retaliatory
adj. 报复的
If you take retaliatory action, you try to harm or annoy someone who has harmed or annoyed you.
There's been talk of a retaliatory blockade to prevent supplies getting through.
有人在谈论实施报复性封锁,阻止供应物资通过。
1. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution;
There's been talk of a retaliatory blockade to prevent supplies getting through.
有人在谈论实施报复性封锁,阻止供应物资通过。
The process can take years before the WTO approves retaliatory action.
在WTO通过此行动之前,这个程序恐怕要等上一阵子了.
Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment.
将惩罚性关税强加于中国相当于对我们自己实施课税惩罚.
Beyond diplomatic measures, South Korea's retaliatory options are puny - and dangerous.
除了外交手段之外, 韩国能够选择的报复手段都收效不大,并且很危险.
The raid was purely retaliatory.
这次袭击完全是报复性的.