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- a witty riposte
机智的回答
- a witty riposte
- 反应;回应
a course of action that takes place in response to sth that has happened- The US delivered an early riposte to the air attack.
美国对空袭很快作出了反应。
- The US delivered an early riposte to the air attack.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 机敏的回答
Ariposteis a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said.- 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。
- Laura glanced at Grace, expecting a cheeky riposte.
- VERB 机敏地回答
If youriposte, you make a quick, clever response to something someone has said.- '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。
- 'It's tough at the top,' he said. 'It's tougher at the bottom,' riposted the billionaire.
- N-COUNT 回应;还击
You can refer to an action as ariposte tosomething when it is a response to that thing.- 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。
- The operation is being seen as a swift riposte to the killing of a senior army commander.
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)
- it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
verb
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - But there is a legitimate riposte.
但是这都是正当合法的建议。 - One migrant worker had the perfect riposte: Are you happy? they asked him.
而一位农民工给出了绝妙的回答。记者问他:你幸福吗? - 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。 - 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。 - It is too early to say if this riposte to the conventional skyscraper will prove a success, but there is no denying the boldness of the attempt.
这个挑战传统摩天大楼概念的建筑能否成功,现在评论还为时尚早。但没人能否认,这的确是一次大胆的尝试。 - The comments will serve as a riposte to sceptics who believe that Citi, which was rescued by the US government during the financial crisis, will retreat from international markets.
这些言论将有力地还击怀疑人士的猜疑,即在金融危机期间受到美国政府救助的花旗将会退出国际市场。 - 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。