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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

      • Indeed, we are seeing signs that the global trading system is working well to prevent unreasonable trade retaliation.
        不过,世界银行研究显示,上个世纪30年代那种保护主义不会重现。的确,我们看到有迹象表明全球贸易体系正在采取措施,在防止不合理的贸易报复发挥良好作用。
      • The national security adviser implicitly condoned their retaliation.
        那位国家安全顾问含蓄地宽恕了他们的报复行为。
      • Employees Who Report Violations Will Be Protected from Retaliation.
        举报违规行为的员工将受到保护,免遭报复。
      • Beijing has built a reputation for rapid but controlled retaliation during trade disputes.
        北京在历次贸易争端中建立了报复快速而有节制的声誉。
      • 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 guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
        狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
      • International Law stipulates that diplomatic missions are inviolate, and to break this with whatever legal justification invites retaliation.
        国际法规定,外交使团是不可侵犯的,违反这一点(无论凭借什么法律理由)无异于邀请报复。
      • A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
        强烈的怨恨达到了报仇的地步。
      • That law strengthened whistleblower protections against retaliation and provided for financial incentives to report wrongdoing.
        该法案加强了保护告密者不受报复的措施,并向告发不法行为者提供了各种经济奖励。
      • All the retaliation shootings, you mean.
        所有的报复性枪击,你是指这个是吗。