reprisal

英 [rɪ'praɪzl] 美 [rɪ'praɪzl]

• n. 报复；报仇；报复性劫掠

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]报复(行为）

   (an act of) punishing others for harm done to oneself

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 报复（行为）
2. 赔偿
3. 暴力性报复
4. 【史】报复性劫掠
5. 赔款
6. 惩罚
7. 报仇

英英释义

Noun:

1. a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They made reprisal for what they suffered.
   他们为自己所受的苦难进行报复。
2. In those days, objections would only invite reprisals.
   在那时候，提出反对意见只会引起报复。
3. Civilian targets were bombed in reprisal .
   轰炸了民用目标作为报复.
4. The assassination was in reprisal for invasion.
   刺杀行动是为了报复敌人入侵。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. They took bloody reprisals against the leaders.
   他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。

经典引文

• Shooting up..villages as reprisals for ambushes.

  出自： P. H. Gibbs

• Burnt in reprisal for the conduct of American militiamen.

  出自： W. S. Churchill

词汇搭配

• economic reprisal 经济报复

近反义词

【近义词】

• retaliation 报复
• revenge 报仇
• payback 偿还
• punishment 惩罚
• vengeance 报复
• payment 支付
• compensation 补偿