retort

美 [rɪˈtɔːrt]英 [rɪˈtɔːt]
  • v.反驳;(生气或幽默地)回嘴
  • n.蒸馏器;曲颈瓶;(生气或幽默的)回应;曲颈甑

复数: retorts 过去式: retorted 现在分词: retorting 过去分词: retorted 第三人称单数: retorts

re- 相对,相反 + tort 卷缩

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verb

(生气或幽默地)反驳,回嘴
to reply quickly to a comment, in an angry, offended or humorous way

‘Don't be ridiculous!’ Pat retorted angrily.

“别荒唐了!”帕特生气地回答道。

Sam retorted that it was my fault as much as his.

萨姆反驳说我和他同样有错。

noun

1

(生气或幽默的)回应,反驳
a quick, angry or humorous reply

She bit back (= stopped herself from making) a sharp retort.

她克制住了自己,没有尖刻地反驳。

2

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

retort

频次

  • 1
    VERB 反驳;回嘴
    To retort means to reply angrily to someone.

    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。

noun

1
a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
2
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Synonym: rejoinder return riposte replication comeback counter

verb

1
answer back
Synonym: come back repay return riposte rejoin

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  1. She bit back a sharp retort .

    她克制住了自己,没有尖刻地反驳。

  2. Her retort was mechanical .

    她的反驳是脱口而出的。

  3. Sam retorted that it was my fault as much as his .

    萨姆反驳说我和他同样有错。

  4. ' I 'm certainly not asking him ! ' she retorted indignantly .

    “我当然不是在问他!”她愤然反驳说。

  5. ‘ Don 't be ridiculous ! ’ Pat retorted angrily .

    “别荒唐了!”帕特生气地回答道。

  6. 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。

  7. I said a few words to him in retort .

    我顶了他几句。

  8. She retorted upon me , saying I was to blame .

    她反驳我,说我才应该受责备。

  9. 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。

  10. He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort .

    他张嘴开始进行刻薄的反击。

  11. She retorted upon him , saying he was to blame .

    她反驳他,说他不好。

  12. Zhuang Zi retorted : " The actual situation is not like what you said . In fact , there are very few Confucian scholars in the State of Lu . "

    庄子反驳说:“情况不是您说的那样,事实上儒生在鲁国很少。”

  13. He retorted the invective on her .

    他用恶言讽刺还击她。

  14. Unwilling2 to give in , the poor man glared and retorted : " How can you blame me ? I am not from a poor family . I am the grandson of a prime minister , too . "

    那人不服气,翻翻白眼说:“你怎么能怪我,我并不是穷人出身,我也是宰相的孙子呢!”

  15. The figure of Chinese mugwort , unwilling1 to be outdone , looked down and retorted : " It is summer now . You have only half a year to go , and can 't live long . Why squabble over who is higher or who is lower ? "

    艾草人不甘示弱,低头还嘴,说道:“现在已经是夏天了,你只有半年了,活不了多长时间了,还争什么高低呢?”

  16. Analysis on Clean Production of New Technology for Oil Shale Retorting

    油母页岩干馏新技术的清洁生产分析

  17. Investigation of Heat Distribution in Retort Used in China

    对国内使用的杀菌锅的热分布的分析研究

  18. Lignite Retorting Using Solid Heat Carrier MEASUREMENT OF TRANSIENT HIGH TEMPERATURE

    褐煤新法干馏瞬时高温的测量

  19. Study on the Process of a New Type of the Retort Pouch Rice

    一种新型软包装米饭罐头工艺研究

  20. Review of Test Method of Reducing Coal for Zinc Retorting

    竖罐炼锌用还原煤的检验方法述评

  21. Present development situation and prospects of retort pouch machinery and equipment

    软包装机械设备发展现状及前景

  22. Introduction of Process and Way of Oil Shale Retort Sewage Disposal

    油页岩干馏污水处理工艺及方法简介

  23. Experimental Research on Three Yunnan Lignites Retorting Using Solid Heat Carrier

    云南三种褐煤固体热载体新法干馏实验研究

  24. The Trend and Recovery Method of Indium in its Vertical Retort Process

    铟在竖罐炼锌中的走向及其回收方法

  25. New development in zinc smelting by the vertical retort process on vertical scaling

    竖罐炼锌技术的新发展纵向量表制作浅谈

  26. Present Status and Prospect on Slag Recovering Technology about Zinc Vertical Retort Process

    竖罐炼锌残渣回收技术的现状及展望

  27. Americans do n 't know what work is , retorts another .

    “美国人不知道什么是工作,”另一位反驳道。

  28. Removal of Phenols from Oil Shale Retort Wastewater by Extraction Method

    萃取法去除油页岩干馏污水中酚类物质的研究

  29. Microstructure Analysis of High Temperature Faited Reducing Retorts Used in Magnesium Production

    炼镁还原罐高温失效金相组织分析

  30. Discussion on Rational Selection of the Exhauster in Vertical Retort Process

    论竖罐炼锌风机的合理选择

前缀
e-相对,相反

response n. (口头的或书面的)回答,答复

re- 相对,相反 + sponse 承诺

return v. 回,返回

re- 相对,相反 + turn v.转动

review n. 回顾

re- 相对,相反 + view n.视力

refer v. 参考

re- 相对,相反 + fer 带来,拿来

rewind v. 重绕(磁带等)

re- 相对,相反 + wind n.风

rebel vi. 背叛

re- 相对,相反 + bel 战争

rebellion n. 谋反

re- 相对,相反 + bell 战争 + -ion 行为,状态

register v. 登记

re- 相对,相反 + gister 带来,产生

reject vt. 拒绝

re- 相对,相反 + ject 投掷,扔

religion n. 宗教

re- 相对,相反 + lig 捆绑 + -ion 行为,状态

reluctant adj. 不情愿的

re- 相对,相反 + luct- 挣扎 + -ant ...的

respective adj. 分别的

re- 相对,相反 + spect 看 + -ive 形容词后缀

respond v. 回应

re- 相对,相反 + spond 承诺

reveal v. 揭示

re- 相对,相反 + veal 盖

reverse v. 颠倒

re- 相对,相反 + vers 转 + -e

revolution n. 革命

re- 相对,相反 + volut 卷,转变 + -ion 行为,状态

revolve vi. (使)转动,(使)旋转

re- 相对,相反 + volv 卷,转 + -e

relay vt. 转发

re- 相对,相反 + lay v.放下

resent vt. 怨恨

re- 相对,相反 + sent 感觉

后缀
e-卷缩

distort vt. 使变形

dis- 否定 + tort 卷缩