vengeance
noun [ U ] uk/ˈven.dʒəns/ us/ˈven.dʒəns/
报仇,复仇,抱复;复仇心
the punishing of someone for harming you or your friends or family, or the wish for such punishment to happen
On the day after the terrorist attack, the overall mood in the town was one of vengeance. 在恐怖主义袭击发生后的第二天,镇上人们普遍的情绪就是要复仇。
As he cradled his daughter's lifeless body in his arms, he swore (to take) vengeance on her killers. 他紧抱着女儿的尸体,发誓要找杀害她的凶手报仇。
Idiom
with a vengeanceidiom 猛烈地;极度地
with great force or extreme energy
He's been working with a vengeance over the past few weeks to make up for lost time. 几周以来他玩儿命工作以弥补失去的时间。
Flared trousers are back with a vengeance (= very popular again) this summer. 喇叭裤今年夏天又铺天盖地再度流行起来。