retaliate
英 [rɪ'tælɪeɪt]
美[rɪ'tælɪ'et]
- vi. 报复；回敬
- vt. 报复
英英释意
- 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"
双语例句
- 1. He had authorisation from the military command to retaliate.
- 他得到军事指挥部授权，准备反击。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I was sorely tempted to retaliate.
- 我非常想报复。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. to retaliate against an attack
- 对攻击进行还击
来自《权威词典》
- 5. If you strike me, I shall retaliate.
- 你要是打我, 我就还击.
来自《简明英汉词典》