retorts
retorts — 動詞
- retortspresent simple I / you / we / they
- retortses3rd person singular
- retortsing-ing form
- retortsedpast simple
1. to respond to someone's question or comment immediately and with annoyance, ofte
反駁；頂嘴
因生氣或幽默而迅速回應
to respond to someone's question or comment immediately and with annoyance, often in a way that is sharp or meant to be amusing
When Rachid's boss called him lazy, he retorted, 'I finished three reports before lunch.'
Rachid 的老闆指責他懶惰時，他反駁說：「我午飯前就完成了三份報告。」
retort + direct speech for quoting a sharp reply
Astrid retorted that the plan was completely unrealistic and would never work.
Astrid 反駁說那個計畫完全不可行，而且絕對行不通。
retort + that-clause for stating what was said
'You have no idea what you mean,' Adina retorted, her cheeks red with anger.
「你根本不知道自己在說什麼，」Adina 反駁道，氣得臉頰通紅。
The politician retorted sharply when a journalist questioned her honesty.
當記者質疑她的誠信時，那位政治人物尖銳地反駁。
Selim retorted to every criticism with a clever joke that made everyone laugh.
Selim 對每一次批評都用一個機智的笑話來反駁，逗得大家哈哈大笑。
- ask
retort is a response; ask initiates a question
文法句型
retort + direct speech
retort that + clause
retort + to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Commonly used in narrative writing to describe a character's reply. The verb usually introduces or follows quoted speech. Frequently appears with adverbs like 'sharply', 'angrily', or 'quickly'.
常見錯誤
retorts — 名詞
- retortssingular
- retortsesplural
1. a short, sharp answer made in reaction to someone's remark, often expressing ann
反唇相譏
尖銳或機智的快速回應
a short, sharp answer made in reaction to someone's remark, often expressing annoyance or wit
Sahil's retort was so clever that even the people he argued with had to smile.
Sahil 的反唇相譏實在太機智了，連跟他吵架的人都忍不住笑了出來。
possessive + retort — showing who made the reply
Olivia wanted to make a sharp retort but decided to stay silent instead.
Olivia 本想狠狠地反唇相譏，但最後還是決定保持沉默。
make + a retort — common verb collocation
The debate ended with a perfect retort that left the whole audience laughing.
那場辯論以一記完美的反唇相譏作結，全場觀眾都笑了。
Mei-Lin's retort to her question was so quick that she had no time to respond.
Mei-Lin 對她提問的反唇相譏來得太快，她根本來不及回應。
In a heated argument, a well-timed retort can sometimes silence your opponent completely.
在激烈的爭論中，適時的一句反譏有時能把對方堵得啞口無言。
- question
a retort answers; a question asks
文法句型
make + a retort
a retort + to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Distinguish from the verb 'retorts' (3rd person singular): the noun refers to the remark itself, while the verb describes the action of making it.
常見錯誤
2. a large metal container used in industry for heating substances to extreme tempe
反應罐
工業用高溫加熱分解物質的容器
a large metal container used in industry for heating substances to extreme temperatures so that they break down into other materials
A new retort at the steel factory can heat iron ore past a thousand degrees.
鋼鐵廠裡的一座新反應罐可將鐵礦加熱到超過一千度。
collocation: steel retort / heat ore in a retort
Workers at the chemical plant carefully loaded the raw materials into the large retort.
化工廠的工人小心翼翼地將原料裝入大型反應罐中。
Each retort on the factory floor can hold five hundred kilograms of petroleum material.
廠房裡的每個反應罐可容納五百公斤的石油原料。
The broken retort was replaced by a newer model that uses less energy.
那座壞掉的反應罐被換成了一臺更省電的新型號。
用法筆記
This sense is technical and domain-specific, most often encountered in manufacturing, metallurgy, and chemical engineering contexts. Do not confuse with the glass laboratory retort (sense 3).
3. in chemistry, a glass vessel whose narrow opening curves downward, used for heat
曲頸瓶
化學實驗用長頸彎管玻璃容器
in chemistry, a glass vessel whose narrow opening curves downward, used for heating substances and gathering the vapour that is given off
The chemistry student set up a glass retort on the laboratory table for the distillation.
那名化學系學生在實驗桌上架好一個玻璃曲頸瓶，準備進行蒸餾實驗。
collocation: glass retort — distinguishes from industrial metal retort
Dewi heated the liquid in the retort until it began to boil and vaporize.
Dewi 加熱曲頸瓶中的液體，直到液體沸騰並開始蒸發。
Padma carefully cleaned the retort's long neck before starting the next experiment.
Padma 在開始下一個實驗前，仔細地清洗了曲頸瓶的長頸。
The old laboratory still has a collection of glass retorts in its storage cabinets.
那間老實驗室的儲物櫃裡仍收藏著一批玻璃曲頸瓶。
- distillation flask
modern equivalent with similar function
- flask
general term; a retort is a specific type of flask
用法筆記
The glass retort is a traditional piece of laboratory equipment. In modern labs it has largely been replaced by more advanced distillation apparatus, but it is still found in teaching laboratories and historical collections.