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 guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
  狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
• The bomb attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest of two well-known members of the terrorist organization.
  炸弹袭击是对最近两名知名的恐怖主义组织成员被捕的报复。
• 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。
• 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。
• All the retaliation shootings, you mean.
  所有的报复性枪击，你是指这个是吗。
• 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。
• That raises the prospect of a new round of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks and Israeli retaliation.
  这就可能发生又一轮的巴勒斯坦火箭和迫击炮袭击，和以色列进行反击。
• 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。
• 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。
• They staged these attacks in retaliation for attacks on their own civilians.
  他们发动这些攻击是因为他们自己的平民百姓遭到攻击而实施报复。