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单词 riposte
释义
riposte
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈpɒst/us
/rɪˈpoʊst/
aquickandcleverremark, often made inanswerto acriticism:
机敏的回答；巧妙的应对
She made asharp/witty/neatriposte.她尖刻／机智／巧妙地反唇相讥。
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Answering & responding
riposte
verb[IorT]
uk
/rɪˈpɒst/us
/rɪˈpoʊst/
to make ariposte:
[+ that]Shesimplyriposted that she did notcreatethebookfor thescientificcommunity.
[+ speech]"What about you?" she ripostes. "Isyourlifeperfect?"
More examples
  • "That's aridiculousquestion," riposted Mr. Hunt.
  • Hisweakness, she ripostedthoughtfully, may be that he isbecomingtooautocratic.
  • She riposted that thecompanycouldbecomefarmoreenergyefficientif itfixeditsleakingpipes.
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(Definition ofripostefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
riposte
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈpɒst/us
/rɪˈpoʊst/
aquickandcleverremark, often made inanswerto acriticism
机敏的回答；巧妙的应对
She made asharp/witty/neatriposte.她尖刻／机智／巧妙地反唇相讥。

Examplesofriposte

riposte
A bifurcated-principleripostemade on his behalf is in fact a capitulation.
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One typicalriposteto this general line might lie in a sort of appeal to common sense.
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Through its subtle exploration of the complex and contradictory connections between race, medicine and science, this collection provides an effectiveriposte.
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Theriposteof the visualist was to suggest a triggering set-up utilising our various screens.
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To theripostethat this idea is hard to sustain, given the sheer commonality of polytheism, he possesses a two-fold reply.
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Gross offers a modestly positiveriposteto such doubts.
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Gold'sriposteto those of us quite happy with a biogenic origin for what we term 'fossil fuels', is that we ignore evidence to the contrary.
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This is just a momentary light, jocularriposte.
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The bishops have taken to making political essays, and politicians, in perhaps an unwiseriposte, have taken to sermonising.
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They asked a silly question; they got a silly answer, and they made a sillyriposte.
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However, behind thatripostelies a sad truth.
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I do not think the intervention was half as dramatic as theripostewas effective.
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I understand that she was struggling a little for the appropriateriposte.
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I thought that theripostemade to her was a complete misinterpretation.
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At any rate, one can vary theriposte.
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