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单词 fight back
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(phrasal verb) 
The attackers fled when the men fought back.
Synonyms
retaliate
I was sorely tempted to retaliate.
reply
He replied that this was absolutely impossible.
resist
hit back
They hit back by offering a strong statement denying any involvement.
strike back
Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back.
return fire
put up a fight
defend yourself
give as good as you get
give tit for tat
See fight

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hit back
They hit back by offering a strong statement denying any involvement.
Synonyms
retaliate,
strike back,
take revenge,
reciprocate,
even the score,
get your own back (informal),
wreak vengeance,
exact retribution,
give as good as you get (informal),
take an eye for an eye,
make reprisal,
give tit for tat,
return like for like
in the sense of reply
Definition
to say (something) in answer
He replied that this was absolutely impossible.
Synonyms
answer,
respond,
retort,
return,
come back,
counter,
acknowledge,
react,
echo,
rejoin,
retaliate,
write back,
reciprocate,
riposte,
make an answer
in the sense of strike back
Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back.
Synonyms
retaliate,
hit back,
pay (someone) back,
reciprocate,
take revenge,
even the score,
get your own back (informal),
wreak vengeance,
exact retribution,
give as good as you get (informal),
take an eye for an eye,
make reprisal,
give (someone) a taste of their own medicine,
give tit for tat,
return like for like

Nearby words of
fight back

  • fiery
  • fiesta
  • fight
  • fight back
  • fight shy of something
  • fight something back
  • fight something down or off

Related terms of
fight back

  • fight something back

Synonyms of 'fight back'

fight back

Explore 'fight back' in the dictionary

fight back

1. phrasal verb
If you fight back against someone or something that is attacking or harming you, you resist them actively or attack them.
The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back. [VERB PARTICLE]
We should trust the judicial system to fight back against corruption. [V P + against]
2. phrasal verb
If you fight back an emotion or a desire, you try very hard not to feel it, show it, or act on it.
She fought back the tears. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
See full dictionary entry for fight

fight back in British English

verb (adverb)
1. (intransitive)
to resist an attack
2. (intransitive)
to counterattack
3. (transitive)
to struggle to repress
she tried to fight back her tears
noun fightback
4. 
an act or campaign of resistance
5. 
a counterattack

Examples of 'fight back' in a sentence
fight back

But after the way we fought back in the second half there are some positives to take.
The Sun (2017)
When you earn under the minimum wage it's hard to fight back.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Making this album and having the arena tour at the end of the year is my way of fighting back saying that this music matters.
The Sun (2016)
The blood he spilt and the facial damage he suffered just inspired him to fight back harder.
The Sun (2013)
And we will support those who are fighting back against extremism online.
The Sun (2015)
Police have insisted that those who were killed had resisted arrest or fought back.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You have a long way to fight back.
The Sun (2010)
When are we going to fight back?
Christianity Today (2000)
Some fringe areas are fighting back hard.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This game was the only way we could fight back.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And they have to lift their heads up and fight back if they go a goal behind.
The Sun (2015)
There are three simple ways to fight back.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Here are some ways to fight back.
The Sun (2013)
He should also feel proud of the way his side fought back and refused to roll over.
The Sun (2006)
It's time for us tourists to fight back against this persecution by hipster.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The multinationals have fought back hard against the generic companies, which they see as parasites.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
My instinct was to cry, and it was hard to fight back the tears.
The Sun (2010)
Everyone has setbacks and it's now about how hard he fights back.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
CRIME victims will get new powers to fight back against soft sentences under plans being considered by ministers.
The Sun (2013)
That is something we are continually fighting back against, so our challenge is something like the return to meaning.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I'll fight back and quietly get on with my job.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The pro-EU campaign fought back yesterday as two new polls showed that a majority of voters favoured Brexit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I am delighted that a new generation of young women is fighting back against the casual acceptance that fear is just a part of being female.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's brilliant for getting the fight back into your hair if it has been weakened by colour, heat or straightening.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But we are going to fight back, make our voices heard and rebut these accusations, which very often have no evidence to support them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I have held meeting after meeting with executives there in a bid to get fights back on to terrestrial TV.
The Sun (2010)

Chinese translation of 'fight back'

fight back

vi

  1. 回击(擊) (huíjī)

vt

  1. [tears, fear] 抑制住 (yìzhì zhù)
See fight

Nearby words of
fight back

  • fifty-fifty
  • fig
  • fight
  • fight back
  • fight down
  • fight off
  • fight out

Related terms of
fight back

  • fight out
  • fight off
  • fight down
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