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

• 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。
• 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。
• When this happen, the Berserker attacks any nearby creature without suffering retaliation.
  当这发生时狂战士会对身边的部队发动一次无反击的攻击。
• The armed forces were on high alert to guard against any retaliation.
  武装部队保持高度戒备，以防发生任何报复行动。
• Clinton also said she would launch massive retaliation against Iran if it used nuclear weapons to attack Israel.
  克林顿参议员还说，如果伊朗使用核武器攻击以色列，她会对伊朗发动大规模的报复。
• 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。
• A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
  强烈的怨恨达到了报仇的地步。
• The guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
  狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
• All the retaliation shootings, you mean.
  所有的报复性枪击，你是指这个是吗。
• 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。