retaliate

英[rɪ'tælieɪt]美[rɪ'tælieɪt]
  • v. 报复；回敬

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自拉丁语retaliare，偿还，返还，来自re-，向后，往回，talis，同样，同类，来自PIE*tod，指示代词，词源同this，that.即原样返还的，后用于指报仇，以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
      verb(动词)
      1. 报复;反击

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 报复;反击

      If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.

      如果别人侮辱了你，不要报复，因为这样只会使情况变得更糟。

      The demonstrators threw rocks at the police, who retaliated by firing blanks into the crowd.

      示威者向警察投掷石块，警察则还以颜色，向人群发射空弹。

      The terrorists retaliated against the government with a bomb attack.

      恐怖分子实施了一次炸弹袭击来报复政府。

    小知识

    To retaliate means to get back at someone, usually through a counterattack. “Ned got hit with a cream pie, then he retaliated by throwing a bucket of Jell-O at his attackers.”

    When you see the prefix re in a word, it usually means back. To return, remember, regurgitate (yuck) — all of these verbs relate to doing something back. At the beginning of retaliate it means back, and the taliate means to pay, so what you’re talking about here is payback. If you’re doing something terrible to someone just because you want to, that’s doesn’t mean to retaliate. But, if you feel they’ve done something bad to you, and you’re just getting them back? That’s when you retaliate.

    实用短语

    1. auto retaliate

      按下自动反击键

    2. retaliate upon

      报复

    3. i must retaliate

      我要报复

    4. threatening to retaliate

      以报复相威胁,详细翻译

    5. ranged retaliate

      远程反击

    6. retaliate against sb

      向某人,复仇

    7. to retaliate

      还手,报复

    8. retaliate against

      回敬

    9. retaliate upon one's foe

      回报仇敌

    单词用法

    变化形式
    第三人称单数： retaliates过去式： retaliated过去分词： retaliated现在分词： retaliating

    同义词

    vi.报复;报仇

    avenge  /  revenge  /  retort  /  back  /  reciprocate  /  strike

    其他释义

    retort  /  reciprocate  /  revenge  /  avenge  /  back  /  strike

    同根词

    词根：retaliate

    adj.

    retaliatory报复的

    n.

    retaliation报复；反击；回敬