hit back

phrasal verbphr v ATTACKto attack or criticize a person or group that has attacked or criticized you 回击，反击 SYN retaliate

The actress hit back at claims that she had threatened a member of staff.

那位女演员对她威胁一名工作人员的说法予以反驳。

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United were a goal down, but hit back with an equalizer.

联队曾落后一球，但进了一球扳平了比分。

hit back by doing something

He hit back by calling his critics ‘lazy’.

他回击他的批评者，称他们 “懒散”。

Examples from the Corpus

hit back• Southampton should have hit back after 28 minutes when Carl Tiler pulled down Nicky Banger.• They twice hit back and were sufficiently in charge of the second half to have nicked the much-needed points themselves.• And next month the port's owners, Sealink, will hit back by launching their fast Sealynx service.• Lotus, the great innovator, is hitting back with technology, rather than marketing.

hit back by doing something• And next month the port's owners, Sealink, will hit back by launching their fast Sealynx service.• But Brook supporters have decided to hit back by staging their own demonstration to support the centre's work.• But the magazine hit back by producing a picture of Mrs Barantes with one of their journalists.• The parliamentarians hit back by accusing Mr Obasanjo of overstepping his powers and showing dictatorial tendencies.

hit backChinese

hit back phrasal verb
⇨ fight back

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