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

• Their standard riposte to such accusations is to point out that it requires the efforts of hundreds of thousands of backroom engineers, mathematicians and technicians to make space flight possible.
  他们对这种说法的标准回应就是指出：是背后无数的工程师、数学家、技术人员的努力才使得太空飞行称为可能。
• 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。
• His comments will serve as a riposte to sceptics who believe that Citi will be forced to cut back its Asian operations amid domestic political pressure to focus on lending to us clients.
  他的上述评论对怀疑人士是一种回击，他们认为，在要求花旗重点向美国客户放贷的国内政治压力下，该银行将被迫削减其亚洲业务。
• Pants to Poverty, which makes underwear using Fair Trade-certified cotton and guaranteeing workers a decent wage, is a riposte to the sweatshops of Bangladesh.
  PantstoPoverty公司生产内衣所使用的棉料，通过了公平贸易（FairTrade）认证，并确保工人能拿到不错的工资。这家公司是对孟加拉共和国血汗工厂的一种反击。
• I find the idea that the Nobels are being used as a riposte to French-bashing idiotic, he said.
  我觉得，用诺贝尔奖来还击法国衰落论的做法很愚蠢，他说。
• 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。
• The buildings still stand there grandly enough, but look across the river now and, bang opposite the Bund, there towers a spectacular architectural riposte.
  这些建筑依然雄伟地矗立在那里，但现在往江对岸看去，就在外滩的对面，也矗立着一系列雄伟的建筑。
• This will cast Sinister Strike on the first press, and on the next press, Riposte.
  第一次点击为邪恶攻击，然后下次为还击。
• He was unable to think of a suitable riposte.
  他想不出一个合适而机敏的回答。
• '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。