to retaliate against an attack
对攻击进行还击
The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.
男孩打了他妹妹，妹妹则回敬了他一脚。
1.(向某人)报复 (upon, against);为某事进行反击,倒算 (for)
2.征收报复关税
1.to do something harmful or unpleasant to someone because they have done something harmful or unpleasant to you
1.Whatever you did to retaliate might be just as painful. . . and vivid. . . of a memory.
无论你怎么报复，也只是留下异常清晰痛苦的回忆。
2.The rise indicated deep skepticism that the law would pass and that Beijing would retaliate further by trying to weaken the yuan.
人民币的升值暗示出对法案将获得通过成为法律以及北京会通过压低人民币进一步报复的深切质疑。
3.To assert the right to retaliate against Hamas is not to say that it is just, or wise, to shell large swathes of Gaza.
主张有报复哈马斯的权利，并不是说轰炸加沙的大片地区就是正义的，或是明智的。
4.This in turn could trigger anti-American feelings in Turkey strong enough to leave Ankara feeling that it has no choice but to retaliate.
这反过来也会导致土耳其反美情绪高涨，迫使安卡拉只能采取报复行动。
5.On the eve of a special EU summit on Georgia, he warned that Russia was ready to retaliate against any sanctions the EU might impose.
在欧盟即将召开格鲁吉亚问题特别峰会前夕，梅德韦杰夫警告说，俄国做好了准备，将还击来自欧盟的任何制裁行动。
6.The DPRK said recently that it will retaliate if countries try to intercept its attempt to put a satellite into orbit.
问：朝鲜最近表示，如果有国家诡计在其卫星发射历程中实行中途阻挡，朝将进行抨击。
7."If I send him a free one, he'll probably retaliate, " she said. "But I don't think he'll actually spend a dollar. "
“如果我送给他一个免费的，他也许会回赠，”她说，“但是我不认为他真的会花一美元来回赠我。”
8.If you look down on people and treat them badly, they'll retaliate and appear just as annoying and hostile as you expected.
如果你瞧不起别人，待他们不好，他们就会回敬你，就会像你预料的那样显得令人讨厌，充满敌意。
9.If an employee is maltreated by his employer, he may want to retaliate, and he may not be able to get legal recourse.
如果员工遭受老板的虐待，他可能想去报复，他也可能得不到法律援助。
10.You are best not to retaliate if members of your household are trying to pick a fight.
如果你的家人想引发争端，你最好不要报复。