reprisal

美 [rɪˈpraɪzl]英 [rɪˈpraɪzl]
  • n.报复;报复行动

复数: reprisals

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noun

C U报复;报复行动
a violent or aggressive act towards sb because of sth bad that they have done towards you

They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals.

他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。

They shot ten 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。

retaliation

reprisal

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 报复(行为)
    If you do something to a person in reprisal, you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you.

    There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in reprisal...

    有人担心一些西方人质可能会受到报复性杀害。

noun

1
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

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  1. They shot ten 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。

  2. There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in reprisal

    有人担心一些西方人质可能会受到报复性杀害。

  3. They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals .

    他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。

  4. For the first time he was able to speak freely without the fear of reprisals against his family .

    他第一次能够直言不讳而不怕家人遭到报复。

  5. Witnesses are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals .

    由于害怕报复,目击者不愿作证。

  6. They took bloody reprisals against the leaders .

    他们对领导进行了血腥的报复

  7. They bombed civilian targets in reprisal .

    他们炮轰平民目标作为报复。

  8. The foreign office is concerned about possible reprisals against British civilians .

    外交部非常关注可能发生的针对英国平民的报复行为。

  9. There is no political alternative but a big reprisal .

    政治上没有旁的选择只能是大规模报复。

  10. The editor declined to be named for fear of reprisals .

    这名编辑由于担心遭到报复而要求不具名。

  11. Accountability among managers is a part of the problem , but so is fear of reprisal .

    经理层的责任心固然重要,但害怕报复也是问题所在。

  12. The attack was in reprisal for the kidnapping of one of the local leaders .

    袭击是为了报复对当地一名领导人的绑架。

  13. Make sure that you have all the pertinent information before any reprisals or making any moves .

    采取行动前或采取回应性行动前,确保你掌握了所有的相关信息。

  14. Reprisals followed , notably an apparently temporary tourism boycott of France by China .

    中国发起报复,特别是暂时抵制到法国旅游这点尤其明显。

  15. However , many attacks go unreported because victims are too afraid of reprisals to come forward .

    然而,很多受害者怕遭到攻击者的报复,所以并没有曝光相关消息。

  16. Tribes joining the government face fierce reprisals from militants .

    部落和政府合作使他们面临武装分子强烈的报复。

  17. But he has also lost three of his staff members to reprisals from the interests he has disturbed .

    但是,由于他所与之斗争的利益相关者的报复,他的团队也失去了三位工作人员。

  18. Bid for Highway Project Based on Compound Bidding ; Civilian targets were bombed in reprisal .

    复合标底条件下的公路项目投标报价轰炸了民用目标作为报复。

  19. Now wants revenge and urged fans of the film to lead the reprisals .

    罗伯特·帕丁森现在想要以牙还牙,他还希望《暮光之城》的粉丝们也能展开报复打击行动。

  20. It is a sensitive subject and companies fear picketing and other similar reprisals .

    这是一个敏感话题,公司也不敢越雷池,害怕遭到类似的报复。

  21. Hand , being greatly hurt in his pride , contemplated only severe reprisal .

    韩德的自尊心受到严重伤害,一心一意考虑着严厉的报复。

  22. Pope 's gang may be targeting her for reprisal .

    波普的帮派或许会找她报复。

  23. Old Liu is threatened , fear of reprisals , the first time in a long time dare to the police .

    老刘受到威胁,害怕遭到报复,时隔许久才敢报警。

  24. Every tenth person in the village was shot in reprisal for the deaths of the two soldiers .

    在为两名士兵之死实施的报复行为中,村庄里有十分之一的人被枪杀。

  25. Destruction is actually a service organization reprisals , and organizational citizenship behavior is the behavior of the opposite nature .

    服务破坏行为其实也是一种组织报复行为,是与组织公民行为性质相反的行为。

  26. People were shot in reprisal .

    老百姓被当作报复而枪毙了。

  27. The professor , who teaches Web security , asked not to be named for fear of reprisal .

    这位教授教的课程是网站安全,因为担心被报复,所以要求匿名。

  28. Teachers refused to allow their full names to be used , saying they worried about reprisals from administrators .

    教师们因担心遭到报复,不敢向记者留名。

  29. That my family will not suffer reprisals .

    我的家人不会被牵连进来而遭报复。

  30. We should be able to present religious opinions openly , without fear of censure or reprisal .

    我们应该能够公开表达信仰上的观点,而无需害怕责难或者报复。