ADJECTIVE | VERB + RETORTADJECTIVE➤quick, sharp快速的/尖銳的反駁➤clever, witty聰明的/機智的反駁➤sarcastic, scathing挖苦式的/刻薄的反駁▸➤angry憤怒的反駁VERB + RETORT➤come up with, make提出反駁;回嘴◇I couldn't come up with a witty retort.我想不出機智的話進行反駁。◇He opened his mouth to make a sarcastic retort.他張嘴就回了一句,語帶譏諷。➤bite back強忍着不反駁◇He bit back a sharp retort.他強忍着沒有反唇相譏。➤bring, draw, meet with引起反駁;遭到反駁◇Her remark drew angry retorts from the unemployed workers.她的話遭到了失業工人憤怒的反駁。retort