n 报仇(复)(sth that one does to hurt or punish sb who has hurt or harmed him)[U]：be eager/thirsty for～急于/渴望报仇雪恨;an act of～复仇的行动;a desire for～ 复仇的愿望;have/take/get one's～(on sb) by blowing up sb's house 炸毁某人的房子(对某人)进行/进行/进行报复;meditate/seek/threaten/want～for one's father's murder 策划/伺机/扬言/决心报杀父之仇;the spirit of～复仇精神;

have/get/take one's revenge on sb(for sth)(因某事)向某人报复：Tom will get his～on the manager for dismissing him/what he did. 因经理解雇他/他所做之事，汤姆要对经理进行报复。

out of/in revenge (for sth)出于(为某事)报复：He did it in～(for the loss of his job).(因失去工作)他做出此事以示报复。He planned the kidnapping out of～. 出于报复，他策划了这次绑架。

vt (1)为……报仇(do harm to another one in return for harm done to oneself or sb else)[T+n]：～one's father's death/one's dead father 为父亲的死/死去的父亲报仇;～that insult/abomination/the injury/the injustice 对所受到的侮辱/憎恨/伤害/不公正进行报复;

(2)向……报仇(复)(get revenge on sb)[T+n+prep(on)]：～oneself on one's father's murderer/one's enemies 向杀害父亲的凶手/敌人报仇;He vowed to be～d on that person for the injury. 他发誓要为所受到的伤害向那个人报仇。I'll be～d on you all for this. 我要为此向你们报仇。

→ re′vengeful adj 报仇的，一心想报仇的;re′vengefully adv 报仇(复)地;re′vengefulness n 复仇心