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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
      1. 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

      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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • The outcome could be decided by a hesitation in explaining a policy, a smart riposte or a display of arrogance.
        政策解释时的犹豫,一个聪明的还击或者显示的嚣张气焰都可能决定最后的结果。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Ambush, Backstab, Ghostly Strike, and Riposte now properly increase the attack power contribution by the percent modifier.
        攻击能量将部分影响伏击、背刺、幽魂击、回刺的武器伤害乘数。
      • 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。
      • 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。