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retort

C2 verb

retort /ɹɪˈtɔɹt/ nghĩa là đáp trả sắc sảo

Các nghĩa

  1. đáp trả sắc sảo

    To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.

    Tom is always ready with a quick retort.

    He was tempted to retort, but thought better of it.

  2. phản bác lại

    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

    And with retorted scorn his back he turned.

  3. uốn cong lại

    To bend or curve back.

    a retorted line

    With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated.

  4. phản chiếu, dội lại

    To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

    As when his virtues, shining upon others, / Heat them and they retort that heat again / To the first giver.

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