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

• Iran may also retaliate heavily against fresh EU sanctions, describing them as an act of war.
  针对欧盟新的制裁措施，伊朗可能也会毫不客气地进行报复，并宣布制裁是一种战争行为。
• 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。
• We have, to intention of launching a pre-emptive strike, but we will retaliate if provoked.
  我们并不打算发动先发制人的攻击，但若遭到挑衅我们一定会反击。
• 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。
• 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。
• We will retaliate with our own nuclear strike.
  我们也会以核弹攻击来报复。
• Nevertheless, Libya was quick to retaliate against this insult.
  尽管如此，利比亚对受到逮捕的侮辱迅速进行了报复。
• They also seek to retaliate within the party.
  在党内也寻报复；
• Many warned this would prompt Beijing to retaliate.
  不少人士曾警告说，美国的举措可能引起北京报复。
• I was sorely tempted to retaliate
  我非常想报复。