【retort音标】 英[rɪˈtɔːt] 美[rɪˈtɔːrt]
【单词释义】 retort是什么意思:
v.反驳;回嘴;报复;蒸馏,干馏n.反驳,回嘴;回应;曲颈瓶,蒸馏器
[单词分级] 英语六级/考研词汇
[单词复数] retorts [第三人称单数] retorts
[单词现在分词] retorting
[单词过去式] retorted
[单词过去分词] retorted
【retort形近词/近似词】
distort v. 扭曲;使变形;使失真;歪曲;曲解
extort vt.敲诈;勒索;侵占;强求
contort v.扭曲,扭弯,歪曲
【单词例句】
◇ That day, finally came, the lion said to the tiger: "the younger brother, wait a minute, I want to let you make a fool of yourself in front of the audience." "That's not necessarily?" The tiger retorts.
狮子和老虎那一天,终于来了,狮子对老虎说:“小弟,等会儿,我要让你在观众面前出丑。”“那还不一定呢?”老虎反驳道。
---- The Tiger And Lion