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来自拉丁语 'retortus',意为 '弯曲或扭转',后引申为 '反驳' 或 '回应'。
❶ 迅速而尖锐地回应,通常带有愤怒或讽刺的语气,用于反驳他人的言论或批评。
“She retorted angrily when he accused her of lying.”
(当他指责她说谎时,她愤怒地反驳。)
“He retorted with a sarcastic remark.”
(他用一句讽刺的话回击。)
❶ 一种尖锐或机智的反驳,通常用于回应批评或挑衅。
“His clever retort left everyone speechless.”
(他机智的反驳让所有人都哑口无言。)
“She delivered a sharp retort to his insult.”
(她对他的侮辱回以尖锐的反驳。)
❶ 一种化学实验用的玻璃容器,通常有一个长颈,用于蒸馏或加热液体。
“The chemist placed the liquid in a retort for distillation.”
(化学家将液体放入蒸馏用的曲颈瓶中。)
“The retort was heated over a flame.”
(曲颈瓶在火焰上加热。)
quick retort — 迅速的反驳,通常指在对话中立即回应对方的言论。
“Her quick retort silenced the critics.”
(她迅速的反驳让批评者哑口无言。)