/əˈvendʒ ||; əˈvɛndʒ/verb [T] avenge sth;avenge yourself on sb to punish sb for hurting you, your family, etc in some way 报复: He wanted to avenge his father's murder. 他想报杀父之仇。He wanted to avenge himself on his father's murderer. 他想亲自向杀父仇人报仇。 ☞Look at revenge. 参看 revenge。