If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
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报复, 反击
If you strike me, I shall retaliate.你要是打我, 我就还击。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. take revenge for a perceived wrong;
"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;
"The Empire strikes back""The Giants struck back and won the opener""The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"