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

• Its foes retort that continued stimulus could scare investors into dumping US Treasuries.
  另一方则反驳道，持续的刺激可能会让投资者感到恐慌，促使他们抛售美国国债。
• 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。
• He shut up after this, and went in to his paper, but the retort rankled in his mind.
  他就此闭上了嘴，回去看报了，但是这句反驳的话刺痛了他的心。
• Her roommate's retort made her angry.
  她同屋的反驳使她生气。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I said a few words to him in retort.
  我顶了他几句。
• 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。
• 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。