中英互译
retort
英 /rɪˈtɔːt/美 /rɪˈtɔːrt/
基本释义
- v.(愤怒或风趣地)反驳,回嘴;<古>对(侮辱,伤害)进行报复;利用(对方的论据)反驳对方;蒸馏,干馏
- n.反驳,回嘴;曲颈瓶,蒸馏器
复数retorts
第三人称单数retorts
现在分词retorting
过去式retorted
过去分词retorted
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词语例句
(愤怒或风趣地)反驳,回嘴vt.&vi.
'Don't be ridiculous!' Pat retorted angrily.
“别荒唐了!”帕特生气地回答道。
Sam retorted that it was my fault as much as his.
萨姆反驳说我和他同样有错。
<古>对(侮辱,伤害)进行报复vt.
It's time for him to retort the insult.
现在是他报复人家侮辱的时候了。
利用(对方的论据)反驳对方vt.
It is easy to retort their arguments.
反驳他们的论点很容易。
蒸馏,干馏vt.
The in situ process may not require large plant facilities to retort the shale, which can save a lot of trouble.
原地加工可能不需要大型工厂设备来对页岩进行蒸馏,这能省去不少麻烦。
- His sharp retort clearly made an impact.他的尖锐反驳显然起了作用。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- This is the Lady's retort.这是这位女士的反驳。
- Optimists retort that is no bad thing.乐观人士反驳说这或许并不是一件坏事。
相关短语
- retort pouch蒸煮袋;杀菌袋
- retort pouch杀菌袋;蒸煮袋;高温蒸煮袋
- retort stand铁架台;铁支架;蒸馏用铁架;铁架
- retort carbon蒸馏碳;气碳;甑碳
- Steel Retort钢蒸馏罐
- retort clamp蒸馏瓶夹
词语扩展
词义分布
反驳
88.5%
回嘴
4.6%
蒸馏
4.6%
还嘴
2.3%
英英释义
- n.a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- n.a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
- v.answer back
词源
- retort反驳,反击,回报词根词缀: re-回 + -tort-扭,拧 → 扭转回来
- retort回应,反驳re-,相对,相反,-tort,弯,转,词源同 torture,turn.引申词义回应,反驳。