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

re•tal•i•ate v. [no object], -at•ed, -at•ing.

to strike back for an injury or wrong:had to retaliate for the injury done to his brother.

re•tal•i•a•tive, re•tal•i•a•to•ry adj.

re•tal•i•ate v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
v.i.

to return like for like, esp. evil for evil:to retaliate for an injury.

v.t.

to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.

Late Latin retāliātus (past participle of retāliāre), equivalent. to re- re- + tāli(s) such, of such a nature + -ātus -ate¹
1605–15;

re•tal′i•a′tive, re•tal•i•a•to•ry adj. re•tal′i•a′tor, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged counter, repay, reciprocate.

retaliate /rɪˈtælɪˌeɪt/ vb

(intransitive) to take retributory action, esp by returning some injury or wrong in kind
(intransitive) to cast (accustations) back upon a person

Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin retāliāre, from Latin re- + tālis of such kind

reˌtaliˈation n reˈtaliative, reˈtaliatory adj

单词	retaliate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 re•tal•i•ate /rɪˈtæliˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -at•ed, -at•ing. to strike back for an injury or wrong:had to retaliate for the injury done to his brother. re•tal•i•a•tive, re•tal•i•a•to•ry /rɪˈtæliəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 re•tal•i•ate (ri tal′ē āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. v.i. to return like for like, esp. evil for evil:to retaliate for an injury. v.t. to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like. Late Latin retāliātus (past participle of retāliāre), equivalent. to re- re- + tāli(s) such, of such a nature + -ātus -ate¹ 1605–15; re•tal′i•a′tive, re•tal•i•a•to•ry (ri tal′ē ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. re•tal′i•a′tor, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged counter, repay, reciprocate. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: retaliate /rɪˈtælɪˌeɪt/ vb (intransitive) to take retributory action, esp by returning some injury or wrong in kind (intransitive) to cast (accustations) back upon a person Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin retāliāre, from Latin re- + tālis of such kind reˌtaliˈation n reˈtaliative, reˈtaliatory adj
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