retaliation
noun /rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn/
/rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- action that a person takes against somebody who has harmed them in some way
报复 - The Congress has threatened retaliation if they do not comply.
国会威胁说，如果他们不遵守，就会遭到报复。 - retaliation against somebody retaliation against UN workers
对联合国工作人员的报复 - retaliation for (doing) something She may face retaliation for speaking out.
由于直言，她可能会遭到报复。 - in retaliation He never said a single word in retaliation.
他从未说过一句反击的话。 - in retaliation for something 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。
- Retaliation against government troops is feared.
人们害怕政府军会受到报复。 - They decided not to use chemical weapons as retaliation in kind.
他们决定不使用化学武器进行以牙还牙式的报复。 - They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.
为了报复前一天的炸弹袭击，他们杀死了两个人。 - a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend
立刻招来她男友反驳的一句无心之语 - contingency plans to deter possible nuclear retaliation
防止可能出现的核报复的应急计划 - retaliation for the bombing of civilians
为平民遭到轰炸而报复 - the possibility of retaliation by other governments
其他政府报复的可能性 - They fear retaliation against British troops and aid workers.
他们害怕对英国军队和援助人员的报复。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- massive
- brutal
- violent
- …
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- …
- in retaliation
- in retaliation for
- retaliation against
- …
- an act of retaliation
- retaliation in kind
- The Congress has threatened retaliation if they do not comply.