vindictive /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/ TEM8

• 1. 

  ADJ If you say that someone is vindictive, you are critical of them because they deliberately try to upset or cause trouble for someone who they think has done them harm. 想复仇的 [表不满]

  例：

  ...a vindictive woman desperate for revenge against the man who loved and left her.

  …一个想复仇的女人，要报复那个爱过她又离开她的男人。

• 2. 

  vindictiveness N-UNCOUNT 报复

  例：

  ...a dishonest person who is operating completely out of vindictiveness.

  …一个完全出于报复而行事的不诚实的人。