retaliate
美音:[rı´tælı´eıt
]
英音:[rı´tælı´eıt
]
v.报复
难易程度:
retaliate为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:retaliative 名词:retaliation 动词过去式:retaliated 过去分词:retaliated 现在分词:retaliating 第三人称单数:retaliates
词根
re-=again,back 变化型 red-,ren-
近义词, 同义词
interchange exchange transpose shuffle swap permute reciprocate commute give and take retaliate requite rearrange recombinerecoil react spring back fly back bounce back bound back rebound reverberate repulse retaliate echo ricochet backfire
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retaliate
/rɪ'tælɪeɪt; rɪ`tælɪ,et/
v [I, Ipr] ~ (against sb/sth) repay an injury, insult, etc with a similar one 报复
*He slapped his sister, who retaliated by kicking him. 他打了妹妹一巴掌, 他妹妹回敬他一脚.
* If we impose import duties, other countries may retaliate against us. 我们若徵收进口税, 别的国家就可能报复我们.
v [I, Ipr] ~ (against sb/sth) repay an injury, insult, etc with a similar one 报复
*He slapped his sister, who retaliated by kicking him. 他打了妹妹一巴掌, 他妹妹回敬他一脚.
* If we impose import duties, other countries may retaliate against us. 我们若徵收进口税, 别的国家就可能报复我们.
retaliate
v [I]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin;Origin: , past participle of retaliare, from talio 'suitable punishment']
to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you
→hit backretaliate by doing sth
The British government retaliated by breaking off diplomatic relations.
retaliate against
The army began to retaliate against the civilian population.
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin;Origin: , past participle of retaliare, from talio 'suitable punishment']
to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you
→hit backretaliate by doing sth
The British government retaliated by breaking off diplomatic relations.
retaliate against
The army began to retaliate against the civilian population.
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