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vengeful

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++venge·ful /ˈvendʒfəl/ adjective literary  REVENGEvery eager to punish someone who has done something bad 有复仇心理的;图谋报复的,复仇的 OPP forgiving a vengeful god 复仇之神
Examples from the Corpus
vengefulWhat had he done to make Juliet so vengeful and bitter?a vengeful GodHe stumbled with vengeful intent through wide, open-topped courtyards and along covered, low-ceilinged walkways.Starbuck and Ahab almost communicate with each other as the first mate pleads with Ahab to repudiate this vengeful mission.The survivors scrambled back to the sepoy lines pursued by a vengeful squadron of Sikh cavalry.Personally they are petty, self-indulgent and vengeful to a degree that suggests galloping megalomania.
Origin vengeful (1500-1600) venge vengeance ((16-17 centuries)), from venge to avenge ((13-20 centuries)), from Old French venger; → VENGEANCE
venge·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable
punish something Corpus who done someone to very eager has


vengeful
vengeful /ˈvendʒfəl/ adjective literary
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: venge 'vengeance' (16-17 centuries), from venge 'to avenge' (13-20 centuries), from Old French venger; vengeance
very eager to punish someone who has done something bad
   OPP  forgiving:
    a vengeful god


venge·fulBrE /ˈvendʒfl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvendʒfl/ 🔊 adjective (formal) showing a desire to punish sb who has harmed you 心存报复的;图谋复仇的 vengeful·ly BrE /ˈvendʒfəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvendʒfəli/ 🔊 adverb