hit back

/hɪt bæk/· phr. v.

政治/外交/军事B1

hit back
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Chinese meaning

反fǎn击jī,回huí击jī

予yǔ以yǐ反fǎn击jī

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指zhǐ加jiā拿ná大dà以yǐ关guān税shuì手shǒu段duàn回huí击jī美měi国guó的de关guān税shuì措cuò施shī

Example

Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates

随suí着zhe两liǎng国guó贸mào易yì战zhàn升shēng级jí,加jiā拿ná大dà以yǐ关guān税shuì反fǎn击jī美měi国guó。

Source: NPR · 25 Aug 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ对duì加jiā拿ná大dà商shāng品pǐn加jiā征zhēng50%关guān税shuì并bìng威wēi胁xié进jìn一yí步bù加jiā码mǎ,贸mào易yì谈tán判pàn破pò裂liè后hòu,加jiā拿ná大dà以yǐ关guān税shuì措cuò施shī反fǎn击jī,两liǎng国guó贸mào易yì战zhàn持chí续xù升shēng级jí。

Roots · etymology

由 hit(打击)+ back(往回)组合引申而来,无独立词源

  • hit(打)+ back(回),字面"打回去"

Collocations

  • hit back at critics / hit back with tariffs / hit back hard

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