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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·venge /əˈvendʒ/ verb [transitive]  literaryREVENGE to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you 报…之仇，为…报仇 → revenge He wanted to avenge his brother’s death. 他要为弟弟的死复仇。 —avenger noun [countable]→ See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    avenge• It was an insult which only Cassio's death could avenge.• It's the duty of one of her own to avenge her.• In the office, we avenge slight slights with small snubs.• The Trojans wish to avenge the death of Hector; their misplaced values mean that patience in adversity is impossible.• The soldiers wanted to avenge their humiliating defeat the previous year.• Once again the Saxons showed their spirit, and rose enmasse to avenge this cruel execution.    Origin avenge (1300-1400) venge “to avenge” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old French venger; → VENGEANCE
    a·venge verbChineseSyllable
    to do hurt to Corpus or someone something they because punish


    avenge
    a‧venge /əˈvendʒ/ verb [transitive]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Origin: venge 'to avenge' (13-20 centuries), from Old French venger; ⇨ vengeance
    literary to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you ⇨ revenge:
        He wanted to avenge his brother’s death.
    —avenger noun [countable]


    avengeBrE /əˈvendʒ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈvendʒ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they avenge BrE /əˈvendʒ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvendʒ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it avenges BrE /əˈvendʒɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvendʒɪz/ 🔊past simple avenged BrE /əˈvendʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvendʒd/ 🔊past participle avenged BrE /əˈvendʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvendʒd/ 🔊 -ing form avenging BrE /əˈvendʒɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈvendʒɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) to punish or hurt sb in return for sth bad or wrong that they have done to you, your family or friends 报（某事）之仇；向（某人）报仇◆~ sth He promised to avenge his father's murder. 他发誓要报杀父之仇。🔊🔊◆~ yourself on sb She was determined to avenge herself on the man who had betrayed her. 她决心向那个负心男人报仇。🔊🔊<titled tranID="11" status="1">avenge / revenge</titled>

    Avenge is a verb; revenge is (usually) a noun. * avenge 为动词，revenge 通常作名词。

    • People avenge something or avenge themselves on somebody. 报某事之仇用 avenge something，向某人报仇用 avenge oneself on somebody：◆She vowed to avenge her brother's death. 她发誓要为哥哥之死报仇。◆He later avenged himself on his wife's killers. 他后来向杀害他妻子的人报了仇。 You take revenge on a person. 报复某人用 take revenge on。
    • In more formal or literary English, revenge can also be a verb. People revenge themselves on somebody or are revenged on them (with the same meaning). 在较正式或文学用语中，revenge 亦可作动词。revenge oneself on somebody 或 be revenged on somebody 意思相同，均表示向某人报仇：◆He was later revenged on his wife's killers. 他后来向杀害他妻子的人报了仇。 You cannot revenge something. 不能说 revenge something：◆She vowed to revenge her brother's death.
    ▸ aven·ger BrE /əˈvendʒə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /əˈvendʒər/ 🔊 noun