英语词汇“wreak”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wreakwreak /rik/ verb (past tense and past participle wreaked also wrought /rɔt/)

ETYMOLOGYwreak

Origin: Old English wrecan to drive out, punish

VERB TABLE

wreak

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	wreak
	he, she, it	wreaks
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	wreaked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have wreaked
	he, she, it	has wreaked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had wreaked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will wreak
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have wreaked

Continuous Form
Present	I	am wreaking
	he, she, it	is wreaking
	you, we, they	are wreaking
Past	I, he, she, it	was wreaking
	you, we, they	were wreaking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been wreaking
	he, she, it	has been wreaking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been wreaking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be wreaking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been wreaking

1wreak havoc/devastation/damage etc. to cause a lot of damage, problems, and suffering2wreak vengeance/revenge on somebody to do something unpleasant to someone to punish him or her for something he or she has done to you