英语词汇“to make reprisals”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. To seize the subjects or property of a hostile nation in retaliation for loss or injury. Also figurative and in extended use. Now historical and rare.

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1663 A. Cowley Adv. Five Hours in Verses Several Occasions 26 They all shall watch the Travels of your Pen, And Spain on you shall make Reprisals then.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant 277 When the Ambassadours of the Franks complain.., all the answer they have is, that they must make reprisal upon them.

a1740 J. Brereton Poems (1744) 124 This Nymph our Glory shall retrieve, Receive that Homage which we give, They us subdued by Arms and Arts; She'll make Reprisals on their Hearts.

1759 D. Hume Hist. Eng. under House of Tudor II. ii. 535 The Queen..gave all the English liberty to make reprizals on the subjects of Philip.

1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II I. x. 277 Not receiving satisfaction, she proceeded to make reprisals, and seized effects, belonging to Spanish and Flemish merchants.

1819 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. App., in Wks. (1859) I. 117 Our first overt act of war was Mr. Henry's..making reprisal on the King's treasury at the seat of government, for the public powder taken away by his Governor.

1849 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. II. 55 In the winter, when the sea is making reprisals on the delta.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 279 As soon as England was able to protect her merchant-shipping and to make reprisals at sea, piracy declined.

1900 Eng. Hist. Rev. 15 273 It was no use making reprisals, as the Spaniards could always make good their own losses on the South Sea Company.

1966 R. Vaughan John the Fearless i. 21 A fleet, which for some time had been poised at Sandwich with the intention of making reprisals against Flemish shipping, was despatched.

2. To retaliate or take revenge for any loss or injury.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > take or execute revenge [verb (intransitive)] > retaliate > make reprisals

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to make reprisals1673

1673 J. Dryden Assignation iv. i. 40 The Monastery has begun the War, in Sallying out upon the World, and therefore 'tis but just that the World should make Reprizals on the Monastery.

1687 F. Atterbury Answer Considerations Spirit Luther 35 His books had been solemnly burnt at Rome as Haeretical: some people, he found, were startled at it; so he was forc'd boldly to make reprisalls, and do an action in the same way.

1693 Oxford-act 6 Whate're we lose, we'll make Reprisal, Whoever gains not, you and I shall.

1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 112 In case of violence offer'd 'em..there are Hands ready prepar'd to make sufficient Reprisals.

1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xx. 131 He had studied this address, by way of making reprisals for my conduct at the ball.

1817 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 77/1 Considering this transaction as unjust on the part of Montrose and his factor,..Rob watched his opportunity to make reprisal.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 169 Hamilcar was driven to make reprisals for the barbarities of the Libyans by throwing his prisoners to be trampled to death.

1919 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 142 The Allies started making reprisals by bombing German towns.

1959 T. P. Abernethy Western Lands & Amer. Revol. x. 139 A group of Connolly's friends..made reprisal by seizing three of the Westmoreland magistrates who had taken part in Connolly's capture.

2000 St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 28 July 26 Speight's supporters..have already begun making reprisals for the arrest Wednesday of Speight and hundreds of other rebels.

单词	to make reprisals
释义	> as lemmas to make reprisals to make reprisals phr. (also to make reprisal) 1. To seize the subjects or property of a hostile nation in retaliation for loss or injury. Also figurative and in extended use. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1663 A. Cowley Adv. Five Hours in Verses Several Occasions 26 They all shall watch the Travels of your Pen, And Spain on you shall make Reprisals then. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant 277 When the Ambassadours of the Franks complain.., all the answer they have is, that they must make reprisal upon them. a1740 J. Brereton Poems (1744) 124 This Nymph our Glory shall retrieve, Receive that Homage which we give, They us subdued by Arms and Arts; She'll make Reprisals on their Hearts. 1759 D. Hume Hist. Eng. under House of Tudor II. ii. 535 The Queen..gave all the English liberty to make reprizals on the subjects of Philip. 1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II I. x. 277 Not receiving satisfaction, she proceeded to make reprisals, and seized effects, belonging to Spanish and Flemish merchants. 1819 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. App., in Wks. (1859) I. 117 Our first overt act of war was Mr. Henry's..making reprisal on the King's treasury at the seat of government, for the public powder taken away by his Governor. 1849 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. II. 55 In the winter, when the sea is making reprisals on the delta. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 279 As soon as England was able to protect her merchant-shipping and to make reprisals at sea, piracy declined. 1900 Eng. Hist. Rev. 15 273 It was no use making reprisals, as the Spaniards could always make good their own losses on the South Sea Company. 1966 R. Vaughan John the Fearless i. 21 A fleet, which for some time had been poised at Sandwich with the intention of making reprisals against Flemish shipping, was despatched. 2. To retaliate or take revenge for any loss or injury. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > take or execute revenge [verb (intransitive)] > retaliate > make reprisals reprise1552 to make reprisals1673 1673 J. Dryden Assignation iv. i. 40 The Monastery has begun the War, in Sallying out upon the World, and therefore 'tis but just that the World should make Reprizals on the Monastery. 1687 F. Atterbury Answer Considerations Spirit Luther 35 His books had been solemnly burnt at Rome as Haeretical: some people, he found, were startled at it; so he was forc'd boldly to make reprisalls, and do an action in the same way. 1693 Oxford-act 6 Whate're we lose, we'll make Reprisal, Whoever gains not, you and I shall. 1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 112 In case of violence offer'd 'em..there are Hands ready prepar'd to make sufficient Reprisals. 1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xx. 131 He had studied this address, by way of making reprisals for my conduct at the ball. 1817 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 77/1 Considering this transaction as unjust on the part of Montrose and his factor,..Rob watched his opportunity to make reprisal. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 169 Hamilcar was driven to make reprisals for the barbarities of the Libyans by throwing his prisoners to be trampled to death. 1919 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 142 The Allies started making reprisals by bombing German towns. 1959 T. P. Abernethy Western Lands & Amer. Revol. x. 139 A group of Connolly's friends..made reprisal by seizing three of the Westmoreland magistrates who had taken part in Connolly's capture. 2000 St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 28 July 26 Speight's supporters..have already begun making reprisals for the arrest Wednesday of Speight and hundreds of other rebels. extracted from reprisaln. < as lemmas
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