retaliate /riˈtælieit/ vi. & vt. 报复，以牙还牙：If you strike me, I shall retaliate.你要是打我, 我就还击。They used their abilities to retaliate the injury.他们凭借自己的能力对这一伤害进行报复。
retaliation /riˌtæliˈeiʃn/ n. [u] 报复，反扑：a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend激起她男友迅速回击的随意的话They determined on retaliation.他们决定采取报复行动。They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.为了报复前一天的炸弹袭击，他们杀死了两个人。
