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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He said he guarantees they will retaliate.
  他说，他可以肯定，中国领导人会进行报复。
• You retaliate by poisoning their products.
  你通过在他们的药里下毒来进行报复。
• North korea'd have no grounds to retaliate.
  朝鲜就没有理由报复了。
• If we raise our import duties on their goods, they may retaliate against us.
  如果我们提高他们货物的进口税，他们可能向我们报复。
• 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。
• 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。