| 单词 | vengeful |
| 释义 | vengeful (once / 3829 pages) adj Hope that there's no one out there who has vengeful feelings toward you, or wants to get back at you for something that you've done to them. A vengeful person is out for revenge. You might have noticed that the words vengeful and revenge look somewhat similar. That's because their meanings are. The word vengeful is used to describe the feelings of revenge someone has toward another person or group who has done them wrong in the past. Think about Hamlet or Ben-Hur — those dudes were certainly vengeful. WORD FAMILYvengeful: vengefully, vengefulness USAGE EXAMPLESThe tiger’s vengeful mother, in a failed search for her cub, kills the journalist, and then commandos are called in to pursue the tigress. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But in the ultraconservative country, the limelight also brought threats, sending her into hiding from insurgents and vengeful relatives. Wall Street Journal(Dec 24, 2016) “I fear they will be more vengeful,” Abdulkarim told The Associated Press. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) adj disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge Syn revengeful, vindictive unforgiving unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy |
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