reprisal

美音：[rɪ'praɪz(ə)l] 英音：[rɪ'praɪz(ə)l]

简单释义：

n.报复；报复行动

网络报复性劫掠；报复之行为；暴力性报复

变形：

复数：reprisals

完整释义：

1.惩罚,囹圄之苦
2.〔罕用语〕赔偿,赔款
3.(特指国家间的)暴力性报复,报复行为;【历史】(对敌国人民、财产的)报复性劫掠

例句：

So isn't it necessary to let the media give people all the facts they find without fear of interference or reprisal?
那么，是不是有必要让媒体告诉人们它们发现的全部事实，而不感到害怕，不被干涉和报复？
Although the country's leftists objected, few risked reprisal by speaking out. But Obama Sr. boldly published a counterproposal.
除了肯尼亚左派人士的反对，鲜有人冒险抗议，老奥巴马却大胆地发表了反对意见。
act of revenge; retaliatory action; reprisal; retaliation; vengeance.
报复；复仇心理；报仇；复仇；报仇；复仇；报复；复仇心理。
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 rest mostly ended up in different workplaces, but for reasons other than fear of reprisal.
其他多数受访者会换岗，但并不是因为怕遭到报复。
Now Wikileaks has been accused of disclosing the names of Afghan collaborators who may now be subject to reprisal.
现在有人指责“维基泄密”泄露了阿富汗情报合作人员的名字。这些人现在可能会遭到报复。
The council has shown itself anxious to avoid reprisal killings.
委员会对避免报复性杀害也表现出担忧。
It is a depressingly familiar scenario, a cycle of provocation and reprisal that periodically escalates into full-blown war.
局势一直不容乐观，而一轮又一轮的挑衅和报复行动将局部冲突升级为全面战争。

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