retaliate
retaliate 英 [rɪˈtælieɪt] 美 [rɪˈtæliˌet]
v. 报复；反击
进行时:retaliating 过去式:retaliated 过去分词:retaliated 第三人称单数:retaliates 名词复数:retaliates
- To retaliate means to get back at someone, usually through a counterattack. “Ned got hit with a cream pie, then he retaliated by throwing a bucket of Jell-O at his attackers.”
- 请先登录
- v. 报复；反击
-
1. to retaliate against an attack
对攻击进行还击
-
2. The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.
男孩打了他妹妹，妹妹则回敬了他一脚。
-
3. retaliatory action
报复行动
- retaliate (v.) 1610s, from Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare "requite, retaliate" (see retaliation). Related: Retaliated; retaliating.
- 请先登录
0 个回复