Definition
to retaliate against someone by doing something unpleasant in response to their actions.
对某人进行报复
She wanted to get her ex-boyfriend back, so she decided to date someone else to make him jealous.
她想报复她的前男友,所以决定和别人约会来让他嫉妒。
When his colleague assigned him tasks, he got her back by asking her difficult questions during the meeting.
当他的同事给他分配任务时,他在会议上问她一些难题来报复她。
They didn't take him seriously, so he planned to get them back with some sarcastic remarks.
他们没有认真对待他,所以他计划用一些讽刺的话来报复他们。