wreak
英[riːk] 美[riːk]
"I cannot work a miracle"
"wreak havoc"
"bring comments"
"play a joke"
"The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
1.造成(混乱或破坏)
Something or someone thatwreaks havoc or destruction causes a great amount of disorder or damage.
e.g. Violent storms wreaked havoc on the French Riviera, leaving three people dead and dozens injured...
猛烈的暴风雨给法国里维埃拉地区造成了极大的破坏,致使三人死亡,数十人受伤。
e.g. The mountains are studded with dams, any one of which couldwreak destruction in the valley below.
山区到处都是大坝,其中任何一个都可能给下面的山谷带来灭顶之灾。
2.实施(报复)
If youwreak revenge or vengeance on someone, you do something that will harm them very much to punish them for the harm they have done to you.
e.g. He threatened towreak vengeance on the men who toppled him a year ago.
他威胁要对一年前扳倒他的人进行报复。
3. see also: wrought
1. 发泄:wrathy 盛怒的 |wreak 发泄 | wreath 花圈
2.
2. 发泄,报复:891. water-tight 防水 | 892.wreak 发泄,报复 | 893. configuration 组态
3. 泄露,发怒:ferry 轮渡 |wreak 泄露,发怒 | leak 漏
4. 发泄怒火,报仇:waylay埋伏,伏击 | wont 习惯,习俗 |wreak 发泄怒火,报仇
No creature is more..feruent to take wreak than is the Bee when he is wrath.
出自:S. BatmanThe dwarf..wanting somebody to wreak his ill-humour upon.
出自:DickensIn the education of her child, the mother's enthusiasm of thought had something to wreak itself upon.
出自:N. HawthorneBulldozers..monsters unleashed to wreak their mechanical will upon the London clay.
出自:P. Lively上一个:make a row
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