wreak

简明英汉词典

wreak

[ri:k]

vt.

发泄(怒火), 报仇

美国传统词典[双解]

wreak

wreak

AHD:[r?k]

D.J.[ri8k]

K.K.[rik]

v.tr.（及物动词）

wreaked， wreak.ing， wreaks

(1)To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person.

施行报复：对某人施以（报复或惩罚）

(2)To express or gratify (anger, malevolence, or resentment); vent.

发泄：表示或使满足（愤怒、恶意或憎恨）；发泄

(3)To bring about; cause:

带来；引起：

wreak havoc.

带来灾难

(4)Archaic To take vengeance for; avenge.

【古语】 施行惩罚；报复

语源

(1)Middle English wreken

中古英语 wreken

(2)from Old English wrecan

源自 古英语 wrecan

用法

Wreak is sometimes confused with wreck, perhaps because the wreaking of damage may leave a wreck: The storm wreaked (not wrecked ) havoc along the coast. The past tense and past participle of wreak is wreaked, not wrought, which is an alternative past tense and past participle of work.

Wreak 有时与 wreck 混淆， 可能是因为造成破坏可招致报复：The storm wreaked （不是 wrecked ) havoc along the coast（暴风雨给海岸带来灾难） 。 wreak 的过去时与过去分词为 wreaked, 不是 wrought, 它是work 的过去时和过去分词的另一种形式

现代英汉词典

wreak

[ri:k]

vt.

发泄，泄（愤）；报（仇）

to wreak vengeance

报复

The wind will wreak havoc on my garden.

大风将摧毁我的花园。

现代英汉综合大辞典

wreak

[ri:k]

vt.

(1)泄(怒); 雪(恨)

(2)惩罚, [古]报仇

(3)施加, 造成(祸灾)

wreak one's thought upon expression

畅所欲言

wreak one's bad temper [angry] on

对...发脾气[怒]

wreak vengeance on [upon]an enemy

对敌人报仇雪恨

美国传统词典

wreak

wreak

AHD:[r?k]

D.J.[ri8k]

K.K.[rik]

v.tr.

wreaked, wreak.ing, wreaks

(1)To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person.

(2)To express or gratify (anger, malevolence, or resentment); vent.

(3)To bring about; cause:

wreak havoc.

(4)Archaic To take vengeance for; avenge.

语源

(1)Middle English wreken

(2)from Old English wrecan

用法

Wreak is sometimes confused with wreck, perhaps because the wreaking of damage may leave a wreck: The storm wreaked (not wrecked ) havoc along the coast. The past tense and past participle of wreak is wreaked, not wrought, which is an alternative past tense and past participle of work.

英汉化学大词典

wreak

vt.报仇,施加

英汉计算机大词典

wreak

vt.报仇(施加)