Retribution
[ ,rɛtrɪ'bjuʃən ]
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n. 应得的惩罚，报应;报复;报答，报偿;
💡 词根助记
re回+tribut给予+ion表名词→给回去→报复，报酬
📝 例句
A widespread affliction or calamity, especially one seen as divine retribution.
瘟疫，祸患广泛的苦难或灾祸，特别是被认为神的惩罚的
the day of retribution
最后审判日; 因果报应之日
Divine retribution for sin.
报应因违反神意而受到神的惩罚
Evil actions will bring retribution.
恶行会有恶报。
Forgive, and leave his further retribution to the Power that claims it!
你放宽容些，把对他来世的报应交给有极处理此事的神灵吧！
🌱 联想助记
【记】re-前缀“反”,tribut-给予,ion-名缀:反过来给予→报应
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-don-表示“给予”
📖 牛津释义
retribution
n[U]
~ (for sth) (fml 文) deserved punishment or compensation for injury, etc （由於伤害等）应得的惩罚或赔偿
jailed in retribution for his crimes （他）因犯罪而受监禁
make retribution to God for one's sins 向上帝赎罪
the day, hour, moment, etc of retribution 报应的日子、 时刻、 瞬间等.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,retri'bju:ʃәn]n. 报应, 惩罚, 报酬【法】 惩罚, 报应, 报答
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Some people look good wearing simple clothes, while others need to go all out in the fashion stakes.
一些人穿着简单看起来也不错，而另外一些人穿得时髦点才行。
What kind of climate do you have?Is it cold?
你们那里的天气怎么样？很冷吗？
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.
他花了不少时间把长长的橡胶管接到铺设在码头周围的空气供应管上，最后他终于把它们连接起来，工作因而进展得更快。