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

• The national security adviser implicitly condoned their retaliation.
  那位国家安全顾问含蓄地宽恕了他们的报复行为。
• Clinton also said she would launch massive retaliation against Iran if it used nuclear weapons to attack Israel.
  克林顿参议员还说，如果伊朗使用核武器攻击以色列，她会对伊朗发动大规模的报复。
• In a separate complaint to the Department of labor, he says his dismissal was retaliation for his allegations.
  本-阿兹在向美国劳工部（departmentoflabor）的另一份投诉中称，德银解雇他是对其投诉的报复。
• 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 this bold declaration is immediately qualified: nuclear retaliation might follow if those non-nuclear attacks would be devastating.
  但报告随即对这一大胆声明加以限制：如果上述非核攻击具有毁灭性，那么美国有可能展开核报复。
• The WTO's authorized retaliation mechanism is considered as WTO's last resort.
  WTO授权报复机制被称为WTO的最后救济手段。
• Employees Who Report Violations Will Be Protected from Retaliation.
  举报违规行为的员工将受到保护，免遭报复。
• 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。
• The guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
  狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
• A terrorist bomb attack in retaliation for recent arrests.
  恐怖分子为报复最近的逮捕行动而进行的炸弹袭击。