| 单词 | retort |
| 释义 | retort 1. n. & v. --n 1. an incisive or witty or angry reply. 2. the turning of a charge or argument against its originator. 3. a piece of retaliation. --v 1. a tr. say by way of a retort. b intr. make a retort. 2. tr. repay (an insult or attack) in kind. 3. tr. (often foll. by on, upon) return (mischief, a charge, sarcasm, etc.) to its originator. 4. tr. (often foll. by against) make (an argument) tell against its user. 5. tr. (as retorted adj.) recurved; twisted or bent backwards. Etymology: L retorquere retort- (as RE-, torquere twist) 2. n. & v. --n 1. a vessel usu. of glass with a long recurved neck used in distilling liquids. 2. a vessel for heating mercury for purification, coal to generate gas, or iron and carbon to make steel. --vtr. purify (mercury) by heating in a retort. Etymology: F retorte f. med.L retorta fem. past part. of retorquere: see RETORT(1) |
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