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

• This raised trade barriers in the US and set off a flurry of tit-for-tat retaliation around the world.
  这提高了美国的贸易壁垒，并在世界各地引发了一波针锋相对的报复行动。
• 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。
• Countries seeking to use the flexibilities under TRIPS fear they will be punished by trade sanctions imposed in retaliation.
  试图利用《与贸易有关的知识产权协议》灵活性的国家担心，他们会受到报复性贸易制裁的惩罚。
• A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
  强烈的怨恨达到了报仇的地步。
• The new protectionism is always liable to be justified as retaliation for the bad faith of foreigners.
  这种新保护主义总是容易被作为对外国人不真诚行为的报复而找到理由。
• Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.
  任何敌对行为都可能招致报复，进而使联合国部队卷入战斗。
• 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。
• Like retaliation tariff, preferential tariff is used as a weapon in international relations.
  与报复性关税一样，特惠关税在国际关系中也被当成一种武器使用。
• The attack is thought to have been in retaliation for last week's bombing.
  这次攻击被认为是对上周轰炸的报复行动。
• 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。