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 bomb attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest of two well-known members of the terrorist organization.
  ***袭击是对最近两名知名的恐怖主义组织成员被捕的报复。
• A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
  强烈的怨恨达到了报仇的地步。
• That law strengthened whistleblower protections against retaliation and provided for financial incentives to report wrongdoing.
  该法案加强了保护告密者不受报复的措施，并向告发不法行为者提供了各种经济奖励。
• 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。
• International Law stipulates that diplomatic missions are inviolate, and to break this with whatever legal justification invites retaliation.
  国际法规定，外交使团是不可侵犯的，违反这一点（无论凭借什么法律理由）无异于邀请报复。
• When this happen, the Berserker attacks any nearby creature without suffering retaliation.
  当这发生时狂战士会对身边的部队发动一次无反击的攻击。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• All the retaliation shootings, you mean.
  所有的报复性枪击，你是指这个是吗。