- retribution (for something)
severe punishment for something seriously wrong that somebody has done 严惩；惩罚；报应 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 divine retribution (= punishment from God) 对上帝的惩罚的畏惧
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc2His armies invaded their lands in retribution. 他的军队入侵他们的国土作为惩罚。 Members of Parliament clearly feared retribution from their constituents. 议员显然很担心选民对他们予以惩罚。 Political retribution will fall swiftly on any president who fails in that task. 没有完成此项任务的总统很快都会遭到政治上的惩罚。 Retribution will be swift if you cross me. 如果反对我，你就会立刻遭到惩罚。 She saw the sentence as just retribution on the man who had assaulted her. 她把这一判决看作是对侵犯她的男子的公正的惩罚。 The celebrity couple clearly feared retribution from their fans. 这对明星夫妇显然担心来自粉丝们的惩罚。 The victim did not report the incident for fear of retribution. 受害者没有报案是害怕受到报复。 Violent retribution soon followed. 粗暴的惩罚很快随之而来。 retribution against wrongdoers 对不法分子的惩罚 The public demanded swift justice and retribution. 公众要求立即审判并处以严惩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- just
- terrible
- violent
- …
- demand
- seek
- exact
- …
- come
- follow
- in retribution
- retribution against
- retribution for
- …
- an act of retribution
- fear of retribution
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘recompense for merit or a service’): from late Latin retributio(n-), from retribut- ‘assigned again’, from the verb retribuere, from re- ‘back’ + tribuere ‘assign’.
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noun
retribution noun
⇨ punishment
retribution
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