reprisal的中文翻譯是什麼意思
reprisal
n. 報復（行為）; （特指國家間的）暴力性報復，報復行為，[史]（對敵國人民，財產的）報復性劫掠; 〈罕〉賠償，賠款
reprisal的柯林斯釋義
N-VAR報復（行為）
If you do something to a person in reprisal, you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you.
There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in reprisal...
有人擔心一些西方人質可能會受到報復性殺害。
Witnesses are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals.
由於害怕報復，目擊者不願作證。
reprisal的英文釋義
Noun
1. a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
reprisal的場景例句
Rumour had it ( that ) he was killed in a reprisal raid in the local area.
謠傳 他在當地的一次報復性襲擊中丟了命.
They have the power and ability to avoid paying taxes without fear of government reprisal.
他們有權力和辦法逃漏稅而不必害怕政府的懲罰.
We should be able to present religious opinions openly, without fear of censure or reprisal.
我們應該能夠公開表達信仰上的觀點, 而無需害怕責難或者報復.
Mr. Bush makes thinly veiled threat of reprisal against his backers in Afghanistan.
布什總統對阿富汗的拉登背後支持者發出極其模糊的威脅資訊.
They bombed the enemy villages in reprisal for the killing some of their own troops.
他們轟炸敵人的村莊作為對他們一些士兵殺戮的報復.