retort

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++re·tort1 /rɪˈtɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  ANSWER/REPLYto reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way 〔愤怒或幽默地〕反驳，回嘴 ‘It’s all your fault!’ he retorted. “那都是你的错！”他反驳道。► see thesaurus at answer→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

retort• Not that there was anything to retort.• "You're not afraid?" Brenda asked. "Of course not, " he retorted angrily.• Well then, retorted her amused audience: you had better find it out hadn't you?• "Nonsense, " retorted Simpson.• But women retorted that, first, the decision to have children or not was a joint decision with a man.• Republicans retorted that the amendment is necessary to balance the budget.

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retort2 noun [countable]  1  ANSWER/REPLYa short angry or humorous reply 〔简短而愤怒或幽默的〕反驳，回嘴 He was about to make a sharp retort. 他正要尖刻地反驳。2. HCa bottle with a long narrow bent neck, used for heating chemicals 曲颈甑，蒸馏甑，蒸馏器

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retort• Every time the child makes demands the parent provides a retort and opens up the possibility of more interaction about the demand.• But at least it warranted a retort.• Ellie's angry retort surprised Max.• She snapped out careless retorts and soared in brief Puccinian reminiscences with equal ease.• She could never think of a clever retort to counter Ben's string of jokes and witticisms.• Damn these clothes, Hope thought; dressed as he was, an irritable retort became a threatening social punishment.• She's always ready with a quick retort.• The teacher's demonstration might be countered by the retort that other things besides chalk leave white traces on a blackboard.• The retort made the boy fold up his clipping pretty quick.• You will also need to keep your retort to yourself - even if the person deserves a sharp wood.Origin retort1 (1400-1500) Latin past participle of retorquere “to twist back, throw back”, from torquere “to twist” retort2 1. (1500-1600) → RETORT12. (1600-1700) French retorte, from Latin retorquere ( → RETORT1); because of its bent shape

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re‧tort¹ /rɪˈtɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb [transitive]to reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way:
    ‘It’s all your fault!’ he retorted.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ answer to say something to someone when they have asked you a question or spoken to you: You don’t have to answer the question if you don’t want to. | I said hello to her, but she didn’t answer.
   ▪ reply to answer someone. Used especially in written English to report what someone said: ‘I’m so sorry,’ he replied. | We asked Jane to help, but she replied that she was too busy.
   ▪ respond formal to answer someone: How do you respond to the allegation that you deliberately deceived your employers?
   ▪ give somebody an answer to answer someone by telling them what you have decided or giving them a piece of information they asked for: He asked me to marry him, but I didn’t give him an answer straight away.
   ▪ get back to somebody to answer someone at a later time especially by telephoning them, usually because you need to think about their question or find out more information: She’s promised to get back to me as soon as she hears any more news from the hospital.
   ▪ retort written to answer someone angrily, especially because they have annoyed you or criticized you: ‘You’re not afraid?’ Brenda asked. ‘Of course not,’ he retorted angrily.

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retort² noun [countable]1. a short angry or humorous reply:
    He was about to make a sharp retort.
2. a bottle with a long narrow bent neck, used for heating chemicals
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ answer something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you: I asked if he wanted to come, but I didn’t get an answer. | If you’re asking me for money, the answer’s no!
   ▪ reply an answer. Used especially in written English to report what someone said: She asked how he felt, and received the reply, ‘Awful!’ | ‘Finished now?’ ‘No,' came the reply.
   ▪ response an answer that clearly shows your reaction to a question, suggestion etc: Wagner’s responses showed that he had thought carefully about the issues. | ‘Sure. Why not?’ was his response to most of Billie’s suggestions.
   ▪ retort written an angry answer given when someone has annoyed you or criticized you: Isabelle began an angry retort and then stopped herself.
   ▪ comeback a quick answer that is clever, funny, or rude: He walked out before I could think of a snappy comeback.
   ▪ riposte formal a quick and clever answer: Anna produced the perfect riposte.
   ▪ rejoinder formal a quick answer, especially a clever or rude one: If he confronts them, he’ll run the risk of a sharp rejoinder.