英语词汇“retort”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

retort

释义

verb | noun

retortretort1 /rɪˈtɔrt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYretort¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of retorquere to twist back, throw back, from torquere to twist

VERB TABLE

retort

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	retort
	he, she, it	retorts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	retorted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have retorted
	he, she, it	has retorted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had retorted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will retort
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have retorted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am retorting
	he, she, it	is retorting
	you, we, they	are retorting
Past	I, he, she, it	was retorting
	you, we, they	were retorting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been retorting
	he, she, it	has been retorting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been retorting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be retorting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been retorting

THESAURUSreply► answer

to say something to someone when he or she has asked you a question, made a suggestion, etc.: She thought for a moment before answering. You still haven’t answered my question.

► reply

to answer someone: “Are you coming?” “Yes,” he replied.

► respond

to answer someone by saying or doing something: His father responded to his question by telling him to be quiet.

► retort

to reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way: “It’s none of your business,” she retorted.

to reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way: “That’s ridiculous,” retorted Simpson.► see thesaurus at answer1

verb | noun

retortretort2 noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYretort²

Origin: (1) 1500-1600 ➔ RETORT¹ (2) 1600-1700 French retorte, from Latin retorquere ( ➔ RETORT¹); because of its bent shape

1a short and angry or humorous reply: a nasty retort2science, chemistry a bottle with a long narrow bent neck, used for heating chemicals

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