/ˈvendʒəns ||; ˈvɛndʒəns/noun [U] (written 书面语)vengeance (on sb) the act of punishing or harming sb in return for sth bad he/she has done to you, your friends or family 报仇；报复；复仇: He felt a terrible desire for vengeance on the people who had destroyed his career. 他极想向毁掉他事业的人报复。 ☞Look at revenge. 参看revenge。 with a vengeance to a greater degree than is expected or usual 比预料中的或通常的更强烈: After a week of good weather winter returned with a vengeance. 天气好了一星期后，寒冬又回来了。