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retort  
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KK:[rɪˈtɒrt] DJ:[riˈtɒːt]

名複: retorts  

權威釋義

retort1

vt.

  1. 反擊;就……進行報復
  2. 反駁,回嘴說[+that]

vi.

  1. 反擊;報復
  2. 反駁,回嘴[(+on/upon)]

n.

  1. 反擊;回嘴;反駁[C][U]

辨析

同義:

vt.回答

reply answer respond retaliate

retort2

n.[C]

  1. 曲頸瓶,曲頸甑
  2. 【化】蒸餾器

以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》


retort1

v.

  1. say something sharp, angry, or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
  2. archaic repay (an insult or injury).

n.

a sharp, angry, or witty reply.

Etymology

C15: from L. retort-, retorquere ‘twist back’.

retort2

n.

  1. a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale.
  2. 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).

以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》