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

• 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。
• 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。
• I smothered the retort that rose to my lips.
  反驳他的话已到唇边，我又忍住未说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。