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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In any case, they do not retort.
  不管在任何情况下，他们都不会反驳你。
• 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。
• Indicates a negation to a certain judgement. It has the tone of disagreement or retort.
  表示对某种判断的否定。带有不同意或反驳的语气。
• The growth advocate can legitimately retort that growth need not take a material form.
  支持经济增长的人士可以理直气壮地反驳说，增长不一定要体现在物质上。
• 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。
• 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。