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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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