英语口语 | “以牙还牙”英语怎么说?

“以牙还牙”,意思是用牙咬来对付牙咬,比喻用对方使用的手段来回击对方,以同样的方式报复,常与“以眼还眼”连用。可以翻译为“engage in a tit for tat”,英文习语“tit for tat”表示“a situation in which you do something to harm someone who has done something harmful to you”。

  • 这种以牙还牙的报复还要持续多长时间?
    How much longer is this tit for tat going to last?
  • 一个贩毒团伙的头目被对立的帮派枪杀了,于是这个团伙展开报复行动。这导致双方以牙还牙的交恶,从谋杀、绑架到纵火,整个城市因此陷入瘫痪状态。
    A gang of drug dealers wanted to punish a rival gang for shooting their leader. That led to a tit for tat series of murders, kidnappings and arson that has paralyzed the city.