Retaliate

(verb.) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; 'The Empire strikes back'; 'The Giants struck back and won the opener'; 'The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing'.

伊莱扎录入

• Nations, accordingly, seldom fail to retaliate in this manner. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• He did not retaliate, however, but on the contrary showed every disposition to appease his subordinate. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• After that she had a right to retaliate--why on earth did you interfere with her? 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Possibly, like Mephistopheles in Faust, he may retaliate on his adversaries. 柏拉图. 理想国.

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