retort
v[Tn, Tf]
make a quick, witty or angry reply, esp to an accusation or challenge 反驳; 回嘴
`Nonsense!' she retorted. 她反驳说, `一派胡言!'
He retorted that it was my fault as much as his. 他反驳说我的错误并不比他的错误小. retort, n
(a) [U] retorting 反驳; 回嘴
He made a rude sign by way of retort. 他做出粗鲁动作表示反驳.
(b) [C] reply of this kind 反驳的回答
make an insolent retort 做出侮慢的答覆.
retort n
1 glass vessel with a long narrow neck turned downwards, used for distilling liquids 曲颈甑; 蒸馏甑.
2 receptacle used in making gas or steel (制煤气、 炼钢用的)蒸馏罐.
OK. We can get some more tomorrow. We should finish the floor now. Can you take the other end of this piece of wood? Now you have to pull it to make the surface smooth like that.