retort1
  
  
	      			KK: [rɪˈtɒrt]
	      			DJ: [riˈtɒːt]
  
    vt.
    
      - 反擊;就……進行報復
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He 
retorted the invectives on her.
他用惡言還擊她。
 
      - 反駁,回嘴說[+that]
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She 
retorted that it was all his fault.
她反駁說這全是他的錯。
 
    
    vi.
    
      - 反擊;報復
 
      - 反駁,回嘴[(+on/upon)]
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She 
retorted upon me, saying I was to blame.
她反駁說我才該受到責備。
 
    
    n.
    
      - 反擊;回嘴;反駁[C][U]
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His 
retort made her angry.
他的回嘴使她發怒。
 
    
   
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retort2
  
  
	      			KK: [rɪˈtɒrt]
	      			DJ: [riˈtɒːt]
  
 
  
    
retort1
  
  v.
  - say something sharp, angry, or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
 - archaic repay (an insult or injury).
 
n.
 a sharp, angry, or witty reply.
 
  Etymology
  C15: from L. retort-, retorquere ‘twist back’.
 
  
    
retort2
  
  n.
  - a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale.
 - historical a glass container with a long neck, used in distilling liquids and other chemical operations.
 
v.
 heat in a retort.
 
  Etymology
  C17: from Fr. retorte, from med. L. retorta, fem. past part. of retorquere ‘twist back’ (with ref. to the long recurved neck of the laboratory container).