retaliation
英 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn]
美 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn]
n. 报复
复数:retaliations
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- retaliation against UN workers
对联合国工作人员的报复 - 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。
- retaliation against UN workers
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.- I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
我非常想报复。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
英英释义
noun
- action taken in return for an injury or offense
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。