retaliate

英[rɪ'tælieɪt] 美[rɪ'tælieɪt]
  • v. 报复；回敬
retaliative retaliation retaliated retaliated retaliating retaliates
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详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 报复
    2. 反击
    3. 复仇
    4. 为某事进行反击
    5. 倒算
    6. 征收报复关税
    7. 回嘴
    8. 以牙还牙
    9. 反唇相讥
    10. 回报
    11. 回敬
    v. (动词)
    1. vi. 报复，反击 do sth harmful to sb because they have harmed you first

英英释义

Verb:
  1. take revenge for a perceived wrong;

    "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

  2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;

    "The Empire strikes back"
    "The Giants struck back and won the opener"
    "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

双语例句

1. He had authorisation from the military command to retaliate.
他得到军事指挥部授权，准备反击。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I was sorely tempted to retaliate.
我非常想报复。

来自柯林斯例句

4. to retaliate against an attack
对攻击进行还击

来自《权威词典》

5. If you strike me, I shall retaliate.
你要是打我, 我就还击.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. He sought every opportunity to retaliate on his persecutors.
      他寻求每一个机会向迫害他的人们复仇。
    2. He was waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.
      他在伺机报复。
    3. He slapped his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.
      他打了妹妹一巴掌，他妹妹回敬他一脚。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+～(+A)
    1. If you strike me,I shall retaliate.
      你要是打我，我就还击。

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

retard retake retaliate upon retaliate an insult retaliate upon one's foe retaliate upon ones enemy retaliate upon one's enemy retaliate by killing hostages
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