retorting

柯林斯词典

retort /rɪˈtɔːt/ (retorting,retorted,retorts)

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

  "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

  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

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