retort

retort

英 [rɪ'tɔːt]
　　美 [rɪ'tɔrt]

n. 反駁，頂嘴；曲頸瓶
　　vt. 反駁，反擊
　　vi. 反駁，回嘴

中文詞源：

retort 回應，反駁

re-,相對，相反，-tort,彎，轉，詞源同 torture,turn.引申詞義回應，反駁。

例句：

1. His sharp retort clearly made an impact.
他尖刻的反駁顯然起瞭作用。

2. Her retort was mechanical.
她的反駁是脫口而出的。

3. He scored a bull's - eye in their argument with that witty retort.
在他們的辯論中他那一句機智的反駁擊中瞭要害.

4. He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.
他張嘴開始進行刻薄的反擊.

5. I said a few words to him in retort.
我頂瞭他幾句.