搜尋結果
retaliation
- IPA[rɪˌtalɪˈeɪʃn]
英式
- the action of returning a military attack; counter-attack;the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge
noun: retaliation, plural noun: retaliations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action of returning a military attack; counter-attack the bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects
- ▪ the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge she rejected as preposterous any suggestion that she had acted in retaliation