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

re•tort¹ v.

to reply in a sharp way: [~ + that clause]retorted that he would have nothing to do with her.[no object]quick to retort.

n. [countable]

a sharp or clever reply:"You're no better,'' was his angry retort.

See -tort-.

re•tort¹ v.t.

to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way;
reply in kind to.
to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it.
to answer (an argument or the like) by another to the contrary.

a severe, incisive, or witty reply, esp. one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
the act of retorting.

Latin retortus (past participle of retorquēre to bend back), equivalent. to re- re- + torqu(ēre) to twist, bend + -tus past participle suffix, with -qut- -t-
1590–1600

re•tort′er, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged retaliate.
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged riposte, rejoinder, response. See answer.

re•tort² n.

Chemistry
- a vessel, commonly a glass bulb with a long neck bent downward, used for distilling or decomposing substances by heat.
- Chemistrya refractory chamber, generally cylindrically shaped, within which some substance, as ore or coal, is heated as part of a smelting or manufacturing process.
- Chemistryan airtight, usually cylindrical vessel of fire clay or iron, used in the destructive distillation chiefly of coal and wood in the manufacture of illuminating gas.
a sterilizer for food cans.

v.t.

to sterilize food after it is sealed in a container, by steam or other heating methods.
Chemistryto subject (shale, ore, etc.) to heat and possibly reduced pressure in order to produce fuel oil, metal, etc.

Medieval Latin retorta, noun, nominal use of feminine of Latin retortus; see retort¹
Middle French retorte
1550–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

retort /rɪˈtɔːt/ vb

(when tr, takes a clause as object) to utter (something) quickly, sharply, wittily, or angrily, in response
to use (an argument) against its originator; turn the tables by saying (something)

a sharp, angry, or witty reply
an argument used against its originator

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin retorquēre to twist back, from re- + torquēre to twist, wrench

reˈtorter n

retort /rɪˈtɔːt/ n

a glass vessel with a round bulb and long tapering neck that is bent down, used esp in a laboratory for distillation
a vessel in which large quantities of material may be heated, esp one used for heating ores in the production of metals or heating coal to produce gas

(transitive) to heat in a retort

Etymology: 17th Century: from French retorte, from Medieval Latin retorta, from Latin retorquēre to twist back; see retort¹

单词	retort
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 re•tort¹ /rɪˈtɔrt/USA pronunciation v. to reply in a sharp way: [~ + that clause]retorted that he would have nothing to do with her.[no object]quick to retort. n. [countable] a sharp or clever reply:"You're no better,'' was his angry retort. See -tort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 re•tort¹ (ri tôrt′),USA pronunciation v.t. to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to. to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it. to answer (an argument or the like) by another to the contrary. n. a severe, incisive, or witty reply, esp. one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc. the act of retorting. Latin retortus (past participle of retorquēre to bend back), equivalent. to re- re- + torqu(ēre) to twist, bend + -tus past participle suffix, with -qut- -t- 1590–1600 re•tort′er, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged retaliate. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged riposte, rejoinder, response. See answer. re•tort² (ri tôrt′),USA pronunciation n. Chemistry a vessel, commonly a glass bulb with a long neck bent downward, used for distilling or decomposing substances by heat. Chemistrya refractory chamber, generally cylindrically shaped, within which some substance, as ore or coal, is heated as part of a smelting or manufacturing process. Chemistryan airtight, usually cylindrical vessel of fire clay or iron, used in the destructive distillation chiefly of coal and wood in the manufacture of illuminating gas. a sterilizer for food cans. v.t. to sterilize food after it is sealed in a container, by steam or other heating methods. Chemistryto subject (shale, ore, etc.) to heat and possibly reduced pressure in order to produce fuel oil, metal, etc. Medieval Latin retorta, noun, nominal use of feminine of Latin retortus; see retort¹ Middle French retorte 1550–60 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: retort /rɪˈtɔːt/ vb (when tr, takes a clause as object) to utter (something) quickly, sharply, wittily, or angrily, in response to use (an argument) against its originator; turn the tables by saying (something) n a sharp, angry, or witty reply an argument used against its originator Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin retorquēre to twist back, from re- + torquēre to twist, wrench reˈtorter n retort /rɪˈtɔːt/ n a glass vessel with a round bulb and long tapering neck that is bent down, used esp in a laboratory for distillation a vessel in which large quantities of material may be heated, esp one used for heating ores in the production of metals or heating coal to produce gas vb (transitive) to heat in a retort Etymology: 17th Century: from French retorte, from Medieval Latin retorta, from Latin retorquēre to twist back; see retort¹
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