retaliation

英 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn] 美 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn]

n.  报复

复数:retaliations

GRE法律

BNC.11827 / COCA.8470



牛津词典

noun

  1. 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

  1. VERB 报复;反击
    If you retaliate when 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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. He endured hardships to plan retaliation.
    他卧薪尝胆,图谋报复。
  4. That raises the prospect of a new round of Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks and Israeli retaliation.
    这就可能发生又一轮的巴勒斯坦火箭和迫击炮袭击,和以色列进行反击。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. However, the next is Victor Frankenstein's abandonment and eccentric right of retaliation resulting from a terrible nightmare!
    然而接下来的却是维多对怪人的遗弃和怪人的报复所造成的一个可怕的恶梦!
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
    强烈的怨恨达到了报仇的地步。
  12. Beijing has built a reputation for rapid but controlled retaliation during trade disputes.
    北京在历次贸易争端中建立了报复快速而有节制的声誉。
  13. 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。
  14. All the retaliation shootings, you mean.
    所有的报复性枪击,你是指这个是吗。
  15. 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。
  16. Employees Who Report Violations Will Be Protected from Retaliation.
    举报违规行为的员工将受到保护,免遭报复。
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. They staged these attacks in retaliation for attacks on their own civilians.
    他们发动这些攻击是因为他们自己的平民百姓遭到攻击而实施报复。
  20. Like retaliation tariff, preferential tariff is used as a weapon in international relations.
    与报复性关税一样,特惠关税在国际关系中也被当成一种武器使用。
  21. 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。
  22. Indeed, we are seeing signs that the global trading system is working well to prevent unreasonable trade retaliation.
    不过,世界银行研究显示,上个世纪30年代那种保护主义不会重现。的确,我们看到有迹象表明全球贸易体系正在采取措施,在防止不合理的贸易报复发挥良好作用。
  23. A terrorist bomb attack in retaliation for recent arrests.
    恐怖分子为报复最近的逮捕行动而进行的***袭击。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. But one official in the region said that Iran could use this channel as another means of retaliation.
    但该地区的一名官员表示,伊朗可以将这条渠道作为另一个报复手段。
  27. 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。
  28. The guard's retaliation was swift and brutal.
    狱警们迅速而残忍地采取了报复。
  29. When this happen, the Berserker attacks any nearby creature without suffering retaliation.
    当这发生时狂战士会对身边的部队发动一次无反击的攻击。

英英释义

noun

  1. action taken in return for an injury or offense

      Synonym:    revenge