[英语成语] EYE FOR AN EYE. — 探索公平正义的意义

以牙还牙

“Eye for an eye”字面意思是一种报复方式，即“以牙还牙”，古旧的惩罚原则指一个人若伤害了他人，应受到相等的伤害。现在，这个成语通常用来形容对不公行为的直接和相等的报复。

示例句子

1. The feud between the two neighbors turned into an eye for an eye situation when one cut down a tree and the other smashed a car window.

   两个邻居的纠纷变成你一拳我一拳的报复行为。

2. In historical tribes, justice was often an eye for an eye—they would literally take what was taken from them.

   在历史上的部落中，正义往往是以牙还牙，他们会夺回被夺走的东西。

3. The constant one-upmanship between the two colleagues became an eye for an eye, each trying to outdo the other’s sales.

   两个同事间的竞争变成了以牙还牙，试图超越对方的销售业绩。