retaliate

報復する、仕返しする

自分を傷つけたり攻撃したりした相手に、仕返しをする。

やさしい英語で： To hurt or attack someone because they have hurt or attacked you.

• He hit me, but I did not retaliate.
• The country retaliated with new trade restrictions.
• She threatened to retaliate against anyone who betrayed her.

使い方： retaliate against someone (They retaliated against the group that attacked them.); retaliate for something (He retaliated for the insult by spreading a rumor.); retaliate with something (The government retaliated with higher taxes on imports.)

類義語： strike back, hit back, take revenge

よく使う表現： retaliate against someone, retaliate for something, retaliate with something, retaliate by doing something