retaliate

1. V-I If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return. 報(bào)復(fù)

I was sorely tempted to retaliate. 我非常想報(bào)復(fù)。

The company would retaliate against employees who joined a union. 該公司將對(duì)加入工會(huì)的員工們進(jìn)行報(bào)復(fù)。

2. retaliationN-UNCOUNT 報(bào)復(fù)

Police said they believed the attack was in retaliation for the death of the drug trafficker. 警方說他們認(rèn)為這起襲擊是為那個(gè)毒販的死而實(shí)施的報(bào)復(fù)。