retaliate[ri'tælieit]vi.1.■报复;回敬;以牙还牙:If you are rude to me, I shall retaliate with equal rudeness.如果你对我无礼,我就以同样的无礼予以回敬。If we raise our import duties on their goods,they may retaliate against us.如果我们提高他们的货物的进口税,他们可能要对我们进行报复。vt.1.■回报;为…进行报复:to retaliate an injustice因受冤枉而报复变形vi.retaliatedretaliating
retaliateretaliate[riˈtælieit]vi.1.■(向某人)报仇, 反击(upon, against); 为某事进行反击; 倒算(for)retaliate upon one's enemy向敌人报仇