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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He endured hardships to plan retaliation.
  他卧薪尝胆，图谋报复。
• 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。
• They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.
  为了报复前一天的炸弹袭击，他们杀死了两个人。