柯林斯詞典retaliate /r??t?l??e?t/ (retaliating,retaliated,retaliates) 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(shuō)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)。 返回 retaliate劍橋詞典to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you 報(bào)復(fù)；反擊 If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse . 如果別人侮辱了你，不要報(bào)復(fù)，因?yàn)檫@樣只會(huì)使情況變得更糟。 The demonstrators threw rocks at the police , who retaliated by fir ing blanks into the crowd . 示威者向警察投擲石塊，警察則還以顏色，向人群發(fā)射空彈。 The terrorists retaliated against the government with a bomb attack . 恐怖分子實(shí)施了一次炸彈襲擊來(lái)報(bào)復(fù)政府。 返回 retaliate