retorts

英 [rɪˈtɔːts]

美 [rɪˈtɔːrts]

v.  (生气或幽默地)反驳，回嘴
n.  (生气或幽默的)回应，反驳; 曲颈甑; 曲颈瓶; 蒸馏器
retort的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 反驳;回嘴
  Toretortmeans to reply angrily to someone.
  1. Was he afraid, he was asked. 'Afraid of what?' he retorted...
     有人问他是否害怕。“害怕什么？”他反问道。
  2. 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。
  3. Retortis also a noun.
     
  4. His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
     他尖刻的反驳显然起了作用。

双语例句

• Mr Mayer retorts that even the IMF has learnt that its interventions work only if countries co-operate.
  梅耶反驳说，国际货币基金组织认识到，干预措施只有在各国协同合作时才能奏效。
• On a phone call to someone in the "outside world," he retorts in true House form:" Yes, how many other friends do you have in the asylum?"
  给“外面”的一位朋友打电话的时候，他以豪斯的风格反问说，“是的，你还有多少朋友在精神病院里？”
• Be careful to avoid clever retorts or comedic one-liners here.
  小心，不要用“聪明的狡辩”或幽默来回答。
• Sharp retorts roll off the tongues of the people he characterizes.
  尖锐的反驳滔滔不绝地出自他所塑造的人物之口。
• ( JPMorgan retorts that it acted in the interests of its shareholders).
  （摩根大通则反驳称，自己是在维护股东的利益。）
• His theory of ″ impersonality ″, the core of his aesthetic theory, retorts and overturns the traditional theories, but is also his contribution to the theories of English modernist novels.
  其中，非个性化和作家退出小说是乔伊斯美学思想的核心，这是他对传统的小说理论的反拨和颠覆，也是他对英国现代主义小说理论的重大贡献。
• Steam retorts is a key working procedure in the process of canned foods, and its stability of technological process is the critical factor for the quality, color and ratio of finished products.
  蒸汽杀菌是罐头食品加工过程的关键工序，其工艺流程的稳定性直接决定了产品的质量、成色和成品率。
• However, these retorts were still dangerous to operate.
  虽如此，这类高压杀菌锅的操作仍有危险。
• Groupon retorts that it is simply spending heavily to scoop up subscribers while the market it created is in its infancy.
  groupon反驳道，其开创的这一市场尚处发展初期，赤字只不过是在争抢用户时投资过巨。
• I always run inclusive and successful organisations, she retorts when I ask her whether she'd applied any lessons from that searing experience to her new post.
  当我问她，有没有从那种惨痛的体验中吸取到某种教训、并将其应用于新职务时，她反驳说：我始终运行包容、成功的组织。