wreak
v.tr.(及物动词)
wreaked,wreak.ing,wreaks
To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person.
施行报复:对某人施以(报复或惩罚)
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
To bring about; cause:
带来;引起:
例句:
wreak havoc.
带来灾难
Archaic To take vengeance for; avenge.
【古语】 施行惩罚;报复
来源:
Middle English wreken
中古英语 wreken
from Old English wrecan
源自 古英语 wrecan
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 ofwreak is wreaked, not wrought, which is an alternative past tense and past participle ofwork.
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