retaliate against
基本解释
- 对……报复
英汉例句
- If people perceive one such rule to have been violated, they may feel morally obliged to retaliate against the wrongdoers -- even if the retaliation does more harm than good.
如果人们发现有谁违反了他们的神圣准则,他们就会感到有道德的义务去报复侵犯者。 即使这样做害处大于好处。 - After this year's sinking of the Cheonan warship and the shelling near Yeonpyeong Island, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is under heavy pressure to retaliate against future attacks.
在今年发生了天安号警戒舰沉没事件以及延坪岛炮击事件之后,韩国总统李明博处于很大的压力之下不得不对未来可能发生的袭击进行报复行动。 - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says South Korea has a right to retaliate against any new North Korean attack, but that he is trying to make sure that does not become necessary.
美国国防部长盖茨说,韩国有权对朝鲜发动的新袭击进行报复,但他正在争取使韩国不必进行报复。 - Voter turnout was lower than expected, especially in the troubled south, in part because of Taliban threats to disrupt the balloting and retaliate against voters.
- I think we all know what it's like, actually, just watching yourself retaliate against somebody because you're angry and stop wondering why did I do that.
我想我们都深有体会,看着自己与某人作对,复仇,因为出于愤怒,而不再思考究竟是为了什么。
普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选 - The Taliban had vowed to disrupt the election and retaliate against voters.
- If you are no longer an employee, the employer may retaliate against you for catching his error.
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