindictive ex spread rumors about him online.
他怀恨在心的前任在网上散布关于他的谣言。
心怀怨恨；想报复
After losing the deal, he felt vindictive toward his former partner.
失去这笔交易后，他对前合伙人怀恨在心。
报复心强的性格
Her vindictive nature made it hard for her to maintain friendships.
她报复心强的性格使她很难维持友谊。
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vindictive 里藏着 dict（词典）——复仇者心里有本账，一笔笔记着仇恨，非要报复。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、legal writing vindictive 比较正式，多用于书面或严肃语境；在法律或书面描述人际报复时也比较常见。
与 vindictive /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/ 押韵的词包括 addictive、predictive、restrictive、fictive，它们的重读音节中都是 /ɪk/ 后接 /tɪv/。注意 vindictive 与 vindicate /ˈvɪndɪkeɪt/ 拼写相似，但发音和重音不同，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.