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单词 strike back
释义

strike back

1Retaliate: he struck back at critics who claim he is too negative...
  • Now his enemies have struck back at him in a lawless and cowardly fashion.
  • They struck back at New York's finest, and the movement to attain full civil rights was born.
  • Should you strike back against hackers if the police can't do anything?

Synonyms

fight back, retaliate, hit back, respond, react, reply, reciprocate, counterattack, return fire, return the compliment, put up a fight, take the bait, rise to the bait, return like for like, get back at someone, get, give tit for tat, give as good as one gets, let someone see how it feels, give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine;
have/get/take one's revenge, take/exact/wreak revenge, be revenged, revenge oneself, avenge oneself, take reprisals, get even, even the score, settle a/the score, settle accounts, pay someone back (in their own coin), pay someone out, repay someone, exact retribution, take an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)
informal give someone their comeuppance
British informal get one's own back
rare give someone a Roland for an Oliver
2(Of a gas burner) burn from an internal point before the gas has become mixed with air.
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