retaliate
英 [rɪ'tælɪeɪt]
美[rɪ'tælɪ'et]
- vi. 报复；回敬
- vt. 报复
英英释意
- 1. take revenge for a perceived wrong;
- "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
- 2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;
- "The Empire strikes back"
- "The Giants struck back and won the opener"
- "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"