retort /rɪˈtɔːt/ CET6 TEM4 ( retorting, retorted, retorts )

• 1. 

  V-T To retort means to reply angrily to someone. 反驳 [书面]

  例：

  "You can't smoke in here," Shaw said.—"Don't worry, it's not tobacco," he retorted.

  “你不能在这儿吸烟，”肖说道。—“别担心，这不是烟叶，”他反驳道。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Retort is also a noun. 反驳

  例：

  His sharp retort clearly made an impact.

  他的尖锐反驳显然起了作用。

• 3. 

  N a glass vessel with a round bulb and long tapering neck that is bent down, used esp in a laboratory for distillation 曲颈瓶

• 4. 

  V to heat in a retort 在曲颈瓶里加热