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。
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