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 resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
  强烈的怨恨达到了报仇的地步。
• 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。
• That law strengthened whistleblower protections against retaliation and provided for financial incentives to report wrongdoing.
  该法案加强了保护告密者不受报复的措施，并向告发不法行为者提供了各种经济奖励。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That raises the prospect of a new round of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks and Israeli retaliation.
  这就可能发生又一轮的巴勒斯坦火箭和迫击炮袭击，和以色列进行反击。
• 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。
• But one official in the region said that Iran could use this channel as another means of retaliation.
  但该地区的一名官员表示，伊朗可以将这条渠道作为另一个报复手段。