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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8199 COCA: 13847

retort

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re·tort1 /rɪˈtɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
ANSWER/REPLYto reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way 〔愤怒或幽默地〕反驳，回嘴
 ‘It’s all your fault!’ he retorted.
“那都是你的错！”他反驳道。
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retort• Not that there was anything to retort.• "You're not afraid?" Brenda asked. "Of course not, " he retorted angrily.• Well then, retorted her amused audience: you had better find it out hadn't you?• "Nonsense, " retorted Simpson.• But women retorted that, first, the decision to have children or not was a joint decision with a man.• Republicans retorted that the amendment is necessary to balance the budget.
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retort2 noun [countableC]  
1  ANSWER/REPLYa short angry or humorous reply 〔简短而愤怒或幽默的〕反驳，回嘴
 He was about to make a sharp retort.
他正要尖刻地反驳。
2. HCa bottle with a long narrow bent neck, used for heating chemicals 曲颈甑，蒸馏甑，蒸馏器
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retort• Every time the child makes demands the parent provides a retort and opens up the possibility of more interaction about the demand.• But at least it warranted a retort.• Ellie's angry retort surprised Max.• She snapped out careless retorts and soared in brief Puccinian reminiscences with equal ease.• She could never think of a clever retort to counter Ben's string of jokes and witticisms.• Damn these clothes, Hope thought; dressed as he was, an irritable retort became a threatening social punishment.• She's always ready with a quick retort.• The teacher's demonstration might be countered by the retort that other things besides chalk leave white traces on a blackboard.• The retort made the boy fold up his clipping pretty quick.• You will also need to keep your retort to yourself - even if the person deserves a sharp wood.
Origin retort1
(1400-1500) Latin past participle of retorquere “to twist back, throw back”, from torquere “to twist”
 retort2
1. (1500-1600) → RETORT1
2. (1600-1700) French retorte, from Latin retorquere ( → RETORT1); because of its bent shape
re·tort1 verbretort2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8199 COCA: 13847
retort

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + RETORT ADJECTIVE➤quick, sharp快速的／尖銳的反駁➤clever, witty聰明的／機智的反駁➤sarcastic, scathing挖苦式的／刻薄的反駁▸➤angry憤怒的反駁VERB + RETORT➤come up with, make提出反駁；回嘴◇I couldn't come up with a witty retort.我想不出機智的話進行反駁。◇He opened his mouth to make a sarcastic retort.他張嘴就回了一句，語帶譏諷。➤bite back強忍着不反駁◇He bit back a sharp retort.他強忍着沒有反唇相譏。➤bring, draw, meet with引起反駁；遭到反駁◇Her remark drew angry retorts from the unemployed workers.她的話遭到了失業工人憤怒的反駁。
retort

verb

ADVERB➤quickly迅速反駁➤angrily, furiously, heatedly, hotly氣憤地／猛烈地／激烈地／激動地反駁◇'How dare you!' he retorted angrily.“你好大膽！”他生氣地反駁道。➤bitterly, harshly, sarcastically, scathingly, sharply憤怒地／嚴厲地／挖苦地／尖刻地／尖銳地反駁➤defensively, indignantly辯解性地／憤憤不平地反駁➤calmly, coldly, coolly冷靜地／冷冷地／沉着地反駁➤drily, playfully不動聲色地／開玩笑地反駁▸➤childishly幼稚地反駁
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8199 COCA: 13847
retort verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8199 COCA: 13847
retort
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