retaliation

英 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn]

美 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn]

n.  报复

复数：retaliations　

GRE法律

BNC.11827 / COCA.8470

牛津词典

noun

• 报复
  action that a person takes against sb who has harmed them in some way
  1. retaliation against UN workers
     对联合国工作人员的报复
  2. The shooting may have been in retaliation for the arrest of the terrorist suspects.
     枪击事件可能是对逮捕嫌疑恐怖分子进行的报复行动。

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

noun

• action taken in return for an injury or offense
  Synonym:revenge

双语例句

• All the retaliation shootings, you mean.
  所有的报复性枪击，你是指这个是吗。
• A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
  强烈的怨恨达到了报仇的地步。
• Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.
  任何敌对行为都可能招致报复，进而使联合国部队卷入战斗。
• They staged these attacks in retaliation for attacks on their own civilians.
  他们发动这些攻击是因为他们自己的平民百姓遭到攻击而实施报复。
• The bomb attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest of two well-known members of the terrorist organization.
  炸弹袭击是对最近两名知名的恐怖主义组织成员被捕的报复。
• The attack is thought to have been in retaliation for last week's bombing.
  这次攻击被认为是对上周轰炸的报复行动。
• He endured hardships to plan retaliation.
  他卧薪尝胆，图谋报复。
• They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.
  为了报复前一天的炸弹袭击，他们杀死了两个人。
• The guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
  狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
• But this bold declaration is immediately qualified: nuclear retaliation might follow if those non-nuclear attacks would be devastating.
  但报告随即对这一大胆声明加以限制：如果上述非核攻击具有毁灭性，那么美国有可能展开核报复。