- action that a person takes against somebody who has harmed them in some way报复 synonym reprisal
- The Congress has threatened retaliation if they do not comply.国会威胁要报复如果他们不遵守的话。
- retaliation against somebody retaliation against UN workers对联合国工作人员的报复
- retaliation for (doing) something She may face retaliation for speaking out.由于直言，她可能会遭到报复。
- in retaliation He never said a single word in retaliation.他从未说过一句反击的话。
- in retaliation for something 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。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- Retaliation against government troops is feared.人们害怕政府军会受到报复。
- They decided not to use chemical weapons as retaliation in kind.他们决定不使用化学武器进行以牙还牙式的报复。
- 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。
- a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend立刻招来她男友反驳的一句无心之语
- contingency plans to deter possible nuclear retaliation防止可能出现的核报复的应急计划
- retaliation for the bombing of civilians为平民遭到轰炸而报复
- the possibility of retaliation by other governments其他政府报复的可能性
- They fear retaliation against British troops and aid workers.他们担心对英军和援助人员进行报复。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + retaliationpreposition- in retaliation
- in retaliation for
- retaliation against
- …
phrases- an act of retaliation
- retaliation in kind
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