单词 | retorting |
释义 | retortingn.1 The action or an act of retort v.1 (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > by turning argument against opponent retorting1509 retortion1574 recrimination1585 retorsion1624 retortment1649 discriminationa1670 whataboutery1974 whataboutism1978 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [noun] > reverberation or echo > action or fact of reverberating resounding?c1400 reverberation1569 retorting1652 1509 H. Watson tr. S. Brant Shyppe of Fooles (de Worde) vii. sig. B.vii Who that maketh debate and also stryfe By false enuy and double retortynge. ?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat 11 Whether he would haue the care of the commonwealth..resigned to the retorting of T.C. his unreuerent railings. 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 422 There are three waies to dissolue an argument, Deniall, Retorting and Distinction. 1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox vi. 131 Hearing..by the retorting of the Eccho's the confused noyse of the Hunts-men,..they resolved [etc.]. 1710 J. Addison Tatler No. 239. ⁋13 As for those little Retortings of my own Expressions,..they are the common Cavils of every Witling. a1776 T. Scott Let. 2 Dec. in Wks. (1825) X. 42 Such an asperity of language, and such a retorting of reproach, as..have disgraced both sides in this affair. 1872 Catholic World Apr. 134/2 The happy and often overwhelming retorting of their own propositions on Douglas, Leslie, and other anti-Catholic writers. 1912 H. Wales Spinster x. 150 She would submit to his outbursts of temper, to his neglect, without retorting and without weakening in her allegiance. 1996 C. Ricks Ess. in Appreciation (1998) 126 Gaskell's courteous dissent from Charlotte Brontë's self-stricture with its modest retorting of the word is precious. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). retortingn.2 Mining and Manufacturing Technology. The action or process of heating or purifying metal, oil shale, or other material in a retort. Cf. retort n.1 2. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > miscellaneous other processes redintegrationa1550 decoction1555 fixion1555 cementation1592 fumigation1617 spiritualization1651 retortion1657 rocking1673 phosphorizationa1687 concentration1689 humectation1706 animalization1733 hyperoxygenation1793 bituminization1804 assimilation1830 metamorphosis1843 transformation1857 retorting1858 tincturation1860 regeneration1869 nitrification1880 diagenesis1886 aluminothermy1900 aluminothermics1902 photoprocess1910 olation1931 mass transfer1937 reconcentration1956 tritiation1961 borohydride reduction1965 1858 Times 1 Dec. 9/3 All..make six ounces of ‘amalgam’ a man per day, which they value after retorting as worth three ounces of gold. 1916 Jrnl. Inst. Petroleum Technologists 2 174 Retorting at the lowest temperature that will distil the shale improves both the yield and also the quality of the oil. 1948 Rep. Progr. Appl. Chem. 33 40 The mining, retorting, and refining practices adopted for the recovery of oil from Scottish oil shale. 1998 Britannica Online (Version 98.2) Three basic steps are involved in the aboveground processing of oil shales—mining, crushing, and retorting (heating). Various retorting processes have been used over the years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). retortingadj. That retorts (in various senses of retort v.1); (also) of the nature of or constituting a retort. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [adjective] wrestinga1529 writhing1556 retorting1588 wringinga1600 wrenching1618 reluctant1667 twirlinga1719 quirling1755 convoluting1818 contortional1918 the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adjective] > characterized by retorts retorting1781 retortive1949 1588 R. Greene Perimedes sig. G2v Wan is her lookes, her cheekes of Azure hue, Hir haires as Gorgons foule retorting Snakes. 1600 J. G. E. Englands Hope sig. Biiv Such after-malice, such retorting hate. 1652 C. Manuche Loyal Lovers v. i. 52 Hark how the retorting Eccho (shrilly) through the grove Conveighs the name of friend. 1745 tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Theory Physic IV. 382 An Expulsion of Air from the Lungs by the retorting Force of the Cartilages. 1781 G. Crabbe Library 25 The wordy variance of domestic life, The tyrant Husband, the retorting Wife. ?1800 R. B. Sheridan Let. (1966) II. 142 If I said anything afterwards that seem'd peevish and retorting I declare to you I am very sorry for it. a1860 T. Parker Speeches, Addr., & Occas. Serm. (1867) II. vi. 300 The retorting speech of such a man may be silvern or iron; his silence, victorious and golden. 1922 R. Sabatini Capt. Blood (U.S. ed.) xviii. 208 Restrained, perhaps, by the very words that had cloaked the retorting insult, he turned on his heel abruptly and went out without answering. 2008 Dunnville (Ontario) Chron. (Nexis) 10 Oct. a3 In a retorting remark, [he] said people rarely see an independent asking a question because the cameras are no longer rolling at that point. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11509n.21858adj.1588 |
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