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复数形式
reprisals
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报复, 反击
the act of hurting or damaging one's opponent or enemy in retaliation for the hurt or damage they inflicted upon one
- The country launched a military reprisal after the enemy’s surprise invasion.
该国在敌人突然入侵后发动了军事报复。
- The rebels anticipated a reprisal from the government forces following their uprising.
叛乱分子预料到他们的起义后会遭到政府军的报复。
- His harsh remarks were viewed as a reprisal for the criticism he had received.
他严厉的言论被视为对他所受到批评的报复。
- The insult was met with a quick reprisal, escalating the argument into a full-blown fight.
侮辱遭到了迅速的报复，将争论升级为全面的打斗。
- In an act of reprisal, the hackers targeted the rival company’s servers.
在一次报复行动中，黑客攻击了竞争对手公司的服务器。