retaliation

n [U] ~(against sb/sth); ~ (for sth) retaliating 报复: immediateretaliation against the striking miners 对罢工的矿工立即采取的报复行动 * a terrorist bomb attack in retaliation for recent arrests 恐怖分子为报复最近的逮捕行动而进行的炸弹袭击.


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