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vendetta

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n.族间仇杀,深仇

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vendetta


/ven'detə; vɛn`dɛtə/
n
1 hereditary feud between families in which murders are committed in revenge for previous murders 家族世仇; 族间仇杀.
2 bitter long-standing quarrel 长期争斗; 积怨
*(joc 谑) wage a personal vendetta against the Post Office 个人向邮局进行的长期斗争.

vendetta


n
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Italian;Origin:'vengeance', from Latin vindicta; VINDICTIVE]
[C]
a situation in which one person or group tries for a long time to harm another person
vendetta against
 He accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
 the victim of a political vendetta
[U and C]
a long violent argument between two groups or people, especially one that is about something that happened in the past
= feud
 The two sides have been engaged in a bitter private vendetta .
vendetta between
 Vendettas between rival gangs are common.