revenge
单词辨析：
指惩罚伤害过自己或他人的人。
He killed his kids to revenge himself on his wife.
他为报复他的妻子杀死了自己的孩子。
The prince was later revenged on his father's killer.
王子后来向杀害他父王的凶手报了仇。
可以说 revenge oneself on sb 或 be revenged on sb，但不能说 revenge sth。
多指出于正义的动机，报某事之仇用 avenge sth，向某人报仇用 avenge oneself on sb。
He wanted to avenge his sister's death.
他要为死去的姐姐报仇。
She never thought to avenge herself on her husband who had had an affair.
她从未想过报复有外遇的丈夫。
相关例句：
The attackers were said to be taking revenge on the 14-year-old, claiming he was a school bully
据说，这些攻击者是在报复这个14岁的孩子，说他是学校的小霸王。
But locals with long memories thought this was fair revenge for the injustice of 1961
可是，对以前的事记忆犹新的当地人却认为，这是对1961年那起非正义事件的正当复仇。
I got revenge without resorting to violence.
我在不采取暴力的情况下已经报仇雪恨了。
You will rise above all thoughts of revenge, anger and hate.
你们也将从所有这类复仇，愤怒和憎恨的想法中升华自己。
You want revenge for the way he thrashed you.
因为他打了你，现在你想对他进行报复。
They've had their revenge more or less.
他们总算出口气了。