He promised to avenge his father's murder.是什么意思？

He promised to avenge his father's murder.

他发誓要报杀父之仇。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

promised

vt.& vi. (promise的过去式或过去分词形式)，承诺，允诺，答应；v. 允诺( promise的过去式和过去分词 )，答应，有…希望，预示；

例句
They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years...
他们保证在随后的5年内偿付逾期债款。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

avenge

vt. 为…复仇，为…报复；vi. 报复，报仇；

例句
She had decided to avenge herself and all the other women he had abused.
她决定为自己和所有其他被他侮辱的女性报仇。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

murder

n. 谋杀，杀戮，极艰难[令人沮丧]的经历；vt. 凶杀，糟蹋，打垮；vi. 杀人；

例句
He was intent on murder and he came within an ace of succeeding.
他一心想杀人并且差点就得逞了。