riposte

英 [rɪˈpɒst]

美 [rɪˈpoʊst]

n.  机敏的回答; 巧妙的反驳; 反应; 回应
v.  还刺，尖锐回答

复数：ripostes　现在分词：riposting　过去式：riposted　第三人称单数：riposts　过去分词：riposted　

BNC.19917 / COCA.31986

牛津词典

noun

• 机敏的回答；巧妙的反驳
  a quick and clever reply, especially to criticism
  1. a witty riposte
     机智的回答
• 反应；回应
  a course of action that takes place in response to sth that has happened
  1. The US delivered an early riposte to the air attack.
     美国对空袭很快作出了反应。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 机敏的回答
  Ariposteis a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said.
  1. Laura glanced at Grace, expecting a cheeky riposte.
     劳拉匆匆瞥了格雷斯一眼，想着他会厚着脸皮巧妙地反驳一下。
• VERB 机敏地回答
  If youriposte, you make a quick, clever response to something someone has said.
  1. 'It's tough at the top,' he said. 'It's tougher at the bottom,' riposted the billionaire.
     “身居高位很辛苦，”他说。“在底层更辛苦，”这个亿万富翁机敏地回答道。
• N-COUNT 回应;还击
  You can refer to an action as ariposte tosomething when it is a response to that thing.
  1. The operation is being seen as a swift riposte to the killing of a senior army commander.
     这次军事行动被看作是对一名高级军事指挥官被杀所作出的迅速还击。

英英释义

noun

• (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
  1. it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
  Synonym:rejoinderretortreturnreplicationcomebackcounter

verb

• answer back
  Synonym:retortcome backrepayreturnrejoin
• make a return thrust
  1. his opponent riposted

双语例句

• He devised the foie gras bao years ago as a riposte to the DB Bistro burger, stuffing it with gold leaf and truffles.
  多年前，为了与DBBistro餐馆的汉堡抗衡，他设计了鹅肝酱包，里面塞满金叶和块菌。
• Yesterday staff at the castle declined to offer any riposte to Mrs Bourne.
  城堡的工作人员拒绝回应Bourne的职责。
• This world cheated me, I must give riposte, I will not put off any a tiny bit belongs to my happiness.
  这个世界欺骗了我，我必须给与还击，我不会放掉任何一丁点儿属于我的幸福。
• One riposte is that reckless German banks have more to lose than most; the more serious is that if Berlin decides to act as a normal power, Europe will fragment.
  一种反驳是，蒙受最大损失的将是不计后果的德国银行。还有一种更严重的情况是，如果德国决定像一个普通的大国那样行事，欧盟就会解体。
• He was unable to think of a suitable riposte.
  他想不出一个合适而机敏的回答。
• Many native English speakers will have a ready riposte: these are not variations, they are mistakes.
  很多英语母语人士的典型回应是：这些不是变异，而是错误。
• China's riposte was that it was a violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea as well as Chinese law and regulations.
  中国驳斥说美国的行为违反联合国海洋法公约以及中国法规。
• Riposte: Duration of this effect no longer reduced by other effects that reduce disarm duration.
  还击：该效果生效时不再会被其他减少缴械持续时间的效果影响而减少。
• It was a deserved triumph and a perfect riposte to those who had written off Liverpool's chances earlier in the season.
  这是一场当之无愧的胜利，一个完美的还击那些谁注销了利物浦的机会在本赛季早些时候。
• Americans have 'a strong taste for slapstick in various forms, and substitute riposte and banter for irony or whimsy, which they tend not. to understand.
  美国人对各种形式的闹剧非常感兴趣，用机敏的回答和玩笑来代替他们所不懂的讽刺和诙谐。