retaliation
英 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn]
美 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn]
n. 报复
复数:retaliations
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- retaliation against UN workers
对联合国工作人员的报复 - 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。
- retaliation against UN workers
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.- I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
我非常想报复。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
英英释义
noun
- action taken in return for an injury or offense
双语例句
- 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Beijing has built a reputation for rapid but controlled retaliation during trade disputes.
北京在历次贸易争端中建立了报复快速而有节制的声誉。 - A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
强烈的怨恨达到了报仇的地步。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。