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词组 avenge
释义 avenge,revenge,retaliate
3 词都可以作“报仇”解; 但报仇的原因和目的有所不同。
1. avenge 常指因他人 ( 如家里的亲人) 受到伤害、侮辱、委屈等而为其报复:
She is out to avenge her father'sdeath. || I shall avenge my sister.
2. revenge 常指因自己受到伤害等而报仇,包含恶意和不肯原谅之义:
I will revenge that insult. || The cat revenged itself on the teasing boy by scratching him. || We bombed their towns in revenge for their attacks on ours.
3. 在实际使用中两词有时区别并不太明显,可换用:
He avenged / revenged himselfon his enemies.
4. retaliate 最正式,侧重指受到某种伤害后,用同样或类似的手段进行报复,有“以牙还牙”的意思:
When one of their soldiers was killed,the occupying army retaliatedby killing hostages.
5. 注意 avenge 的下列用法:
They avenged his death by burning the village. ( avenge sth bydoing sth) || They avenged themselves on theirenemy. ( avenge oneself on sth) || Hamlet was avenged of hisfather's murder. ( be avenged ofsb) || I swear to avenge you on him.( avenge sb on sb) || She was avenged on her aunt forher misdeeds. ( be avenged onsb for sth) ||
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