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retort

美音:[´ri:´tɔ:t ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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v.反驳,反击,回报 n.曲颈甑,曲颈瓶,蒸器

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retort为六级词汇

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名词:retorter 动词过去式:retorted 过去分词:retorted 现在分词:retorting 第三人称单数:retorts

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tort=to twist(卷缠)

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retort


/rɪ'tɔ:t; rɪ`tɔrt/
v [Tn, Tf] make a quick, witty or angry reply, esp to an accusation or challenge 反驳; 回嘴
*`Nonsense!' she retorted. 她反驳说, `一派胡言!'
* He retorted that it was my fault as much as his. 他反驳说我的错误并不比他的错误小.

n
(a) [U] retorting 反驳; 回嘴
*He made a rude sign by way of retort. 他做出粗鲁动作表示反驳.
(b) [C] reply of this kind 反驳的回答
*make an insolent retort 做出侮慢的答覆.

/rɪ'tɔ:t; rɪ`tɔrt/
n
1 glass vessel with a long narrow neck turned downwards, used for distilling liquids 曲颈甑; 蒸馏甑.
2 receptacle used in making gas or steel (制煤气、炼钢用的)蒸馏罐.
1. His eyes twinkled beneath his bushy brows when he heard some bright sally or pointed retort.
    每当听到某些不同凡响的警句或一针见血的反驳,他那浓眉下的双眼便炯炯发光。

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