vengeance
UK/'vendʒәns/US
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Definitions
n.
Punishment or harm inflicted on someone in return for a wrong they have done; revenge.
复仇，报仇，报复
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedvengeroot
+
anceact, process, state
=vengeance
Example Sentences
- 1.
The widow sought vengeance against those who had murdered her husband.
- 2.
He vowed vengeance after discovering the betrayal of his closest friend.
- 3.
The warrior's thirst for vengeance consumed his every waking moment.