reprisal

英 [rɪˈpraɪzl]

美 [rɪˈpraɪzl]

n.  报复; 报复行动

复数：reprisals　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.15088 / COCA.14937

牛津词典

noun

• 报复；报复行动
  a violent or aggressive act towards sb because of sth bad that they have done towards you
  1. They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals.
     他们因为害怕报复而不想作证。
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 报复（行为）
  If you do something to a personin reprisal, you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you.
  1. 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。
  2. Witnesses are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals.
     由于害怕报复，目击者不愿作证。

英英释义

noun

• a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

双语例句

• The result was a tragic escalation of sectarian rage and reprisal that continues to this day.
  其结果是一直延续到今天的教派怒火和报复的悲剧式升级。
• 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。
• His role had been too minor and his father's position was too honoured for him to suffer reprisal.
  他的角色微不足道，而且他父亲地位显赫，这使他免受囹圄之苦。
• The French news agency said the violence started when a young Christian woman was found murdered, triggering a string of reprisal attacks on both sides.
  法国新闻机构表示，一名基督徒女子被谋杀之后开始了暴力行为，引发了双方一系列报复性袭击。
• Managers in the Barclays Premier League will be free to rotate their squads next season without fear of reprisal.
  下赛季，英超的主教练们都可以自由安排他们的球队阵容，而不必担心任何惩罚。
• Civilian targets were bombed in reprisal ( for the raid). The headline in the newspaper stands out well.
  轰炸了民用目标作为（对曾受袭击的）报复.报纸上的标题十分醒目。
• 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。
• The authorities have blamed the cartel for a number of what they said were reprisal attacks on police stations and also a hotel where federal police were staying, using guns and grenades.
  官方指责该贩毒团伙对警察所和联邦警察驻扎的宾馆发动一系列袭击。
• 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。