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reprisal n.报复；报仇；报复性劫掠 (1) 他们为自己所受的苦难进行报复。(2) 在那时候，提出反对意见只会引起报复。(3) 轰炸了民用目标作为报复.(4) 刺杀行动是为了报复敌人入侵。 Reprisal comes from the French for taking back, and used to mean the seizure of property as a compensation for some earlier loss. Now we use it more in the sense of a retaliatory attack. When Germany bombed London during World War II, the British reprisals included the bombing of Berlin. Reprisal doesn't always have to be about war; you can use it for any act of retaliation.

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英 [rɪ'praɪzl] 美 [rɪ'praɪzl] (1) They made reprisal for what they suffered.(2) In those days, objections would only invite reprisals.(3) Civilian targets were bombed in reprisal .(4) The assassination was in reprisal for invasion. A reprisal is an act of retaliation, especially one committed by one country against another. If you attack your enemy's village and cause lots of damage, expect a reprisal. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]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。Witnesses are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals.由于害怕报复，目击者不愿作证。

英语单词	reprisal
英美音标	英 [rɪ'praɪzl] 美 [rɪ'praɪzl]
中文释义	n.报复；报仇；报复性劫掠
英语例句	(1) They made reprisal for what they suffered. (2) In those days, objections would only invite reprisals. (3) Civilian targets were bombed in reprisal . (4) The assassination was in reprisal for invasion.
中文例句	(1) 他们为自己所受的苦难进行报复。 (2) 在那时候，提出反对意见只会引起报复。 (3) 轰炸了民用目标作为报复. (4) 刺杀行动是为了报复敌人入侵。
vocabulary简明	A reprisal is an act of retaliation, especially one committed by one country against another. If you attack your enemy's village and cause lots of damage, expect a reprisal.
vocabulary扩展	Reprisal comes from the French for taking back, and used to mean the seizure of property as a compensation for some earlier loss. Now we use it more in the sense of a retaliatory attack. When Germany bombed London during World War II, the British reprisals included the bombing of Berlin. Reprisal doesn't always have to be about war; you can use it for any act of retaliation.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]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。 Witnesses are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals. 由于害怕报复，目击者不愿作证。

Reprisal Bombed Act 英 Rɪ'Praɪzl] 美 Rɪ'Praɪzl N.报复；报仇；报复性劫掠 Made