retaliate 详细解释

retaliate

[ri'tælieit]

v.报复, 回敬

vi.

报复; 回敬[(+against/on/upon)]

The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen.

恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。

vt.

就(伤害等)进行报复

词形变化

形容词: retaliative | 名词: retaliation | 动词过去式: retaliated | 动词过去分词: retaliated | 动词现在分词: retaliating | 动词第三人称单数: retaliates |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.报复; 报仇

reciprocate  retort  revenge  avenge  strike back  

同义参见:

counter  retort  

英英释义

动词 retaliate:

take revenge for a perceived wrong

同义词:revenge, avenge

make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil

同义词:strike back

补充

retaliateretaliate英:[riˈtælieit] 美:[rɪˈtæliˌet]vi.1.报复, 反击If you strike me, I shall retaliate.你要是打我, 我就还击。

例句

1. I was sorely tempted to retaliate.我非常想报复。 2. They retaliated against the enemy attack.他们对敌人的进攻进行了反击。 3. If you are rude to me, I shall retaliate with equal rudeness.如果你对我无礼,我就以同样的无礼予以回敬。 4. If we raise our import duties on their goods,they may retaliate against us.如果我们提高他们的货物的进口税,他们可能要对我们进行报复。 5. to retaliate an injustice因受冤枉而报复 6. the blow stung and she retaliated immediately.这一打击刺痛了她,于是她立即报复。 7. they used their abilities to retaliate the injury.他们凭借自己的能力对这一伤害进行 报复。 8. They have announced that they will retaliate against anyone who attacks their country.他们已宣布会向攻击他们国家的任何人进行报复。 9. "After the company announced plans to reduce benefits, the union threatened to retaliate by calling for a strike."公司宣布削减福利的计划之后,工会扬言要组织罢工进行报复。 10. They lived under the threat of retaliation.他们一直受到报复威胁。 11. The union has threatened a strike in retaliation for the company's plans to reduce benefits.工会扬言要举行罢工,以报复公司的福利削减计划。 12. a quick retaliation迅速实施的报复行动 13. retaliatory attacks报复性攻击