strike back

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美 [straɪk bæk]

反击; 回击

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 反击;回击
  If youstrike back, you harm or criticize someone who has harmed or criticized you.
  1. Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back...
     当被别人弄疼时我们本能的反应是反击。
  2. Sometimes, Kappy got angry and struck back at him in whatever way she could...
     有时，卡皮被惹恼了就会不顾一切地反过来指责他。
  3. The president struck back at critics who say he should be held accountable for conditions that contributed to the riots.
     一些批评家指出总统应对导致骚乱局面的情形负责，总统对此予以驳斥。

英英释义

verb

• make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
  1. The Empire strikes back
  2. The Giants struck back and won the opener
  3. The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
  Synonym:retaliate

双语例句

• Only then were the Chinese naval units protecting the fishing boats ordered to strike back.
  直到这时，保护渔船的我海军部队才奉命还击。
• The bombing was apparently carried out by the Mafia to strike back at the pope.
  这起爆炸显然是黑手党为反击教皇而制造的。
• Analysts said the North might not strike back immediately, as it was waiting to see the outcome of diplomatic efforts, with China calling for six-party talks and urging Pyongyang to allow international inspectors to return to its main nuclear facilities.
  分析人士表示，朝鲜可能不会立即发动反击，因为它正在等候外交努力的结果&中国呼吁举行六方会谈，并敦促朝鲜允许国际检查团回去检查其主要核设施。
• When Myanmar crosses the line China must strike back to defend itself, not to start a war.
  如果缅甸越过红线，中国就必须发起自卫反击，当然这不是要发动战争。
• Mr Lee has threatened to strike back at North Korea if it attacks again.
  李明博已发出威胁称，如果朝方再次攻击，韩方将作出还击。
• Still others are finding new ways to strike back.
  还有一些商家正在寻找新方法来反击。
• The most vulnerable are also those least able to strike back.
  最脆弱的人也是最不善于反击的人。
• Some night elves suggest that not all of the demons were banished, lurking even now beneath the glittering waters of the Coral Sea and awaiting the time to strike back.
  有些暗夜精灵认为并非所有的恶魔都已经被驱逐了，他潜伏在波光粼粼的水面下珊瑚丛生的海洋中等待着合适的时机发起反攻。
• Strike back, as in revenge for an attack.
  为了报复一场进攻而回击。
• The hissing of the serpent shall strike back at this world with unexpected ferocity.
  蛇的吐舌声会凶猛的突击这个世界。