Wreak
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 发泄怒火, 报仇
- ［英］ v. 发泄怒火, 报仇 ( to inflict vengeance upon; to express anger)
- ［例］ The boss wreaked his anger on the workmen. ( 老板拿工人出气)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
ktransitive verb
- Etymology: Middle English wreken, from Old English wrecan to drive, punish, avenge; akin to Old High German rehhan to avenge and perhaps to Latin urgēre to drive on, urge
- Date: before 12th century
- 1.
- a. archaic avenge
- b. to cause the infliction of (vengeance or punishment)
- 2. to give free play or course to (malevolent feeling)
- 3. bring about, cause <wreak havoc>
