avenge

英[ə'ven(d)ʒ] 美[ə'vɛndʒ]
  • vt. 替…报仇
  • vi. 报复,报仇

词态变化


第三人称单数: avenges;过去式: avenged;过去分词: avenged;现在分词: avenging;名词: avenger;

助记提示


Avenge:我完志。我要替我的朋友完成遗志,去报复杀害他的凶手----为……复仇,为……报复。

中文词源


avenge 复仇

前缀a-同ad-. -venge, 复仇,见vengeful.

英文词源


avenge
avenge: see vindicate
avenge (v.)
late 14c., from Anglo-French avenger, Old French avengier, from a- "to" (see ad-) + vengier "take revenge" (Modern French venger), from Latin vindicare "to claim, avenge, punish" (see vindicate). Related: Avenged; avenging.

双语例句


1. He promised to avenge his father's murder.
他发誓要报杀父之仇。

来自《权威词典》

2. He vowed to himself to avenge his martyred comrade.
他暗暗发誓要为牺牲的同志报仇.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.
他发誓说要向黑手党报仇.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He vowed to avenge martyrs.
他发誓要为烈士报仇.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. She had decided to avenge herself and all the other women he had abused.
她决定为自己和所有其他被他侮辱的女性报仇。

来自柯林斯例句