retaliation是什么意思？

retaliation

英[rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn] 美[ rɪˌtælɪˈeʃən]

• n. 报复，反击；

例句

• 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。
• They determined on retaliation. 他们决定采取报复行动。
• a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend 激起她男友迅速回击的随意的话
• Executioners and judges have worn masks to avoid retaliation. 死刑执行者及审判官也穿戴面具,预防被罪犯报复.
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话.
• Community and church leaders have appealed for calm and no retaliation. 社区和教会领袖呼吁各方保持冷静,不要采取报复行动.
• 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。
• Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting. 任何敌对行为都可能招致报复，进而使联合国部队卷入战斗。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  报复;反击
  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

• n.
  报复；报仇 (~ against sb/sth for sth)
  a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend 激起她男友迅速回击的随意的话 He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 They determined on retaliation. 他们决定采取报复行动。 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。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. action taken in return for an injury or offense

行业词典

• 法律： 报复；打击报复；