severe punishment for sth seriously wrong that sb has done
People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages.
人们在设法对恐怖分子最近的暴行进行严惩。
fear of pine retribution(= punishment from God)
对上帝的惩罚的畏惧
1.报应;惩罚;报复
1.punishment that someone deserves because they have done something very bad
1.For all that, it has been instructive to watch the fears of retribution draining away; and, with them, Mr Murdoch's power.
尽管如此，看到人们对受报复的恐惧感逐渐消退——以及随之消逝的默多克的威力——仍颇具启发性。
2.He took to the airwaves and streets, taunting his opponents, blaming outside influence, and promising swift retribution.
他控制广播电视和街道，嘲讽对手，谴责外部施加的影响，承诺迅速惩戒犯罪分子。
3.Think not that I shall interfere with Heaven's own method of retribution, or, to my own loss, betray him to the gripe of human law.
不要以为我会扰乱上天的惩治方法，或者，把他揭露出来，诉请人间的法律去制裁，那样我会得不偿失。
4.Andy must tend to her every whim without question and with the utmost haste for fear of the retribution she might receive from her boss.
安迪必须倾向于她的每一次心血来潮，毫无疑问，与最匆忙为报复她可能收到来自她的老板。
5.This is not just a simple sentence of retribution, but a man is all about.
这句话绝不只是简单的因果报应，而是做人的根本。
6.I mean, this is just a trial, but a pine retribution. I wouldn't want to be near you when it comes, not at all.
我是说，这就是一种审判，一种神罚……在它到来的时候我可不想呆在你旁边，一点也不想。
7.They thought it would do no good, someone else would deal with it, or that there would be retribution.
他们觉得这样做没什么用处，会有人处理的，或者觉得这些人迟早会得到报应的。
8.He is trying to create structures that would allow investors to join suits anonymously, thus avoiding retribution.
他正在试图建立一个投资者可以匿名参加诉讼的机制，以免遭报复。
9.As the Wolf demon destroyed the Malan flower , he got retribution and was converted into a cloud of smoke.
他一狠心毁了马兰花，自己也遭到报应、化成一股青烟消失在空气中。
10."I don't believe you're stupid enough to think fear of retribution is what keeps me within the priestly fold. "
“我不相信你会愚蠢到把害怕报复看作是我继续教士生涯的理由。”