reprisal 报复

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reprisal
noun

[搭配]ADJ.
bloody, savage
血腥报复；野蛮的报复


[搭配]VERB + REPRISAL
take
进行报复:
The gang threatened to take reprisals against them.
这个帮派威胁说要对他们进行报复。

Ordinary citizens were terrified of the Klan, who often took reprisals against white people as well as black, in response to what they saw as fraternizing with the enemy.

threaten (sb with)
威胁报复（某人）

suffer
遭到报复:
She tried to persuade the soldiers that they would not suffer reprisals if they surrendered.
她试图说服军人投降，说是不会遭到报复的。

expect, fear
料想会被报复；害怕被报复

[搭配]REPRISAL + NOUN
attack, raid
报复性攻击；报复性袭击

[搭配]PREP.
in ~ for
为了报复:
A dozen hostages were shot in reprisal for the killing of an army officer.
为了给一名被杀害的军官报仇，12 名人质遭枪杀了。

~ against
报复…:
reprisals against witnesses for the evidence they have given
证人因作证而受到的报复

~ from
… 进行的报复:
reprisals from angry fans
愤怒的球迷的报复

[搭配]PHRASES
fear of reprisals
害怕被报复

reprisal noun

• ADJECTIVE bloody, brutal, savage, violent | military The government responded with harsh military ~s. | economic, legal, political boycotts and economic ~s | The people live in fear of political ~s.

• VERB + REPRISAL take The gang threatened to take ~s against them. | threaten (sb with) | suffer She tried to persuade the soldiers that they would not suffer ~s if they surrendered. | expect, fear | face

• REPRISAL + NOUN attack, raid

• PREPOSITION in ~ for A dozen hostages were shot in ~ for the killing of an army officer. | ~ against ~s against witnesses for the evidence they have given | ~ for Workers won't face ~s for their decisions. | ~ from ~s from angry fans

• PHRASES fear of ~s


re∙pri∙sal / rɪˈpraɪzl ; rɪˈpraɪzəl /
◙noun [C,U]
1. something violent or harmful which you do to punish someone for something bad they have done to you
• 报复; 报复行动;
--› revenge , retaliation :
»They didn't tell the police for fear of reprisal .
  由于害怕报复，他们没有报警。
▪ [+ against ]
»There were reprisals against unarmed civilians.
  手无寸铁的平民遭到了报复。
»in reprisal (for sth)
»Alfred was shot in reprisal for the killing of a rival gang member.
  艾尔弗雷德因为杀害对手团伙的一名成员而遭到枪杀报复。


reprisal
re·prisal / riˈpraizl / noun [C, U]
   a violent or aggressive act towards sb because of sth bad that they have done towards you
   报复；报复行动
SYN   retaliation :
   They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals.
   他们因为害怕报复而不想提供证据。
   They shot two hostages  in reprisal for the assassination of their leader.
   他们的首领遭到暗杀,他们为了报复,枪杀了十名人质。


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