retort
v[Tn, Tf]
make a quick, witty or angry reply, esp to an accusation or challenge 反驳; 回嘴
`Nonsense!' she retorted. 她反驳说, `一派胡言!'
He retorted that it was my fault as much as his. 他反驳说我的错误并不比他的错误小. retort, n
(a) [U] retorting 反驳; 回嘴
He made a rude sign by way of retort. 他做出粗鲁动作表示反驳.
(b) [C] reply of this kind 反驳的回答
make an insolent retort 做出侮慢的答覆.
retort n
1 glass vessel with a long narrow neck turned downwards, used for distilling liquids 曲颈甑; 蒸馏甑.
2 receptacle used in making gas or steel (制煤气、 炼钢用的)蒸馏罐.
I'm not sure that this conference is as good as last year's.
我确信这次会议不如去年的会议精彩。
Half an hour later, another man struck a match for a cigarette and this time the whole of the inside of the ship caught fire.
半小时后,又一个工人擦亮火柴想点支香烟,这下整个船舱都起了火。
I am sorry that you have a disagreement with your father. Personally, I think it is important to follow your interests and your abilities, and it sounds as though you have plenty of both of these already.