tit for tat
英
美
- for prep.为;因为;代表;往;支持;关于;给conj.因为
- tat vi.梭织vt.用梭织法编织n.转移活化基因
- tit n.山雀n.乳头;乳房
Noun:
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an equivalent given in return
- 1. The two countries have each expelled another diplomat following a round of tit-for-tat expulsions.
- 在一轮以牙还牙的驱逐行动之后,这两个国家又分别驱逐了一位外交官。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 2. The two countries have each expelled another diplomat following a round of tit-for-tat expulsions.
- 在一轮以牙还牙的驱逐行动之后,这两个国家又分别驱逐了一位外交官。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Retributive justice demands an eye for an eye.
报复型正义要求以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
- He was comforted by the thought that he had given Mrs Green a Roland for her Oliver.
一想到已经用以牙还牙的方式对待了格林太太,他就感到宽慰。