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。
• Riposte-Targets immune to disarm effects will now take damage from Riposte.
  反击，目标如果对击落武器免疫，那么，反击将不会对他产生任何伤害。
• 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。
• For renault, the Spanish Grand Prix gave the perfect riposte to those who had suggested the team had lost their edge, and that ferrari's recent improvement in form marked a fundamental shift in formula one's balance of power.
  对于雷诺来说，西班牙大奖赛正好完美地驳斥了那些认为车队已经失去优势，并且法拉利最近状态的回升已经让一级方程式的力量均衡发生重大转变的人。
• But there is a legitimate riposte.
  但是这都是正当合法的建议。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。