retaliate[ri'tælieit]

• vi.
  • 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.
  • 回报；为…进行报复：

    to retaliate an injustice

    因受冤枉而报复

• 变形:

  vi.retaliated.retaliating