单词	retaliatory
释义	retaliatoryre‧tal‧i‧a‧to‧ry /rɪˈtæliətəri $ -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 CORPUSNOUN► action · In fact, no retaliatory action was taken. done against someone because they have harmed you:  a retaliatory attack
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