avenging

[US]/ə'vendʒiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 复仇的
v. 为…报复
Word Forms
现在分词avenging

Example Sentences

avenging a loved one's death

为所爱之人报仇

Real-world Examples

I vow to avenge my wife's death.

我誓言要为妻子之死报仇。

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Macduff, of course, wishes to avenge his family's death.

麦克德夫当然想为他家人的死报仇。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Their big worry was how to keep Georgian Dream loyalists, perhaps backed by Russia, from avenging defeat with violence.

他们巨大的担心是如何防止可能得到俄罗斯支持的格鲁吉亚之梦党的拥护者以暴力报复战败。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So hamlet has to avenge his father by killing his stepfather slash uncle.

所以哈姆雷特要为他的父亲复仇,杀死他的继父,也就是他的叔叔。

Source: American English dialogue

A reluctant Galadriel faces the prospect of relinquishing her quest to avenge her brother's death.

不情愿的凯兰崔尔公主面临着放弃为哥哥报仇的境况。

Source: Selected English short passages

In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion.

他们到处奔乱跑,企图以闲聊和乱窜来摆脱无聊对他们的报复,但这是徒劳的。

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

And so it's not such a stretch to wonder if Paul avenged his wife's death by killing Martha for blackmailing them.

推测是Paul为他妻子的死报仇而杀了Martha也不夸张,因为Martha勒索过他们。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

His struggles were desperate, but the avenging hands held him as in a vice.

他的挣扎是绝望的, 但那双复仇的手却像虎钳一样抓住了他。

Source: Magician

One day, my lady, I will avenge our king.

总有一天 小姐 我会为国王报仇雪恨。

Source: Game of Thrones Season 4

I wished to see him again so that I could avenge the deaths of William and Justine.

我希望再次见到他, 以便为威廉和贾斯汀的死报仇。

Source: Frankenstein (Black Cat)

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