| 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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