vindictively
adverb disapproving uk/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.li/ us/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv.li/
想复仇地;报复性地;怀恨在心地
in a way that shows a wish to harm someone because you think they have harmed you
They are unhappy she won the election and are vindictively picking on her. 他们不满她赢了选举，正在通过找她麻烦来报复。
"Serves them right," he thought vindictively. “活该，”他心怀报复地想。
See: vindictive
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- She was frightened when her sister vindictively told neighbors that she had a disease.
- "That'll teach them," he thought vindictively.
- I was vindictively and maliciously prosecuted by the government.