retaliate
英 [r?'t?l?e?t]
美[r?'t?l?'et]
- vi. 報復；回敬
- vt. 報復
英英釋意
- 1. take revenge for a perceived wrong;
- "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
- 2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;
- "The Empire strikes back"
- "The Giants struck back and won the opener"
- "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"