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Retort 英[Rɪˈtɔ:T 美[Rɪˈtɔrt Vt.反驳;报复;杀菌釜;Vi.回嘴;反驳;N.反驳,回嘴;反驳的回答 Verb 反驳;回嘴 Means Reply

单词 retort
音标
英[rɪˈtɔ:t] 美[rɪˈtɔrt]
解释
vt.反驳;报复;杀菌釜;vi.回嘴;反驳;n.反驳,回嘴;反驳的回答;
例句

VERB
反驳;回嘴
To retort means to reply angrily to someone.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:retorts~done:retorted~pl:retorts~ing:retorting~past:retorted~

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