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单词 wreak
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wreak

verb
/riːk/
/riːk/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wreak
/riːk/
/riːk/
he / she / it wreaks
/riːks/
/riːks/
past simple wreaked
/riːkt/
/riːkt/
past participle wreaked
/riːkt/
/riːkt/
-ing form wreaking
/ˈriːkɪŋ/
/ˈriːkɪŋ/
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  1. wreak something (on somebody/something) to do great damage or harm to somebody/something
    • Their policies would wreak havoc on the economy.
    • He swore to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWreak is used with these nouns as the object:
    • destruction
    • devastation
    • havoc
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English wrecan ‘drive (out), avenge’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wreken and German rächen; compare with wreck, and wretch.
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