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

• A terrorist bomb attack in retaliation for recent arrests.
  恐怖分子为报复最近的逮捕行动而进行的炸弹袭击。
• 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。
• The guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
  狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
• Countries seeking to use the flexibilities under TRIPS fear they will be punished by trade sanctions imposed in retaliation.
  试图利用《与贸易有关的知识产权协议》灵活性的国家担心，他们会受到报复性贸易制裁的惩罚。
• In a separate complaint to the Department of labor, he says his dismissal was retaliation for his allegations.
  本-阿兹在向美国劳工部（departmentoflabor）的另一份投诉中称，德银解雇他是对其投诉的报复。
• 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。
• He endured hardships to plan retaliation.
  他卧薪尝胆，图谋报复。
• 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。
• This raised trade barriers in the US and set off a flurry of tit-for-tat retaliation around the world.
  这提高了美国的贸易壁垒，并在世界各地引发了一波针锋相对的报复行动。
• 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。