retaliate
vi. 报复,反击; 回敬
vt. 报复
If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return.
I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
我非常想报复。
Christie retaliated by sending his friend a long letter detailing Carl's utter incompetence...
为了报复,克里斯蒂给他朋友寄了一封长信,细述卡尔完全不称职。
1. take revenge for a perceived wrong;
2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;
James Bond: My department know I'm here. When I don't report they'll retaliate.
詹姆斯·德: 我的部门知道我在这, 如果我没了消息他们会来找你算帐.
He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.
他找机会向他的敌人报复.
Someone fix who unkindness to him, so always want choice occasion to retaliate.
有的人牢记别人对他的坏, 总想着找机会报复.
If we raise our import duties on their goods, they may retaliate against us.
如果我们提高他们货物的进口税, 他们可能向我们报复.
Would Wainwright find some way to retaliate within the bank?
温赖特会不会在银行内部寻衅报复 呢 ?