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avenge
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- Conjugation :
past
avenged
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ing
avenging
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Derivatives :
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avenger
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- avenge
[ə'vεnʤ]
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1.
vt.
[+death]
替…报仇
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- avenge
[əˈvenʤ]
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1.
verb
（对……）进行报复，（向……）报仇
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He was set on avenging the death of his master.
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他决心去为他师傅的死报仇。
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He wants to avenge the murder of his brother.
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他想向杀死他兄弟的凶手寻仇。
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2.
verb
（替……）报仇，（为……）雪耻
Collins English-English Dictionary
- avenge
[ə'vεnʤ]
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vb
[usually tr]
to inflict a punishment in retaliation for (harm, injury, etc) done to (a person or persons); take revenge for or on behalf of
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to avenge a crime
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to avenge a murdered friend
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2.
vb
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French avengier, from vengier, from Latin vindicare; see vengeance, vindicate
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3.
n
[Usage]
The use of avenge with a reflexive pronoun was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable: she avenged herself on the man who killed her daughter
Examples
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to avenge a crime
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为父报仇
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avenge one's father
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他们发誓要为死难烈士报仇。
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They vowed to avenge the martyrs.
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他发誓要复仇。
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He vowed to avenge himself.
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报仇
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revenge; avenge
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雪耻
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avenge an insult; wipe out a disgrace or humiliation
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《长歌行》（陆游）：“国仇未报壮士老，匣中宝剑夜有声”。
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Luyou wrote in the A Long Song: "The warrior's too old to avenge the disgrace of his nation,
as the sword at night vainly voices its ambition."
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报仇
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avenge
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