retaliation
noun [ U ] uk/rɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/rɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
报复;反击
the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you
The bomb attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest of two well-known terrorists. 这次炸弹袭击是对最近逮捕两名著名恐怖分子的报复。
She suffered severe retaliation for writing articles for the newspapers. 她因给报纸写文章而遭到严重的报复。
See: retaliate
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- The government fears retaliation after the attacks.
- They are angry about a loss of manufacturing jobs and have threatened retaliation.
- He offered to protect victims from retaliation following complaints.