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词汇 retribution
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retribution

noun
/ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn/
/ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)
  1. retribution (for something) severe punishment for something seriously wrong that somebody has done严惩;惩罚;报应
    • 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。
    • fear of divine retribution (= punishment from God)对上帝的惩罚的畏惧
    • His armies invaded their lands in retribution.他的军队入侵他们的国土作为惩罚。
    • Members of Parliament clearly feared retribution from their constituents.议员显然很担心选民对他们予以惩罚。
    • Political retribution will fall swiftly on any president who fails in that task.没有完成此项任务的总统很快都会遭到政治上的惩罚。
    • Retribution will be swift if you cross me.如果反对我,你就会立刻遭到惩罚。
    • She saw the sentence as just retribution on the man who had assaulted her.她把这一判决看作是对侵犯她的男子的公正的惩罚。
    • The celebrity couple clearly feared retribution from their fans.这对明星夫妇显然担心来自粉丝们的惩罚。
    • The victim did not report the incident for fear of retribution.受害者没有报案是害怕受到报复。
    • Violent retribution soon followed.粗暴的惩罚很快随之而来。
    • retribution against wrongdoers对不法分子的惩罚
    • The public demanded swift justice and retribution.公众要求立即审判并处以严惩。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • just
    • terrible
    • violent
    verb + retribution
    • demand
    • seek
    • exact
    retribution + verb
    • come
    • follow
    preposition
    • in retribution
    • retribution  against
    • retribution  for
    phrases
    • an act of retribution
    • fear of retribution
    词源late Middle English (also in the sense ‘recompense for merit or a service’): from late Latin retributio(n-), from retribut- ‘assigned again’, from the verb retribuere, from re- ‘back’ + tribuere ‘assign’.
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