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retaliatory + noun
retaliatory 作定语，修饰表示行动、措施、打击等名词。
The company warned of retaliatory measures if the contract was cancelled.
该公司警告说，如果合同被取消，将采取报复性措施。
报复性的；反击的
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报复性的；反击的
relating to or involving retaliation; done in response to an attack or injury
The company warned of retaliatory measures if the contract was cancelled.
该公司警告说，如果合同被取消，将采取报复性措施。
报复性的,与报复有关的。
Relating to or part of a retaliation.
报复性质的
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
The manager promised there would be no retaliatory punishment for employees who reported the problem.
经理承诺不会对反映问题的员工进行报复性惩罚。
After the heated argument, he sent a retaliatory email to his coworker.
激烈争吵后，他给同事发了一封报复性的电子邮件。
The referee warned both teams not to commit retaliatory fouls during the game.
裁判警告双方球队在比赛中不要犯报复性犯规。
retaliatory 作定语，修饰表示行动、措施、打击等名词。
The company warned of retaliatory measures if the contract was cancelled.
该公司警告说，如果合同被取消，将采取报复性措施。
表示“对某人/某物采取报复行动”时，用 against 引出对象。
The coach denied taking retaliatory action against the player who criticized him.
教练否认对批评他的球员采取了报复行动。
strike 常与 on 连用指出打击目标；retaliatory 说明其性质为报复性的。
The navy carried out retaliatory strikes on enemy supply lines.
海军对敌方补给线实施了报复性打击。
Not this
The government threatened retaliatory if the sanctions continued.
Use this
The government threatened retaliation if the sanctions continued.
这里需要的是名词“retaliation”（报复），而不是形容词“retaliatory”（报复性的）；“threatened”后面要接名词作宾语，所以把“retaliatory”改成“retaliation”才能保持原意并符合词性要求。
Not this
They imposed retaliation tariffs on imported steel.
Use this
They imposed retaliatory tariffs on imported steel.
“tariffs”是名词，需要形容词“retaliatory”（报复性的）来修饰；名词“retaliation”（报复）不能直接作定语。改为“retaliatory”后，既保留了“报复性关税”的意思，也符合英语的搭配习惯。
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报复性打击
The government launched retaliatory strikes against the rebel bases.
政府对叛军基地发动了报复性打击。
报复性关税
The two countries imposed retaliatory tariffs on each other's goods.
两国对彼此的货物征收报复性关税。
报复行动
The company warned that it would take retaliatory action against the hackers.
该公司警告称将对黑客采取报复行动。
报复性措施
The EU is preparing retaliatory measures in response to the trade barriers.
欧盟正针对贸易壁垒准备采取报复性措施。
报复性攻击
The militia carried out a retaliatory attack on the village.
民兵对村庄发动了报复性攻击。
报复性回应
The diplomat said a retaliatory response would only escalate the conflict.
这位外交官表示，报复性回应只会使冲突升级。
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联想 retaliation（报复）：被人伤害后记下一笔账（tally），回头回敬，retaliatory就是‘报复性的’。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律/外交文件、军事与政治新闻、正式演讲或评论 retaliatory 多用于正式语体，常见于法律、外交、军事或政治等书面语境；日常口语中通常用 in retaliation 或 get back at 来表达类似意思。
这些单词都与 retaliatory 一样以 -atory 结尾，在美式英语中这部分读作 /ətɔri/（或 /əˌtɔri/），可用来对照拼写和结尾音。注意：它们和 retaliatory 并不完全押韵，因为 retaliatory 的重音在第二个音节 /riˈtæljəˌtɔri/，而这些词的重音位置不同。另请小心 history /ˈhɪstəri/、victory /ˈvɪktəri/ 这类词：虽然也以 -tory 结尾，但末尾读 /təri/，不是 /tɔri/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.