wreak

英 [riːk] 美 [riːk]

• vt. 发泄；施行（报复）；造成（破坏等），带来（灾难性的后果）

英英释义

Verb:

1. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence;

   "I cannot work a miracle"
   "wreak havoc"
   "bring comments"
   "play a joke"
   "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Timid people always wreak their peevishness on the gentle.
   怯懦的人总是把满腹牢骚向温和的人发泄。
2. I am determined to wreak vengeance on John.
   我决心向约翰报仇。
3. The survivor is determined to wreak her revenge on the murderer of her family .
   这位幸存者决心要报复杀害她家人的凶手
4. The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
   地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
5. The wind will wreak havoc on my garden.
   大风将摧毁我的花园。

经典引文

• No creature is more..feruent to take wreak than is the Bee when he is wrath.

  出自： S. Batman

• The dwarf..wanting somebody to wreak his ill-humour upon.

  出自： Dickens

• In the education of her child, the mother's enthusiasm of thought had something to wreak itself upon.

  出自： N. Hawthorne

• Bulldozers..monsters unleashed to wreak their mechanical will upon the London clay.

  出自： P. Lively

近反义词

【近义词】

• inflict 使遭受
• cause 引起
• do 做
• create 创造
• bring about 带来
• make for 走向
• bring 带来
• work 工作
• play 玩