retribution

英 [ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn]

美 [ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn]

n.  严惩; 惩罚; 报应

复数：retributions　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11728 / COCA.11613

牛津词典

noun

• 严惩；惩罚；报应
  severe punishment for sth seriously wrong that sb has done
  1. People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages.
     人们在设法对恐怖分子最近的暴行进行严惩。
  2. fear of divine retribution (= punishment from God)
     对上帝的惩罚的畏惧

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 惩罚;报应
  Retributionis punishment for a crime, especially punishment which is carried out by someone other than the official authorities.
  1. He didn't want any further involvement for fear of retribution.
     他担心受到惩罚，不想再牵涉其中。

双语例句

• Those who take delight in other people's pain will suffer retribution sooner or later.
  把快乐建立在别人痛苦之上的人迟早要受到报应的。
• It would be a pity were the opportunity to be squandered because of a thirst for retribution.
  如果有些人因为渴望报复而浪费这个机遇，那将十分可惜。
• One that inflicts retribution or vengeance.
  受到惩罚或报复的人。
• She asked that her name not be published for fear of retribution.
  为了怕报复，她要求不要公布她的名字。
• The Homeric heroes are ignorant and passionate men full of blind anger and desire for retribution.
  荷马英雄，尽是无知且激情的男性，满腔的盲目、忿怒与渴望报仇。
• Seeing you fail miserably was retribution enough.
  看着你痛苦地失败就是最好的报复。
• Thought begets Heresy; Heresy begets Retribution.
  想法导致异端，异端招致惩罚。
• That is why it attacks uniformly any definition of God which does not include fear, judgment and retribution, and any definition of Self which does not include their own idea of the only path to God.
  那就是为什么它一致地攻击对神的任何界定，若是那界定不包含恐惧、审判和报复，以及对自我的任何界定，若它不包含他们自己的朝向神的唯一道路的想法。
• I just want retribution for what he did to me.
  我只想要他对我所作所为的补偿。
• The president promised swift and effective retribution against the terrorists.
  总统答应会迅速有效地惩罚恐怖分子。