单词 | wreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | wreakwreak /riːk/ verb ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINwreak Verb TableOrigin: Old English wrecan ‘to drive out, punish’VERB TABLE wreak
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Longman Language Activatorto harm a person, group, country etc► harm Collocations to have a bad effect on something, in a way that makes it weaker, less effective, or less successful: · Walking out without giving any notice will only harm your career.· Any scandal will certainly harm the company's reputation.· These new export restrictions are sure to harm the economy.· The most important consideration is that the environment is not harmed. ► damage to permanently harm something such as the success, health, or image of a person, organization etc so that they are not as effective as before: · Several recent events have damaged the government's public image.· This is likely to damage Scott's reputation even more.seriously/badly damage something: · Smoking can seriously damage your health.· The company's future prospects will be badly damaged if this deal falls through. ► be bad for/have a bad effect on to change or effect something in a harmful way: · Drinking so much is bound to have a bad effect on your health.· An increase in interest rates at the present time would definitely be bad for business. ► hit to have a sudden bad effect on someone or something, harming them badly: · A sudden rise in inflation always hits living standards.be badly hit: · Southern England has been badly hit by flooding, and many homes are now without power.hit something/somebody hard: · Elderly people were the hardest hit by the increase in tax on fuel. ► hurt to have a bad effect on an organization or activity, by making it less successful or effective: · Most companies have been hurt by the economic slowdown.· This is mainly going to hurt those who already have least. ► be/deal a blow to to harm the plans, chances, confidence etc of a person or organization: · It would be stupid to pretend this was anything but a blow to the prime minister.be a big/serious/severe etc blow: · The incident was a severe blow to UN peace efforts.· Losing the match against Rumania, dealt a huge blow to the team. ► impair to harm something such as an ability or the way a body or system works - use this especially in medical or technical contexts: · If a witness is allowed to withhold evidence, it impairs the legal process.· Alcohol significantly impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. ► be detrimental to formal to be likely to harm something: · Working in front of a computer all day may be detrimental to your eyesight.· Any further housing development will be detrimental to the character of this small town. ► at the expense of something if you do something at the expense of someone or something else, you do it in order to gain an advantage, even if it harms them or has a bad effect on them: · Cigarette manufacturers continue to pursue profit at the expense of our children.· Many people are now working a fifty or sixty hour week, at the expense of their family life. ► wreak havoc/play havoc to seriously harm something by causing a lot of harm and confusion: · A major computer failure wrought havoc on the New York Subway last night.wreak havoc/play havoc with: · Working so late is starting to play havoc with her social life. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► wreak destruction Phrases formal (=cause destruction)· The destruction wrought by the hurricane left thousands of people homeless. ► wreak havoc on![]() ![]() formal (=take revenge)· He was exacting revenge on society. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► revenge· He was the only one to know that today was the day when Hasan was going to wreak his revenge.· Unfortunately the lemonade was beginning to wreak its awful revenge in several ways, one of which could not be ignored. ► vengeance· So that she could wreak her vengeance?· First, Burghgesh could have survived and come back to wreak vengeance.· It is hardly surprising that it should occasionally wreak vengeance on its executioner.· Too late I realised he was desperate for a scapegoat, desperate to wreak his personal vengeance on Moira's killer. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on something) 1 wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on something) to cause a lot of damage or problems:
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