ret·ri·bu·tion
noun/ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn/
/ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- 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 punishmentc2- His 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
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- demand
- seek
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- come
- follow
- in retribution
- retribution against
- retribution for
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- 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’. - People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages.