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retaliation noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + RETALIATION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEmassive 大规模的反击brutal, violent 凶残的／暴力报复physical 武力报复swift 快速反击immediate, instant 立即施加的报复possible 可能的报复◆contingency plans to deter possible nuclear retaliation防止可能出现的核报复的应急计划economic, trade 经济／贸易报复military 军事报复nuclear 核报复VERB + RETALIATIONinvite, prompt, provoke, trigger 引来报复；激起反击◆a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend立刻招来她男友反驳的一句无心之语face 面临报复◆She may face retaliation for speaking out.由于直言，她可能会遭到报复。suffer 遭到报复◆He knows he will suffer retaliation.他知道自己会遭到报复。threaten 威胁报复fear 害怕报复PREPOSITIONin retaliation 反击◆He never said a single word in retaliation.他从未说过一句反击的话。in retaliation for 为了报复◆They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.为了报复前一天的炸弹袭击，他们杀死了两个人。retaliation against 向⋯的报复◆Retaliation against government troops is feared.人们害怕政府军会受到报复。retaliation by, retaliation from ⋯实施的报复◆the possibility of retaliation by other governments其他政府报复的可能性retaliation for 为⋯的报复行动◆retaliation for the bombing of civilians为平民遭到轰炸而报复PHRASESan act of retaliation 报复行动retaliation in kind 以牙还牙◆They decided not to use chemical weapons as retaliation in kind.他们决定不使用化学武器进行以牙还牙式的报复。 |