retaliate against

基本解釋

If people perceive one such rule to have been violated, they may feel morally obliged to retaliate against the wrongdoers -- even if the retaliation does more harm than good.
如果人們發(fā)現(xiàn)有誰(shuí)違反了他們的神圣準(zhǔn)則，他們就會(huì)感到有道德的義務(wù)去報(bào)復(fù)侵犯者。即使這樣做害處大于好處。
After this year's sinking of the Cheonan warship and the shelling near Yeonpyeong Island, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is under heavy pressure to retaliate against future attacks.
在今年發(fā)生了天安號(hào)警戒艦沉沒事件以及延坪島炮擊事件之后，韓國(guó)總統(tǒng)李明博處于很大的壓力之下不得不對(duì)未來可能發(fā)生的襲擊進(jìn)行報(bào)復(fù)行動(dòng)。
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says South Korea has a right to retaliate against any new North Korean attack, but that he is trying to make sure that does not become necessary.
美國(guó)國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)蓋茨說，韓國(guó)有權(quán)對(duì)朝鮮發(fā)動(dòng)的新襲擊進(jìn)行報(bào)復(fù)，但他正在爭(zhēng)取使韓國(guó)不必進(jìn)行報(bào)復(fù)。

Voter turnout was lower than expected, especially in the troubled south, in part because of Taliban threats to disrupt the balloting and retaliate against voters.
I think we all know what it's like, actually, just watching yourself retaliate against somebody because you're angry and stop wondering why did I do that.
我想我們都深有體會(huì)，看著自己與某人作對(duì)，復(fù)仇,因?yàn)槌鲇趹嵟?而不再思考究竟是為了什么。
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The Taliban had vowed to disrupt the election and retaliate against voters.

If you are no longer an employee, the employer may retaliate against you for catching his error.
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