"get even" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 報復

Definition

對傷害你或讓你喫虧的人進行報復，使雙方扯平。通常指復仇。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式，常帶玩笑或輕微報復含義，不適用於嚴肅復仇。常見用法為“get even with someone”。不要與“get even”（扯平比分）混淆。

Examples

He wants to get even because his friend played a prank on him.

他想要**報復**，因為朋友捉弄了他。

After losing the first game, she was determined to get even.

輸了第一局後，她下定決心要**報復**。

It's not good to always try to get even with others.

總想著**報復**別人是不對的。

She didn't say anything, but I knew she was planning to get even someday.

她什麼也沒說，但我知道她總有一天會**報復**。

You tricked me last time, so now it's my turn to get even!

上次你騙了我，現在輪到我來**報復**了！

Don't worry, I don't want to get even—let's just move on.

別擔心，我不想**報復**，我們繼續向前吧。