retort
英 [rɪˈtɔːt]
美 [rɪˈtɔːrt]
v. (生气或幽默地)反驳,回嘴
n. (生气或幽默的)回应,反驳; 曲颈甑; 曲颈瓶; 蒸馏器
过去式:retorted 复数:retorts 第三人称单数:retorts 过去分词:retorted 现在分词:retorting
Collins.2 / BNC.8199 / COCA.13847
牛津词典
verb
- (生气或幽默地)反驳,回嘴
to reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended or humorous way- ‘Don't be ridiculous!’ Pat retorted angrily.
“别荒唐了!”帕特生气地回答道。 - Sam retorted that it was my fault as much as his.
萨姆反驳说我和他同样有错。
- ‘Don't be ridiculous!’ Pat retorted angrily.
noun
- (生气或幽默的)回应,反驳
a quick, angry or humorous reply- She bit back (= stopped herself from making) a sharp retort.
她克制住了自己,没有尖刻地反驳。
- She bit back (= stopped herself from making) a sharp retort.
- 曲颈甑;曲颈瓶;蒸馏器
a closed bottle with a long narrow bent spout that is used in a laboratory for heating chemicals
柯林斯词典
- VERB 反驳;回嘴
Toretortmeans to reply angrily to someone.- Was he afraid, he was asked. 'Afraid of what?' he retorted...
有人问他是否害怕。“害怕什么?”他反问道。 - Others retort that strong central power is a dangerous thing in Russia.
其他人反驳说强大的中央集权在俄罗斯是很危险的。 - Retortis also a noun.
- His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
他尖刻的反驳显然起了作用。
- Was he afraid, he was asked. 'Afraid of what?' he retorted...
英英释义
noun
- a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
verb
双语例句
- This retort angered Carrie.
这句回答惹恼了嘉莉。 - Her retort was mechanical.
她的反驳是脱口而出的。 - He made an angry retort.
他愤怒地骂还了一声。 - He scored a bull's eye in their argument with that witty retort.
在争论中他以诙谐的反驳击中对方之要害。 - Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises and forbore. There were no complaints this time; no matter what the pudding was, it was consumed with gusto.
玛丽安正想反驳,但她记起了自己的诺言,便捺住了性子。这次没有怨言,不管它是什么布丁,反正都被津津有味地吃光了。 - The ratings agencies retort that they cannot be blamed for the way ratings are used.
评级机构反驳称,不能将评级的使用方式归咎于它们。 - He not only ignored the criticism of his friends but went so far as to answer back ( or retort) sarcastically.
他对朋友们的批评置若罔闻,甚至反唇相讥。 - Now optimists might retort that this last point about company sentiment is not so important.
乐观人士可能会反驳称,关于企业信心那最后一点并不很重要。 - Was he afraid, he was asked. 'Afraid of what?' he retorted
有人问他是否害怕。“害怕什么?”他反问道。 - He retort that it is my fault as much as his.
他反驳说我的错误并不比他的错误小。