retort

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

retorts

1.
A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
He countered her insult with a clever retort.
2.
(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
3.
An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
4.
A pressure cooker.
5.
A crematory furnace.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

retorts

V_ing/Gerund

retorting

V_ed/pp

retorted

1.
To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
2.
To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
to retort the charge of vanity
3.
To bend or curve back.
a retorted line
4.
To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
5.
(transitive)To heat in a retort.

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Đồng nghĩa

back answercomeback rejoindersharp reply comeback, rejoinder, back answer

Cùng gốc / liên quan

retrotort

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English retorte, from Latin retortus, from retorquēre (to be forced to twist back).