retort

柯林斯词典

1. V-T To retort means to reply angrily to someone. 反駁[書麪]
"You can't smoke in here," Shaw said.—"Don't worry, it's not tobacco," he retorted. “你不能在這兒吸菸，”肖說道。—“別擔心，這不是菸葉，”他反駁道。
2. N-COUNT Retort is also a noun. 反駁
His sharp retort clearly made an impact. 他的尖銳反駁顯然起了作用。
3. N a glass vessel with a round bulb and long tapering neck that is bent down, used esp in a laboratory for distillation 曲頸瓶
4. V to heat in a retort 在曲頸瓶裡加熱