[ri'ven] 

 
 vt.

1.替...报仇[(+on/upon)]
He revenged his dead brother.
他为亡兄报了仇。
2.报复,洗雪
I will revenge that insult.
我要洗雪那个耻辱。

名词 n.

1.报仇;报复[U][(+for/on)]
The people of the village took revenge on the thieves by beating them with sticks.
村子里的人们用棍棒打窃贼泄恨。
He wanted revenge for his father's murder.
他要为遇害的父亲复仇。