/rɪ'vendʒ; rɪ`vɛndʒ/
n
1 [U] deliberate punishment or injury inflicted in return for what one has suffered 复仇; 报复
*thirsting for revenge 渴望报仇雪恨
* (saying 谚) Revenge is sweet. 报仇的滋味是甜的.
2 [U] desire to inflict this; vindictiveness 复仇的欲望; 报复心
*done in the spirit of revenge 在报复心驱使下干的.
3 [U] opportunity given to an opponent in a return game to reverse the result of an earlier one 使败方有机会获胜的再次比赛
*give Leeds their revenge 让利兹队有雪耻机会的比赛.
4 (idm 习语) get/have/take one's revenge (on sb) (for sth); take revenge (on sb) (for sth) return an injury 报仇; 报复
*They swore to take their revenge on the kidnappers. 他们发誓要向绑架者报仇. out of/in revenge (for sth) in order to return an injury 为了报复
*Terrorists bombed the police station in revenge for the arrests. 恐怖分子用炸弹袭击了警察局报复逮捕行动.

v
1 [Tn]
(a) do sth to get satisfaction for (an offence, etc) 为（某事）报仇; 洗雪（耻辱等）
*revenge an injustice, injury, insult, etc 对受到的冤屈、伤害、侮辱进行报复.
(b) avenge (sb) 为（某人）报仇
*determined to revenge his dead brother 决心替他死去的哥哥报仇. 2[Tn.pr] ~ oneself on sb get satisfaction by deliberatelyinflicting injury on sb in return for injury inflicted on oneself 向某人报仇.
3 (idm 习语) be revenged on sb revenge oneself on sb 向某人报仇.