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re·tal·i·ate
/rɪˈtæliˌet/
(vt.)報復,報仇,回敬(vi.)報復,以牙還牙,徵收報復性關稅
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·tal·i·ate
,
v. i.
To
return
like
for
like
;
specifically
,
to
return
evil
for
evil
;
as
,
to
retaliate
upon
an
enemy
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·tal·i·ate
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Retaliated
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Retaliating
.]
To
return
the
like
for
;
to
repay
or
requite
by
an
act
of
the
same
kind
;
to
return
evil
for
(
evil
). [
Now
seldom
used
except
in
a
bad
sense
.]
One
ambassador
sent
word
to
the
duke's
son
that
his
visit
should
be
retaliated
.
--
Sir
T
.
Herbert
.
It
is
unlucky
to
be
obliged
to
retaliate
the
injuries
of
authors
,
whose
works
are
so
soon
forgotten
that
we
are
in
danger
of
appearing
the
first
aggressors
.
--
Swift
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
retaliate
v
1:
take
revenge
for
a
perceived
wrong
; "
He
wants
to
avenge
the
murder
of
his
brother
" [
syn
:
revenge
,
avenge
]
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
" [
syn
:
strike back
]
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