新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

retort

英 [rɪˈtɔːt]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

retorts
1. [C 可数名词] 反驳
a retort is an angry reply to someone.
双语例句
例：
His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
他的尖锐反驳显然起了作用。

VERB. 动词

retorts , retorting , retorted
1. [T 及物动词] 反驳
To retort means to reply angrily to someone.
双语例句
例：
'You can't smoke in here,' Shaw said. 'Don't worry, it's not tobacco,' he retorted.
“你不能在这儿吸烟，”肖说道。“别担心，这不是烟叶，”他反驳道。

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