wreak

英 [riːk]

美 [riːk]

v.  造成(巨大的破坏或伤害)

过去分词：wreaked　现在分词：wreaking　过去式：wreaked　第三人称单数：wreaks　

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13981 / COCA.11385

牛津词典

verb

• 造成（巨大的破坏或伤害）
  to do great damage or harm to sb/sth
  1. Their policies would wreak havoc on the economy.
     他们的政策将对经济造成巨大的破坏。
  2. He swore to wreak vengeance on those who had betrayed him.
     他发誓要对背叛他的人进行报复。

柯林斯词典

The form wrought can also be used as the past participle. 过去分词亦可使用wrought。


• VERB 造成(混乱或破坏)
  Something or someone thatwreakshavoc or destruction causes a great amount of disorder or damage.
  1. 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。
  2. The mountains are studded with dams, any one of which could wreak 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。
  3. ...the devastation wrought by a decade of fighting.
     十年战事造成的严重破坏
• VERB 实施(报复)
  If youwreakrevenge or vengeance on someone, you do something that will harm them very much to punish them for the harm they have done to you.
  1. He threatened to wreak 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。
• See also:wrought

英英释义

verb

• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  1. I cannot work a miracle
  2. wreak havoc
  3. bring comments
  4. play a joke
  5. The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
  Synonym:bringworkplaymake for

双语例句

• She is determined to wreak vengeance on those who killed her cousin.
  她决心要向杀害表妹的凶手报仇。
• 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。
• The mountains are studded with dams, any one of which could wreak 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。
• This situation stands in stark contrast to the devastation that a deleveraging hurricane continues to wreak in the US and other parts of the world.
  这与继续在美国和全球其它地区肆虐的去杠杆化飓风带来的破坏形成了鲜明对比。
• There are new fun elements and surprises in the game, including dragons that ( you guessed it) breathe fire and wreak havoc on the cauldrons!
  有新的乐趣和惊喜的元素在游戏中，包括小龙（你猜对了）呼吸火灾肆虐破坏的大锅！
• I am determined to wreak vengeance on John.
  我决心向约翰报仇。
• If it's a real threat, the high winds alone will wreak havoc.
  这的确是个威胁，这么强烈的风会带来很大的破坏。
• Tall, thin towers often wreak havoc with team working by splitting departments across several floors.
  又高又薄的大厦往往会对团队合作造成严重破坏，因为公司的各个部门会被迫分布于好几个楼层上。
• We keep producing stress hormones, which in turn wreak havoc on the rest of our bodies.
  于是我们就不断地制造应激激素，进而大肆破坏我们身体的其余部分。
• He threatened to wreak 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。