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97　avenge和revenge

① avenge和revenge均表示“報復”，用法相近，但avenge多指某人因受不公正的迫害而采取的正義報復行動，多指給予應得的懲罰；而revenge則僅指給以報復，包括報仇。

John's father was mercilessly killed by the bandit. John，therefore，vowed to avenge/revenge his father's death. 約翰的父親被匪徒殘忍地殺害了，因此約翰發(fā)誓要為父親的死報仇。

I will revenge that insult. 我一定要雪恥。

② avenge的常用結構：

avenge oneself on+sb. 向某人報復

avenge oneself+for+仇敵、苦難等　對……進行報復，為……報仇

avenge+one's death/murder為某人的死/被殺報仇

She avenged herself on her father's killers. 她對殺父者進行報復。

He wanted to avenge himself for his sufferings. 他要為自己所受的苦進行報仇。

He was determined to avenge his father's murder. 他決心為父親遭殺害報仇。

③ revenge的常用結構：

revenge oneself on+sb. 向某人報仇

revenge sth. 為某事報復

revenge sb. 為某人報仇

She will revenge herself on the enemy. 她要向敵人報仇。（也可用avenge）

He revenged his dead father. 他為死去的父親報了仇。

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revenge 可作名詞使用，結構為：

take revenge on+sb. 向某人報仇

get/have one's revenge 為自己報仇

He took revenge on the boy who had struck him. 他對那個打過他的男孩施以報復。

He cannot rest until he has his revenge. 他不報仇是不會甘休的。