retaliatory

/ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹɪ/

Meanings

adjective

报复性的，反击的。

Relating to or part of a retaliation.

Examples :

"The hostile forces were at an impasse; neither could attack with enough force and still defend against the retaliatory counterattack."

敌对双方陷入僵局；任何一方都无法以足够的兵力发动攻击，同时还能防御住报复性的反击。

Related Words

enough adverb

/iˈnʌf/

足够，充分。

"Are you man enough to fight me?"

你够不够胆跟我打一架？

impasse noun

/ˈæmpɑːs/ /ˈɪmpæs/

僵局，僵持，死胡同。

"The GPS led us down a narrow street and we soon realized we were in an impasse when we saw the dead end sign. "

导航带着我们走上一条狭窄的街道，当我们看到死胡同的标志时，我们很快意识到我们走进了死胡同。

could verb

/kʊd/ /kəd/

可以，能够.

"My teacher said I could retake the test if I studied hard. "

我的老师说如果我努力学习，我可以重考。

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

反对，逆着。

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

逆流游泳是很费力的。

counterattack noun

/ˈkaʊntərətæk/ /ˌkaʊntərəˈtæk/

反击，反攻

"After their initial defeat, the team planned a swift counterattack. "

在最初的失败后，该队计划了一次快速反击。

hostile noun

/ˈhɒstaɪl/ /ˈhɑstaɪl/

敌人，仇敌。

"The hostile between the two families made any peaceful solution impossible. "

这两家人之间的仇敌关系使得任何和平解决方案都不可能实现。

neither adverb

/ˈnaɪð.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈnaɪðɚ/

也不，也没有

"Just as you would not correct it, neither would I."

正如你不会纠正它，我也不会。

retaliation noun

/ɹɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən/

报复，反击，回击。

"After being teased relentlessly by classmates, the boy's retaliation was to spread rumors about them. "

在被同学们无休止地嘲笑后，那个男孩的报复行为是散布关于他们的谣言。

defend verb

/dɪˈfɛnd/ /diˈfɛnd/

防守，保卫，卫护。

"The student defended her answer during the debate, arguing it was correct. "

在辩论中，那个学生为自己的答案辩护，坚持认为它是正确的。(Zài biànlùn zhōng, nà ge xuésheng wèi zìjǐ de dá'àn biànhù, jiānchí rènwéi tā shì zhèngquè de.)

relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

讲述，叙述。

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

请详细讲述你今天来这里的经过。

forces noun

/fɔːsɪz/ /fɔɹsɪz/

力量, 势力。

"the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract"

一个呼吁、论点或合同的效力。

attack noun

/əˈtæk/

攻击，袭击

"The bully's attack on the smaller child left him with a bruised arm. "

那个恶霸袭击小孩子，把他胳膊打青了。