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retaliate美 [rɪ'tæl.ieɪt] 英 [rɪ'tælieɪt] 第三人称单数：retaliates 现在分词：retaliating 过去式：retaliated v. hit back,strike back,get even,even the score,react 1. | 报复；反击；复仇to do sth harmful to sb because they have harmed you first |
| to retaliate against an attack 对攻击进行还击 | | The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him. 男孩打了他妹妹，妹妹则回敬了他一脚。 |
v. | 1. to deliberately harm somebody in response or revenge for a harm he or she has done 2. to do something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you |
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