retaliate

英 [rɪ'tælieɪt] 美 [rɪ'tælieɪt]

• v. 报复；回敬

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 报复，反击

   do sth harmful to sb because they have harmed you first

详尽释义

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

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"
   

例句

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。

常见句型

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。

经典引文

• Authority for retaliating some of the indignities.

  出自： James Mill

• They used their abilities to retaliate the injury.

  出自： H. T. Buckle

近反义词

【近义词】

• retort 反驳
• revenge 报仇
• avenge 为 ... 报复
• reciprocate 互换
• strike back 回击
• back 后面
• strike 罢工
• hit back 回击
• counter 柜台
• get even 报复
• react 反应
• get back at 报复
• give tit for tat 针锋相对

派生词

v.(动词)

• retaliation n. 报复，反击‖retaliative adj. 报复的，反击的‖retaliatory adj. 报复(性）的