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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。