retaliate 音标拼音: [rɪt'æli
, et] [rit'æli
, et]
vt . 报复,报仇,回敬
vi . 报复,以牙还牙,征收报复性关税
报复,报仇,回敬报复,以牙还牙,徵收报复性关税
retaliate v 1 :
take revenge for a perceived wrong ; "
He wants to avenge the murder of his brother " [
synonym : {
revenge }, {
avenge },
{
retaliate }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
retaliate }, {
strike back }]
Retaliate \
Re *
tal "
i *
ate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Retaliated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Retaliating }.] [
L .
retaliatus ,
p .
p .
of retaliare to retaliate ;
pref .
re -
re -
a word akin to talio talion ,
retaliation .
Cf . {
Talion }.]
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 .]
[
1913 Webster ]
One ambassador sent word to the duke '
s son that his visit should be retaliated . --
Sir T .
Herbert .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
--
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
Retaliate \
Re *
tal "
i *
ate \,
v .
i .
To return like for like ;
specifically ,
to return evil for evil ;
as ,
to retaliate upon an enemy .
[
1913 Webster ]
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "
retaliate ":
alternate ,
atone ,
avenge ,
bandy ,
be quits with ,
change ,
come back at ,
commute ,
compensate ,
cooperate ,
counter ,
counterchange ,
cover ,
do penance ,
even the score ,
exchange ,
expiate ,
fill up ,
get back at ,
get even with ,
give ,
give and take ,
give in exchange ,
give in return ,
hit back at ,
indemnify ,
interchange ,
launch a vendetta ,
logroll ,
make amends ,
make compensation ,
make good ,
make up for ,
pay back ,
permute ,
reciprocate ,
recompense ,
rectify ,
repay ,
requite ,
respond ,
retort ,
return ,
return the compliment ,
revenge ,
set right ,
strike back ,
swap ,
switch ,
take revenge ,
trade ,
transpose
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