| 释义 |
retort /ri-törtˈ/ transitive verb- To throw back
- To return upon an assailant or opponent
- To answer in retaliation
- To answer sharply or wittily
- To reject (Shakespeare)
- To purify or treat in a retort (chem)
- To sterilize (food in a sealed container) by heating it with steam, etc (US)
intransitive verb To make a sharp reply noun- Retaliation
- A ready and sharp or witty answer
- The art or act of retorting
- A vessel in which substances are placed for carrying out a chemical process, typically a flask with a long bent-back neck used for distillation
ORIGIN: L retorquēre, retortum, from re- back, and torquēre to twist retorˈted adjective - Bent back
- Thrown back
- Turned back
retorˈter noun retortion /-törˈshən/ (also retorˈsion) noun - Retorting
- Bending, turning or casting back
- Retaliation
retorˈtive adjective |