Retaliate

[rɪ'tælɪeɪt] or [rɪ'tælɪ'et]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; 'The Empire strikes back'; 'The Giants struck back and won the opener'; 'The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing'.

伊莱扎錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in a bad sense.]

(v. i.) To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.

錄入:洛伦佐

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Return (by giving like for like, as an injury), repay, requite, revenge, take vengeance for.

v. n. Take revenge, return like for like, give one as good as one sends, give quid pro quo, give a Rowland for an Oliver, give tit for tat.

埃斯蒂斯整理

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Avenge, retort, repay, requite

ANT:Pardon, condone, forgive

亚瑟校對

解釋/意思:

v.t. to return like for like: to repay.—v.i. to return like for like.—n. Retaliā′tion act of retaliating: 'lex talionis:' retribution.—adjs. Retal′iātive Retal′iātory returning like for like.

校對:西蒙