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vengeance

/ˈvɛnˌdʒəns/

Meanings
noun

报仇，复仇，雪耻。

Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

Examples :

"After being unfairly passed over for the promotion, he sought vengeance against his colleague. "
在不公正地错失晋升机会后，他寻求报复他的同事。
action attitude character emotion human inhuman law moral negative philosophy society

Related Words

Illustration injury

injury noun

/ˈɪn.dʒə.ɹi/

受伤，损害

"The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident."

这位乘客在车祸中受了重伤。

Illustration cheating

cheating verb

/ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/

作弊，欺骗，舞弊

"My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term."

我弟弟生物学不及格了，因为他期中考试作弊了。

Illustration colleague

colleague noun

/ˈkɒliːɡ/ /ˈkɑliɡ/

同事，同僚。

"My colleague from the accounting department helped me understand the new software. "

我会计部门的同事帮我理解了新软件。

Illustration revenge

revenge noun

/ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/

报复，复仇.

"Indifference is the sweetest revenge."

冷漠是最甜蜜的报复。

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

反对，逆着。

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

逆流游泳是很费力的。

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration promotion

promotion noun

/pɹəˈməʊʃən/ /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/

晋升，提升

"After many years of hard work, Maria received a promotion to senior manager. "

经过多年的努力工作，玛丽亚得到了晋升，成为了高级经理。

Illustration accused

accused verb

/ə.ˈkjuzd/

指责，谴责。

"The teacher accused the student of cheating on the test. "

老师指责学生考试作弊。

Illustration wrongly

wrongly adverb

/ˈɹɒŋli/ /ˈɹɔŋli/

不公正地，不正当地

"The teacher wrongly accused Sarah of cheating on the test. "

老师不公正地指责萨拉考试作弊了。

Illustration insult

insult noun

/ɪnˈsʌlt/

侮辱，凌辱

"Calling someone "stupid" is a direct insult. "

说别人“笨”是一种直接的侮辱。

Illustration burning

burning verb

/bɜːnɪŋ/ /bɝnɪŋ/

燃烧，焚烧

"He burned his manuscript in the fireplace."

他把他的手稿在壁炉里烧掉了。

Illustration unfairly

unfairly adverb

/ʌnˈferli/ /ˌʌnˈferli/

不公平地，偏颇地

"The carnival games were unfairly difficult, and hardly anybody won a prize."

嘉年华会的游戏设置得过于不公平，几乎没有人赢得奖品。