avenges; avenged; avenging
avenges; avenged; avenging
Learner's definition of AVENGE
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: to harm or punish someone who has harmed you or someone or something that you care about报复(某人);为…报仇 -
The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.几个兄弟发誓要为父亲的死报仇。
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They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.他们发誓要抓住并惩罚凶手为父报仇。
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The team is out to avenge last week's defeat. [=to defeat the team that they were defeated by last week]这支球队力图为上周的失利雪耻。
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She vowed to avenge herself [=to get revenge], saying she would make him pay for what he had done to her.她发誓要报复他,让他为对她做过的事付出代价。
— avenger
noun, plural avengers [count]