retort1
KK: [rɪˈtɒrt]
DJ: [riˈtɒːt]
vt.
- 反擊;就……進行報復
He
retorted the invectives on her.
他用惡言還擊她。
- 反駁,回嘴說[+that]
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)]
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]
His
retort made her angry.
他的回嘴使她發怒。
辨析
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).