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avenge

美音:[ə´vendʒ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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vt.为...报复,报仇

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副词:avengingly 名词:avenger 动词过去式:avenged 过去分词:avenged 现在分词:avenging 第三人称单数:avenges

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avenge


/ə'vendʒ; ə`vɛndʒ/
v
1 [Tn] take or get revenge for (a wrong done to sb/oneself) 为(某人[自己]的冤屈)报仇, 伸冤, 雪耻
*She avenged her father's murder. 她为其父被谋杀而复了仇.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ oneself on sb/sth take or get revenge on sb/sth for such a wrong 向某人[某事物]报仇, 报复
*She avenged herself on her father's killers. 她向杀父之人报了仇.

avenge


v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: venge 'to avenge' (13-20 centuries), from Old French venger; VENGEANCE]
literary to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you
 He wanted to avenge his brother's death.
>avengern[C]