strike back

美 英

strike back

Verb

make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;

"The Empire strikes back"
"The Giants struck back and won the opener"
"The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

strike back例句

用作动词(v.)

The workers answered by calling a strike.
工人举行罢工进行回击。

It's time for our artillery to hit back.
现在是我方炮兵回击敌人的时候了。

When he attacked me, naturally I struck back.
他攻击我时我自然要进行还击。

They fought back in self-defence.
他们进行了自卫还击。

strike back近义词

retaliate