retaliate against sb/sth
against 后接报复的对象;该动词常用作不及物,后面也可不带任何成分,直接说 retaliate。
The government retaliated against the neighboring country's trade restrictions.
政府对邻国的贸易限制进行了报复。
报复;回敬;以牙还牙
为报复某种伤害而做有害或负面的事;以同样方式反击或回应伤害或冒犯。;以同样行为回报或报答。
retaliate
作不及物动词时常与 against 连用;作及物动词时表示回敬。
为报复某种伤害而做有害或负面的事;以同样方式反击或回应伤害或冒犯。
To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
以同样行为回报或报答。
To repay or requite by an act of the same kind.
一般现在时
She tends to retaliate when criticized.
她受到批评时往往会报复。
一般过去时
He retaliated by refusing to speak to them.
他以不跟他们说话来报复。
现在完成时
They have retaliated against the company's decision.
他们已经对公司的决定进行了报复。
retaliate 常作不及物动词,与 against 连用表示“对…进行报复”。
After their team scored, the opposing players decided to retaliate by playing more aggressively.
对方球队在失球后决定以更强硬的打法进行报复。
用法提示:此处 retaliate 作不及物动词,表示“报复、以牙还牙”。
She felt insulted by the comment but chose not to retaliate with a harsh reply.
她觉得那句话侮辱了她,但选择不以刻薄的话回敬。
用法提示:这里 retaliate 是不及物动词,表示“回敬、报复”。
The company retaliated against its competitor by lowering prices temporarily.
该公司以临时降价来报复竞争对手。
用法提示:此处 retaliated 是过去式,作不及物动词,后接 against,表示“报复”。
against 后接报复的对象;该动词常用作不及物,后面也可不带任何成分,直接说 retaliate。
The government retaliated against the neighboring country's trade restrictions.
政府对邻国的贸易限制进行了报复。
by 后接动名词,说明报复的具体方式。
He retaliated by boycotting their products.
他以抵制他们的产品作为报复。
with 后接名词,表示报复所使用的手段;与 by doing sth 相比,with 更强调工具或具体措施。
The army retaliated with an air strike.
军方以空袭作为报复。
avenge 通常接受害方(avenge someone)或所受之辱(avenge a wrong),正式且带正义/报仇色彩;retaliate 更侧重个人被攻击后的直接报复,常不及物(retaliate against)。
pay back 是口语表达,常用 pay someone back (for something);也可指偿还钱款,使用时要靠语境区分为'报复'还是'还钱'。
strike back 强调迅速、直接的回击(武力或言语),几乎都是对当场攻击的回应;暗中或延时报复不宜用它。
counterattack 原为军事用语,引申义多用于竞争、辩论等正式场合;语气比 retaliate 更强调整体性、计划性的反攻。
grammar · medium
易错句子He retaliated his critic with a harsh reply.
正确表达He retaliated against his critic with a harsh reply.
retaliate 是不及物动词,表示“报复某人”时须加介词 against,不能像汉语“报复”那样直接带宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She retaliated to the insult by writing a sharp email.
正确表达She retaliated for the insult by writing a sharp email.
表示“因某事报复”时,缘由用介词 for 引出,不能用 to;to 不表示报复的原因。
grammar · medium
易错句子The team retaliated back by scoring two goals.
正确表达The team retaliated by scoring two goals.
retaliate 本身就含“回击”的意思,再加 back 属于语义重复,应该删去 back。
此处 retaliate 指因受伤害而报复;反义用 forgive,强调原谅对方、不再追究,而非仅仅不还手。
avenge 通常指为他人或正义受到伤害而伸张正义/报仇,对象常是某人或某种冤情;retaliate 指自己受到冒犯或损害后直接以牙还牙。
retort 指用言语快速、尖刻地回应;retaliate 指用行动(偶尔也用言语)进行对等报复,不限于口舌之争。
reciprocate 泛指对善意、帮助等作出同等回应,正面或中性;retaliate 专指以恶报恶的报复行为。
对某人进行报复
She waited for the right moment to retaliate against her critics.
她等待合适的时机对批评者进行报复。
以同样的方式报复
The players were told not to retaliate in kind when the opponents provoked them.
球员们被告知,当对手挑衅时不要以同样的方式报复。
通过做某事进行报复
The company retaliated by cutting his salary.
公司通过削减他的工资进行报复。
威胁要进行报复
North Korea threatened to retaliate if the sanctions were not lifted.
朝鲜威胁说,如果制裁不解除,将进行报复。
用某事物进行报复
The director retaliated with a defamation lawsuit.
这位导演以诽谤诉讼进行报复。
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re-(回,向后) + tali(拉丁语词根,意为“同等报复”) + -ate(动词后缀)。同根词:retaliation(报复,名词)、retaliatory(报复性的,形容词);同前缀词:return(返回)、rebuild(重建);同后缀词:activate(激活)、communicate(交流)。
报复通常是针对挑衅或冒犯的回应。
报复性行为往往导致冲突进一步升级。
有时报复的目的是威慑对方,防止再次攻击。
国家之间常以制裁作为报复手段。
讨论报复行为时,常涉及回应是否与所受伤害相称。
以牙还牙,以同样的方式报复
After the competitor slashed prices, the company retaliated in kind.
在竞争对手大幅降价之后,该公司以牙还牙。
猛烈报复,疯狂反击
The boxer retaliated with a vengeance in the final round.
这名拳击手在最后一轮猛烈反击。
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