一、详细释义:


n.

反驳,回嘴


例句:

She shot a retort to the insult.

她因受辱而立即加以反击。


例句:

His sharp retort clearly made an impact.

他尖刻的反驳显然起了作用。


曲颈瓶


例句:

Vapors pass over from a retort into a receiver.

蒸汽从曲颈瓶里出来通入容器。


例句:

If you mix the same chemical elements in a retort, you will get the same results whether you do it once or a thousand times.

你把这些化学物质放在曲颈瓶中混合进行反应,混合一次和一千次的结果都是相同的。


v.

反驳,反击,回嘴 [I,T]


例句:

The analyst could retort only that the geometric proofs were clumsy and inelegant.

分析学家却只能回嘴说几何的证明是笨拙而不优美的。


例句:

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。


二、词义辨析:


answer,reply,respond,retort,return

这些动词均有“回答”之意。 answer常用词,指用书面、口头或行动对他人的请求、询问、质问等作出回答或反应。 reply较正式用词,较少用于口语。侧重经过考虑的较正式答复。 respond正式用词,指即刻的,以口头或行动对外来的号召、请求或刺激等作出回答或响应。 retort指对不同意见、批评或控诉作出迅速、有力的回答,即“反驳”。 return正式用词,从本义“归来,回去”引申作“回答、答辨”讲时,含反驳或反唇相讥之意。


三、参考例句:


His sharp retort clearly made an impact.

他尖刻的反驳显然起了作用。


She shot a retort to the insult.

她因受辱而立即加以反击。


The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker.

发言人这一反驳博得了一片支持的欢呼声。


His retort was delivered with a strong note of vinegar.

他的反驳带着强烈不满的口气。


The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker.

发言人这一反驳博得了一片支持的欢呼声。


Vapors pass over from a retort into a receiver.

蒸汽从曲颈瓶里出来通入容器。


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。


Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises and forbore.

Marianne本来要反驳,但她记起了她的承诺,于是忍住了。


The analyst could retort only that the geometric proofs were clumsy and inelegant.

分析学家却只能回嘴说几何的证明是笨拙而不优美的。


The analysts could retort only that the geometric proofs were clumsy and inelegant.

分析学家只能回嘴说几何的证明是笨拙而不优美的。