词汇 | tit for tat |
释义 | tit for tat noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˌtɪt fə ˈtæt/ us/ˌtɪt fɚ ˈtæt/ 以牙还牙,针锋相对 actions done intentionally to punish other people because they have done something unpleasant to you I noticed she didn't send me a card - I think it was tit for tat because I forgot her birthday last year. 我发现她没有给我寄贺卡——我觉得她这是报复,因为去年我忘了她的生日。 tit-for-tat adjective [ before noun ] usually disapproving uk/tɪt.fərˈtæt/ us/ˌtɪt fɚ ˈtæt/ 以牙还牙的,针锋相对的 done intentionally to punish other people because they have done something unpleasant to you Recent months have seen a pattern of tit-for-tat killings between the two sides. 最近几个月,双方开始了以牙还牙式的杀戮。 The diplomatic row culminated last month in the tit-for-tat expulsion of four diplomats. 上个月,为了以牙还牙,四名外交官遭到驱逐,这场外交争端到达了顶峰。
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