单词 | getting even |
释义 | getting even (once / 25695 pages) n WORD FAMILY get even: gets even, getting even, got even, gotten even USAGE EXAMPLESTennessee would be getting even bigger contributions from its freshmen if they were able to stay healthy. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) Bird watching is getting even harder because there are fewer birds every year. Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) “It’s two groups getting even with each other.” The Guardian(Nov 28, 2016) n a reciprocal group action Syn|Hypo|Hyper paying back, return payment, requital an act of requiting; returning in kind retaliation, revengeaction taken in return for an injury or offense reciprocationthe act of making or doing something in return tit for tatan equivalent given in return payback, retribution, vengeancethe act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life reprisala retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime group action action taken by a group of people |
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