reprisal
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR If you do something to a person in reprisal, you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you. 報復
There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in reprisal. 有人擔心，一些西方人質(zhì)可能會被報復殺害。
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reprisal /r??pra?z?l/ (reprisals)
劍橋詞典
- (an example of) activity against another person , especially as a punishment by military forces or a political group
（尤指軍事或政治的）報復，報復行動
economic /military reprisals 經(jīng)濟／軍事報復
They promised that individuals could live freely without fear of reprisal from the military . 他們承諾說，人們可以自由生活，不必擔心軍方的報復。
The attack was in reprisal for the kidnapping of their leaders . 這次襲擊是對他們領導人被綁架的報復。 返回 reprisal