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retaliatory

/ri-tal-ee-eyt/US // rɪˈtæl iˌeɪt //UK // (rɪˈtælɪˌeɪt) //

报复性,报复性的,报复式,报复

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v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing.

    • : to return like for like, especially evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing.

    • : to requite or make return for with the like.

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Examples

  • Offended or threatened by the assault on its honor, China retaliated with a slew of economic sanctions against Australian imports, including sugar, barley, wheat, copper, and—most recently—wine.

  • “It’s stunning that Uber is willing to tell the court ’we promise we won’t retaliate,’ ” Lowe said, yet it argued it couldn’t be told to tell that to the drivers.

  • In his response to the complaint submitted to the court, the lawyer representing the company denied that ASO had retaliated against Collins for whistleblowing, asserting he had resigned.

  • China retaliated with steep duties on American agricultural goods.

  • Switzerland retaliated by banning trading in Swiss shares on EU venues.

  • Persuading China to block the north is a lot easier than the U.S. launching a retaliatory cyberstrike against the Sony attackers.

  • In order to satisfy the husband of the initial victim, the village chief decided that he would carry out the retaliatory rape.

  • On the other, it has refused to endorse a Western-led retaliatory strike.

  • Timely intelligence was proving key in combating the gang problem, where many of the shootings are retaliatory.

  • The results could well include retaliatory tariffs that cost thousands of jobs.

  • The Girondists knew to whom they were indebted for many of the most skillful parries and retaliatory blows.

  • To this it may be answered that punishment for crime is not intended to be retaliatory, but admonitory and deterrent.

  • The indignation over the action of the Indians was so great that retaliatory measures were determined upon.

  • Time and again complaints have been voiced, retaliatory measures threatened, and more than once serious friction has ensued.

  • Thus, from the retaliatory measures of these two rival powers, the commerce of the United States was seriously injured.