strike back

英 [straɪk bæk]

美 [straɪk bæk]

反击; 回击

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 反击;回击
  If youstrike back, you harm or criticize someone who has harmed or criticized you.
  1. Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back...
     当被别人弄疼时我们本能的反应是反击。
  2. Sometimes, Kappy got angry and struck back at him in whatever way she could...
     有时，卡皮被惹恼了就会不顾一切地反过来指责他。
  3. The president struck back at critics who say he should be held accountable for conditions that contributed to the riots.
     一些批评家指出总统应对导致骚乱局面的情形负责，总统对此予以驳斥。

英英释义

verb

• make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
  1. The Empire strikes back
  2. The Giants struck back and won the opener
  3. The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
  Synonym:retaliate

双语例句

• When Myanmar crosses the line China must strike back to defend itself, not to start a war.
  如果缅甸越过红线，中国就必须发起自卫反击，当然这不是要发动战争。
• Tom at last found a chance to strike back at those who had found fault with his latest book.
  汤姆终于找到了机会对攻击他的新作的人们反击。
• Mr Lee has threatened to strike back at North Korea if it attacks again.
  李明博已发出威胁称，如果朝方再次攻击，韩方将作出还击。
• The bombing was apparently carried out by the Mafia to strike back at the pope.
  这起爆炸显然是黑手党为反击教皇而制造的。
• We will then have a powerful fleet with which to strike back against them.
  我们就会有一支强大的舰队反击他们。
• The politicians called on the oppressed working people to strike back hard.
  政治家们号召被压迫的劳动人民奋力反击。
• The hissing of the serpent shall strike back at this world with unexpected ferocity.
  蛇的吐舌声会凶猛的突击这个世界。
• Nokia has pledged to strike back at Apple and produce mobile phones that will compete effectively with the US technology company's iPhone.
  诺基亚（Nokia）誓言反击美国科技公司苹果（Apple），将生产出可以与该公司的iPhone有效竞争的手机。
• They threatened to strike back against the UN for the bombing raids.
  对于这些轰炸，他们威胁要回击联合国。
• Where one gains in power, the other will strike back to defend itself and regain balance.
  一方获得了力量，另一方就会反攻，以保护自己、重获平衡。