1·He didn't want any further involvement for fear of retribution.
由于害怕遭到惩罚，他不想进一步卷进去。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·They want to exact retribution from those people or organizations that have wronged them.
人们想要惩罚那些对自己不公的组织或者个人。
3·This is a time for reflection, not retribution.
这是一个反思而不是惩罚的时刻。
4·People clamour to lock offenders up and throw away the key, they demand vengeance and retribution.
人们吵着要把罪犯锁起来，然后把钥匙给丢掉，他们要求的是复仇和惩罚。
5·Like any cartel, it exists to protect its members from market retribution, and only the police power of the state can make us shoulder that burden.
就像其他的卡特尔一样，它存在的理由就是保护它的成员免受市场的惩罚，这时只有国家的警察力量才能强迫我们承受这样的负担。
1·Happiness and courage, retribution or justice are secondary ends for them.
幸福和勇气，报应或正义都是次要他们的目的。
2·There was equally offensive rubbish on Facebook out of America, calling the catastrophes retribution for a 70-year-old act of infamy at Pearl Harbour.
在美国的“脸书”网站上也同样有这类令人不快的胡说八道，称这场灾难是对日本70年前的珍珠港恶行的报应。
3·"They tend to threaten desecrators with divine retribution by the council of the gods, " Ikram said.
“他们往往会以众神之神的报应来威胁亵渎者，”埃克拉姆说。
4·No idea of retribution or punishment.
根本没有想到报应或惩罚。
5·This is not just a simple sentence of retribution, but a man is all about.
这句话绝不只是简单的因果报应，而是做人的根本。
1·You should understand that people who have nothing to eat now are undergoing the retribution for having wasted food in past lives.
要知道世上没有饭吃的人，都是因为在往昔糟蹋食物，所以今生才受没有饭吃的果报。
2·If people could uphold the precepts, those killings would not have taken place, and they would not have to endure the suffering of their retribution.
想着人如果能够持守戒律，这些杀生的事就不会发生，当然也不用经历受果报的痛苦。
3·People such as these created evil karma in the past, and so in this life they are undergoing these kinds of retribution.
这类的人，在往昔造了恶业，所以今生受这种果报。
4·Don't think abortion is a mistake that only a woman can make. A man is also responsible and will experience the retribution as well.
别以为堕胎只是女方一个人的错，男方一样要负起责任，一样会有果报的。
5·So you can see that the retribution for evil intentions is like borrowing a loan with compound interest: the longer you borrow it, the more you must pay for it.
这就是像借钱一样，时间越久利息越高，我的这份果报，所偿还的是八千多倍。