I was sorely tempted to retaliate...是什么意思？

I was sorely tempted to retaliate...

我非常想报复。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

sorely

adv. 严重地，疼痛地，非常；

例句
I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
我非常想报复。

tempted

v. 怂恿（某人）干不正当的事，冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）；

例句
Students may be tempted to cheat in order to get into top schools.
为了能进入一流学校，学生们会忍不住想作弊。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

retaliate

vi. 报复，反击，回敬；vt. 报复；

例句
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。