retaliate

ri'tælieit

GRE Collins 2

v. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil

vt. 报复, 回敬
vi. 报复, 以牙还牙

Collins 星级

13,793

BNC 频率

12,024

使用频率

retaliate 由前缀 re-（表示回、再）和词根 tali（源自拉丁文“talis”，意为“那样的”）结合而成，整体意思是“以相同的方式回击”。

例句

1. She decided to retaliate after being bullied at school.

她决定在学校被欺负后进行反击。

2. If he insults you again, don't hesitate to retaliate.

如果他再侮辱你，不要犹豫地反击。

3. The country vowed to retaliate against any attacks on its territory.

该国发誓要对任何对其领土的攻击进行报复。