tit for tat
US
UK tit for tat n: informal (revenge, retaliation)
SC 以牙还牙，针锋相对 yǐ yá huán yá，zhēn fēng xiāng duì
TC 針鋒相對
TC 針鋒相對
tit for tat n: informal (exchange)
SC 你一言我一语地交流
The two colleagues kept up their good-natured tit for tat all afternoon.
两位同事整个下午都在你一言我一语地友好交流着。
tit for tat adv: informal (in retaliation)
SC 以牙还牙地, 报复地
My opponent retaliated tit for tat.
tit for tat adv: informal (in exchange)
SC 彼此地 bǐ cǐ de
SC 交换地 bǐ cǐ de，jiāo huàn dì
TC 交換地
TC 交換地
The comedians exchanged jokes tit for tat.
几位喜剧演员相互开着玩笑。
tit-for-tat adj: informal (retaliatory, vengeful)
SC 以牙还牙的, 复仇的
Police believe that the two murders were tit-for-tat killings between rival gangs.
tit-for-tat adj: informal (as an exchange, in return) (非正式用语)
SC 作为交换的
SC 相应的 xiāng yìng de
The friends' tit-for-tat banter sometimes went on for hours.