If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return.
例句
I was sorely tempted to retaliate...我非常想報復。Christie retaliated by sending his friend a long letter detailing Carl's utter incompetence...為了報復，克里斯蒂給他朋友寄了一封長信，細述卡爾完全不稱職。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
報復；報仇 (~ against sb/sth for sth)
a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend激起她男友迅速回擊的隨意的話He never said a single word in retaliation.他從未說過一句反擊的話。They determined on retaliation.他們決定采取報復行動。They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.為了報復前一天的炸彈襲擊，他們殺死了兩個人。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. action taken in return for an injury or offense