avenge 和revenge 两者的意思都跟报仇有关,但它们还是有本质的区别。
一、avenge 只能作动词
1、意为“报(某事)之仇”,例如:
He swore he would avenge his brother's death.
他发誓要为他哥哥的死报仇。
He promised to avenge his father's murder.
他发誓要报杀父之仇。
2、意为“向(某人)报仇”,常用格式 avenge oneself on sb,例如:
She determined to avenge herself on the killer.
她决心向凶手报仇。
She was determined to avenge herself on the man who had betrayed her.
她决心向那个负心男人报仇。
解析:be determined to do sth 是决心做某事的意思。
二、revenge
1、作动词,意为“报复;替…报仇;报仇;雪耻”,常用格式为”revenge oneself on“,例如:
The red team revenged themselves on the blue team by winning the semifinal.
红队在半决赛中获胜,向蓝队报仇。
She vowed to be revenged on them all.
她发誓一定要报复他们所有的人。
2、作名词,意为“报复;报仇;(曾经失败一方的)雪耻,打败对手”,后面通常接介词 on,例如:
It's the story of a woman who plots a dastardly revenge on her unfaithful lover.
这是个关于一个女人的故事,她对背叛她的情人进行残忍的报复。
解析:此句包含 who 引导的限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 a woman.
Her jilted boyfriend has sworn revenge on her new husband.
被她抛弃的男朋友发誓要报复她的新丈夫。
He is believed to have bee