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retort v.反驳；回嘴；反击n.反驳；顶嘴 (1) 他反驳说我的错误并不比他的小。(2) 分析学家只能回嘴说几何的证明是笨拙而不优美的。(3) 她同屋的反驳使她生气。(4) 觉民提出了这个他自己以为是很有力的反驳。(5) 这种大胆的顶嘴，她似乎觉得很有趣。 Today retort is used as both a noun and a verb, and both come from 16th- and 17th-century sources meaning "to twist, turn back." A retort is a comeback or a quick and clever answer or remark. It can be a form of payback when someone tries to insult or tease another person, and often, a perfect retort doesn't occur to you till later, when you think "Oh! I wish I had said that earlier!"

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英 [rɪ'tɔːt] 美 [rɪ'tɔːrt] (1) He retorted that it was my fault as much as his.(2) The analysts could retort only that the geometric proofs were clumsy and inelegant.(3) Her roommate's retort made her angry.(4) Chueh-min thought he was making a crushing retort.(5) She appeared to enjoy a bold retort. What's a retort? It's a reply that's short. "Why did the monkey fall out of the tree; please give me a report?" I said "The monkey's dead," with a dry retort. 1[VERB 动词]反驳；回嘴 To retort means to reply angrily to someone.   [V with quote]  [V that]  [Also V]  [WRITTEN 笔语]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。Retort is also a noun.His sharp retort clearly made an impact.他尖刻的反驳显然起了作用。

英语单词	retort
英美音标	英 [rɪ'tɔːt] 美 [rɪ'tɔːrt]
中文释义	v.反驳；回嘴；反击 n.反驳；顶嘴
英语例句	(1) He retorted that it was my fault as much as his. (2) The analysts could retort only that the geometric proofs were clumsy and inelegant. (3) Her roommate's retort made her angry. (4) Chueh-min thought he was making a crushing retort. (5) She appeared to enjoy a bold retort.
中文例句	(1) 他反驳说我的错误并不比他的小。 (2) 分析学家只能回嘴说几何的证明是笨拙而不优美的。 (3) 她同屋的反驳使她生气。 (4) 觉民提出了这个他自己以为是很有力的反驳。 (5) 这种大胆的顶嘴，她似乎觉得很有趣。
vocabulary简明	What's a retort? It's a reply that's short. "Why did the monkey fall out of the tree; please give me a report?" I said "The monkey's dead," with a dry retort.
vocabulary扩展	Today retort is used as both a noun and a verb, and both come from 16th- and 17th-century sources meaning "to twist, turn back." A retort is a comeback or a quick and clever answer or remark. It can be a form of payback when someone tries to insult or tease another person, and often, a perfect retort doesn't occur to you till later, when you think "Oh! I wish I had said that earlier!"
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]反驳；回嘴 To retort means to reply angrily to someone. [V with quote] [V that] [Also V] [WRITTEN 笔语] 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。 Retort is also a noun. His sharp retort clearly made an impact. 他尖刻的反驳显然起了作用。

Retort I Made Reply [V 英 Rɪ'Tɔːt] 美 Rɪ'Tɔːrt