N-COUNT A riposte is a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said. 机敏的回答 [书面]
Laura glanced at Grace, expecting a clever riposte.
劳拉瞥了格雷丝一眼,期望她给个机敏的回答。
V-T If you riposte, you make a quick, clever response to something someone has said. 机敏地回答 [书面]
"It's tough at the top," he said. "It's tougher at the bottom," riposted the billionaire.
“身居高位很辛苦,”他说。“在底层更辛苦,”亿万富翁机敏地答道。
N-COUNT You can refer to an action as a riposte to something when it is a response to that thing. 回应; 还击 [journalism] [oft N 'to' n]
The operation is being seen as a swift riposte to the killing of a senior army commander.
这次行动被看作是对一名高级军官被杀所作出的快速还击。
"It's tough at the top," he said. "It's tougher at the bottom," riposted the billionaire.
“身居高位很辛苦,”他说。“在底层更辛苦,”亿万富翁机敏地答道。
"You would rather have us stay at home and wash your socks," riposted Nihal Bengisu Karaca, a (veiled) columnist at the forefront of the campaign.
“你宁愿让我们留在家里洗袜子,”竞选运动前线的一位(戴面纱)的专栏作家尼哈尔·本吉苏·卡瑞克(Nihal Bengisu Karaca)尖锐地反驳道。
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