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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.
  为了报复前一天的***袭击，他们杀死了两个人。
• All the retaliation shootings, you mean.
  所有的报复性枪击，你是指这个是吗。
• Countries seeking to use the flexibilities under TRIPS fear they will be punished by trade sanctions imposed in retaliation.
  试图利用《与贸易有关的知识产权协议》灵活性的国家担心，他们会受到报复性贸易制裁的惩罚。
• The bomb attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest of two well-known members of the terrorist organization.
  ***袭击是对最近两名知名的恐怖主义组织成员被捕的报复。
• 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。
• The guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
  狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
• This raised trade barriers in the US and set off a flurry of tit-for-tat retaliation around the world.
  这提高了美国的贸易壁垒，并在世界各地引发了一波针锋相对的报复行动。