retribution

英 [ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn]

美 [ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn]

n.  严惩; 惩罚; 报应

复数：retributions　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.11728 / COCA.11613

牛津词典

noun

• 严惩；惩罚；报应
  severe punishment for sth seriously wrong that sb has done
  1. 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。
  2. fear of divine retribution (= punishment from God)
     对上帝的惩罚的畏惧

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 惩罚;报应
  Retributionis punishment for a crime, especially punishment which is carried out by someone other than the official authorities.
  1. He didn't want any further involvement for fear of retribution.
     他担心受到惩罚，不想再牵涉其中。

双语例句

• Many residents don't believe North Korea will risk a missile launch for fear of American retribution.
  许多居民不相信北朝鲜会不害怕美国的报复而冒险发射导弹。
• And together they wandered through the untrodden ways like two children& the world and its retribution quite forgot.
  他们象两个孩子一样一同漫游在人迹未曾到过的道路上，完全忘记了世界和它的惩罚。
• Seeing you fail miserably was retribution enough.
  看着你痛苦地失败就是最好的报复。
• She asked that her name not be published for fear of retribution.
  为了怕报复，她要求不要公布她的名字。
• I was quite ill afterward, and I wonder if retribution also overtook the turkey.
  后来我生了一场大病，我不知道这是不是因为追赶火鸡而遭受的报应。
• The president promised swift and effective retribution against the terrorists.
  总统答应会迅速有效地惩罚恐怖分子。
• Do evil actions bring retribution after death?
  做了坏事死后会有报应吗？
• Its ethic foundation is the view of goodness and evil and the retribution of karma theory in Buddhism.
  其伦理基础是佛教伦理中的善恶观与业报论。
• The desire to apportion blame and seek retribution after disaster strikes is human.
  在灾难爆发后推诿责任和寻求报复的欲求是人的本性。
• So for the moment, Britain has a process of truth and retribution.
  因此，目前看来，英国正处于一个以“真相和惩罚”为特征的过程。