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

• 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。
• 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？”
• Churchill was also notorious for his witty retorts.
  丘吉尔也因为他机智诙谐的辩驳而出名。
• City gas supply by coke ovens, vertical retorts, water-gas generators and two stage water-gas generators are presented. Investment comparison of coke ovens and water-gas generators shows that water-gas should be favored in small and medium cities.
  城市煤气气源有焦炉、直立炉、水煤气炉、两段水煤气炉等，文中列出了焦炉与水煤气炉的投资比较，说明水煤气是中小城市的主要气源。
• China retorts that it is America that is manipulating the markets by printing dollars.
  中国则反驳称，美国印制美钞才是操纵市场。
• China retorts that it cannot be expected immediately to adopt rules written for rich countries, especially since those nations violated such principles globally for decades.
  中国反驳道，不能指望它会立即采用为富国制订的规矩，特别是因为那些富裕国家也曾在全球长期违反这些原则。
• Armenia retorts that it is up to Turkey to prove that its overtures are not designed solely to kill the genocide resolution;
  亚美尼亚则反驳道，这取决于土耳其证明其提议不是单纯有意的阻扰种族灭绝议案；
• 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。
• Meanwhile, with his own views, Sima Qian criticizes and retorts the economic policies of Emperor Wu in the Han Dynasty.
  同时，司马迁还以其经济思想对汉武帝的经济政策进行了批驳。
• 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。