retaliation 英 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn]   美 [ rɪˌtælɪˈeʃən]

retaliation

retaliation  英 [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn] 美 [ rɪˌtælɪˈeʃən]

n. 报复;反击;回敬 

名词复数:retaliations 

But Brazil did have one option: retaliation. 巴西只有一个选择:报复。
We pretend to believe that retaliation is the law of our being...but war is bad in essence. 我们似乎认为报复是我们行事的准则,但是战争在本质上来说是邪恶的。

  • Retaliation is an act of revenge. Before you initiate retaliation on someone who has wronged you, consider whether he or she might have a ninja alter ego and a set of nunchucks stashed away.
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  • n. 报复;反击;回敬
  • 1. But Brazil did have one option: retaliation.

    巴西只有一个选择:报复。

  • 2. We pretend to believe that retaliation is the law of our being...but war is bad in essence.

    我们似乎认为报复是我们行事的准则,但是战争在本质上来说是邪恶的。

  • 3. There were no injuries or damage, but the attack raised the prospect of further Israeli retaliation.

    这次袭击没有造成伤亡或者破坏,但是却使以色列有可能进一步报复。

  • retaliation (n.) 1580s, noun of action from Late Latin retaliare "pay back in kind," from re- "back" (see re-) + Latin talio "exaction of payment in kind," from or influenced by talis "suchlike" (see that). Originally used both in good and evil senses.
re·tali·ation / rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn ; NAmE rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn / noun [uncountable ] retaliation(against sb/sth) (for sth) action that a person takes against sb who has harmed them in some way 报复 SYN reprisal retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复 The shooting may have been in retaliation forthe 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。 retaliation retaliations re·tali·ation / rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn ; NAmE rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃn /
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