retaliate

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vt. 报复, 回敬 vi. 报复, 以牙还牙

发音

其它 /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/

词形变化

retaliated retaliates 三单 retaliates retaliateth retaliating retaliating 现在分词 retaliated 过去式 retaliated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.

    报复

    不及物

    John insulted Peter to retaliate for Peter's acid remark earlier.

    Many companies have policies in place to prevent bosses from retaliating against allegations of harassment.

  2. 2.

    To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.

    及物

    1713-174, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus Preface It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

revenge avenge strike back

上位词 5

hit strike punish penalize penalise

下位词 2

get back get even

词源

From Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliō (“to requite, retaliate”).

来源：wiktionary