To retaliate is to do something bad to someone because they have already done something bad to you. You hit back. It can be a punch, a sharp reply, a week of not speaking, or — in the news — a country firing back or putting extra taxes on another country’s goods.

To retaliateretaliate is是, because they have already done something bad to you因為對方已經對你做了壞事, to do something bad to someone所以你也對他們做壞事. You你 hit back反擊回去. It can be它可以是 a punch, a sharp reply, a week of not speaking一拳、一句尖銳的回嘴、一整個星期不說話, or — in the news —或者——在新聞裡—— a country firing back一個國家反擊回去 or putting extra taxes on another country's goods或對另一個國家的商品課加稅。

The word does not say the first person was right or wrong; it only says the second action is payback. It is a bit more formal than get them back or get revenge, which is what people say at home.

The word does not say the first person was right or wrong這個字並沒有說第一個人是對是錯; it only says the second action is payback它只說第二個動作是報復回去的. It is a bit more formal than它比 get them back or get revengeget them back或get revenge稍微正式一點, which is what people say at home那兩個是大家在家裡會說的說法。

You retaliate against someone, or you retaliate by doing something.

You你可以說 retaliate against someoneretaliate against某人, or you retaliate by doing something或是retaliate by做某件事。

Though actually, people sometimes use it for any response that feels like a slap, even a joke that goes a bit far; the tidy idea is “harm in return,” but real talk is looser. It is not the same as defend, which is about stopping harm, not returning it.

Though actually不過其實, people sometimes use it for any response that feels like a slap人們有時候會用它來指任何感覺像是一巴掌的回應, even a joke that goes a bit far甚至是玩笑開過頭; the tidy idea is "harm in return"整齊的定義是「以傷害換傷害」, but real talk is looser但實際說話用得比較鬆散. It is not the same as defend它跟defend（防衛）不一樣, which is about stopping harm, not returning itdefend講的是阻止傷害，而不是把傷害還回去。