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单词
retaliatory
释义
retaliatory
re‧tal‧i‧a‧to‧ry
/
rɪˈtæliət
ə
ri
$
-tɔːri
/
adjective
[usually before noun]
formal
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Will the government take
retaliatory
action?
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Displays of
retaliatory
capability were a notable feature of the live-and-let-live system.
On the pitch they were easy targets for unscrupulous defenders and were frequently cautioned for
retaliatory
violence.
Some psychologists contend that even some forms of psychosis are
retaliatory
in nature.
The malady is marked by nasty kicks,
retaliatory
shoves, hard words and worse.
Then, Nutt the player appeared to make a
retaliatory
late tackle, and after being penalised was sent off for dissent.
This
retaliatory
silence was apparently even harder to take than his outcries had been.
Within twelve hours a
retaliatory
raid began.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUS
NOUN
►
action
·
In fact, no
retaliatory action
was taken.
done against someone because they have harmed you
:
a retaliatory attack
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