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retaliate
v[I, Ipr]
~ (against sb/sth) repay an injury, insult, etc with a similar one 报复
He slapped his sister, who retaliated by kicking him. 他打了妹妹一巴掌, 他妹妹回敬他一脚.
If we impose import duties, other countries may retaliate against us. 我们若徵收进口税, 别的国家就可能报复我们.
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