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　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

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
  1. ‘Don't be ridiculous!’ Pat retorted angrily.
     “别荒唐了！”帕特生气地回答道。
  2. Sam retorted that it was my fault as much as his.
     萨姆反驳说我和他同样有错。

noun

• （生气或幽默的）回应，反驳
  a quick, angry or humorous reply
  1. She bit back (= stopped herself from making) a sharp retort.
     她克制住了自己，没有尖刻地反驳。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Retortis also a noun.
     
  4. His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
     他尖刻的反驳显然起了作用。

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)
  1. it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
  Synonym:rejoinderreturnripostereplicationcomebackcounter

verb

• answer back
  Synonym:come backrepayreturnriposterejoin

双语例句

• UNDP officials retort that the Americans won't tell them what sort of thing they are allegedly hiding.
  而联合国发展计划署的官员反驳说美国根本讲不出他们涉嫌隐瞒了什么。
• If she said something that I considered suggestion, I would make a sharp retort.
  如果她讲些我认为是调情的话，我就会狠狠反击。
• My dad would retort: ya, I don't think so.
  爸爸会反驳说：是吗？我不同意。
• 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。
• Peter flushed, refraining from a quick retort.
  彼得脸红了，没有立即反驳。
• And whoever and whatever was praised in the fool's presence, he had the same retort for everything.
  在愚人面前被赞美的无论何人无论何事，他也对每件事进行同样的反驳。
• This retort angered Carrie.
  这句回答惹恼了嘉莉。
• He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.
  在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。
• 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。
• 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。