Word · Frequency #11827
Fully loadedretaliation
报复；报仇；回敬
action taken to harm someone in return for an injury or offense
- 1.
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
对伤害或冤屈的暴力或其他惩罚性回应；反击；报复。
- 2.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
为伤害或冒犯采取的报复行动
对伤害或冤屈的暴力或其他惩罚性回应；反击；报复。；为伤害或冒犯采取的报复行动；报复；[法] 报仇；报复；回敬
In use
Fearing retaliation from his classmates, he decided not to report the bullying.
The manager warned that any retaliation against workers who speak up would lead to dismissal.
In retaliation for the price increase, many customers switched to a cheaper brand.
in retaliation for sth
用作状语，说明报复的原因；for 后接名词或动名词。
The shop was vandalized in retaliation for the owner's refusal to pay.
这家商店被故意破坏，以报复店主拒绝付钱。
retaliation against sb/sth
against 后接报复的对象。
The government promised retaliation against the hackers.
政府承诺对黑客进行报复。
retaliation by sb/sth
Connections
Collocations
- in retaliation for
- 为了报复；作为对……的报复
- The company filed a lawsuit in retaliation for the leaked documents.该公司为报复文件泄露而提起了诉讼。
- fear of retaliation
- 害怕报复
- Witnesses did not come forward for fear of retaliation.由于害怕报复，目击者没有出面作证。
- retaliation against
- 对……的报复
- The government promised retaliation against the attackers.政府承诺对袭击者进行报复。
- immediate retaliation
- 立即报复
- The general ordered immediate retaliation.将军下令立即报复。
- threat of retaliation
- 报复威胁
- The threat of retaliation kept the workers silent.报复威胁使工人们保持沉默。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
以牙还牙，你打我一拳，我回敬一拳——retaliation 就是这种报复行为。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：international relations、legal disputes、news reports retaliation 是比较正式的用词，多用于新闻、法律或国际关系等书面语境；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 revenge 或 payback。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /eɪʃən/ 结尾，与 retaliation 押韵。注意：retaliate /rɪˈtælieɪt/ 和 retaliatory /rɪˈtæliətɔːri/ 虽然拼写相近，但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.