英语释义
1. to pay or hurl back return
retort an insult
2. to make a reply to
3. to say in reply
4. to answer (an argument) by a counter argument
5. to answer back usually sharply
6. to return an argument or charge
7. retaliate
8. a quick, witty, or cutting reply especially one that turns back or counters the first speaker's words
9. a vessel or chamber in which substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
10. to treat (something, such as oil shale) by heating in a retort
11. to reply usually angrily or sharply
12. to reply with an argument against
When Mom objected to ice cream as unhealthy, I retorted that it contained milk.
13. a quick, clever, or angry reply