retaliate

• vi. 报复；回敬
• vt. 报复

来自拉丁语 retaliare,偿还，返还，来自 re-,向后，往回，talis,同样，同类，来自 PIE*tod,指 示代词，词源同 this,that.即原样返还的，后用于指报仇，以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

1. take revenge for a perceived wrong;

"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;

"The Empire strikes back"

"The Giants struck back and won the opener"

"The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

retaliate

retaliate: [17] To retaliate is etymologically to give someone ‘so much’ or an equal amount in return for what they have given you. Its ultimate source is Latin tālis ‘suchlike’ (source of French tel ‘such’). This formed the basis of a noun tāliō ‘punishment equal in severity to the wrong that occasioned it’, which was combined with the prefix re- ‘back’ to create the verb retaliāre ‘repay in kind’ – whence English retaliate.

retaliate (v.)

1610s, from Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare "requite, retaliate" (see retaliation). Related: Retaliated; retaliating.

to retaliate against an attack

对攻击进行还击

牛津词典

The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.

男孩打了他妹妹，妹妹则回敬了他一脚。

牛津词典

retaliatory action

报复行动

牛津词典

I was sorely tempted to retaliate...

我非常想报复。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

James Bond: My department know I'm here. When I don't report they'll retaliate.

詹姆斯·德: 我的部门知道我在这, 如果我没了消息他们会来找你算帐.

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He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.

他找机会向他的敌人报复.

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Someone fix who unkindness to him, so always want choice occasion to retaliate.

有的人牢记别人对他的坏, 总想着找机会报复.

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If we raise our import duties on their goods, they may retaliate against us.

如果我们提高他们货物的进口税, 他们可能向我们报复.

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Would Wainwright find some way to retaliate within the bank?

温赖特会不会在银行内部寻衅报复 呢 ?

辞典例句

It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.

严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复.

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The Taliban had vowed to disrupt the election and retaliate against voters.

塔利班曾扬言要扰乱选举,并报复参加投票的选民.

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However, he hinted that exchanges retained the capacity to retaliate.

但他暗示说,交易所保留了报复的能力.

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Auto Retaliate basically tells your character what to do when you are attacked by another force.

自动报复性格基本上告诉你不知道当你被另一队.

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Welcome other people pointing out your mistakes and shortcomings; never get angry attack or retaliate.

欢迎别人指出你的错过和缺点; 绝不生气或打击报复.

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If you are rude to me, I shall retaliate with equal rudeness.

如果你对我无礼, 我就以同样的无礼予以回敬.

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Any organization or individual is allowed to retaliate against petitioners.

任何组织和个人不得打击报复信访人.

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He will retaliate if attacked.

如果受到攻击,他会报复.

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My uncle Toby had scarce a heart to retaliate upon a fly.

我的托比叔叔以难得的善良回报了一只苍蝇.

辞典例句

This spell provides a mage a way to retaliate when attacked by undead warriors.

这个法术为法师提供了一种向亡灵生物复仇的方法.

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The Israelis retaliate by invading southern Lebanon three days later, under codename Operation Litani.

三天后以色列发动代号”利塔尼行动“的报复行动入侵黎巴嫩南部.

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They wanted to retaliate.

他想倒算.

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I start to silence start extremely, I must retaliate.

我开始沉默开始偏激, 我要报复.

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The strikers provoke the police to retaliate.

罢工者煽动警察报复.

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Succubus Temptress: Shooter, Ranged Retaliate , Immune to Hypnotize ( aka Puppet Master ), Seduce.

诱姬: 射手, 远程反击,蛊惑免疫 ( 傀儡大师 ), 引诱.

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If you strike me, I shall retaliate.

你要是打我, 我就还击.

《简明英汉词典》

Why did the aliens not retaliate against the oppression from mankind?

为什么外星人不向人类的压迫发起反抗?

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Procuratorial work mechanism investigates blow to retaliate the behavior that informs against a person lawfully.

检察机关依法查处打击报复举报人的行为.

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to retaliate against an attack

对攻击进行还击

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He had authorisation from the military command to retaliate.

他得到军事指挥部授权，准备反击。

柯林斯例句