retaliate

英 [rɪˈtælieɪt]

美 [rɪˈtælieɪt]

v.  报复; 反击; 复仇

过去式：retaliated　现在分词：retaliating　过去分词：retaliated　第三人称单数：retaliates　复数：retaliates　

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Collins.2 / BNC.13793 / COCA.12024

牛津词典

verb

• 报复；反击；复仇
  to do sth harmful to sb because they have harmed you first
  1. to retaliate against an attack
     对攻击进行还击
  2. The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.
     男孩打了他妹妹，妹妹则回敬了他一脚。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 报复;反击
  If youretaliatewhen someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return.
  1. I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
     我非常想报复。
  2. Christie retaliated by sending his friend a long letter detailing Carl's utter incompetence...
     为了报复，克里斯蒂给他朋友寄了一封长信，细述卡尔完全不称职。
  3. The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks...
     民兵组织回复说他们会对任何进攻予以反击。
  4. They may retaliate with sanctions on other products if the bans are disregarded.
     如果这些禁令被置之不理，他们可能会采取报复措施，对其他商品进行制裁。

英英释义

verb

• make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
  1. The Empire strikes back
  2. The Giants struck back and won the opener
  3. The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
  Synonym:strike back
• take revenge for a perceived wrong
  1. He wants to avenge the murder of his brother
  Synonym:revengeavenge

双语例句

• We will retaliate with our own nuclear strike.
  我们也会以核弹攻击来报复。
• I was sorely tempted to retaliate
  我非常想报复。
• The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks
  民兵组织回复说他们会对任何进攻予以反击。
• Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment.
  在逆境中表现出忍耐的和沉着的自制和克制的；慢于报复、表达或怨恨的。
• But remember that these nations can also retaliate in WTO-consistent ways.
  但要记住，这些国家也可通过符合世贸组织规则的方式实施报复。
• Our troops would retaliate in kind if attacked with chemical agents.
  如果受到化学武器的袭击，我们的军队将以牙还牙地回敬。
• If we impose import duties, other countries may retaliate against us.
  我们若征收进口税，别的国家就可能报复我们。
• The Taliban had vowed to disrupt the election and retaliate against voters.
  塔利班曾扬言要扰乱选举，并报复参加投票的选民。
• They have threatened to retaliate against the US for the bombing raid.
  他们威胁说要报复美国的轰炸。
• How can you be so passive? Why do not you retaliate?
  你怎麽能如此被动？你为什麽不报复？