English-Thai Dictionary

retort

N การ พูด ย้อน ตอบ  rejoinder riposte kan-phud-yon-kab

 

retort

N หลอดแก้ว คอ ยาว สำหรับ กลั่น ใน ห้องทดลอง  test tube lod-keao-kor-yao-sam-lab-kan

 

retort

VT โต้ตอบ  ตอบโต้  สวนตอบ  พูด ย้อน  rejoin riposte tob-to

 

retortation

N การ ตอบกลับ  การโต้ตอบ  kan-tob-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RETORT

v.t.[L. retortus, retorqueo; re and torqueo, to throw. ] 1. To throw back; to reverberate.
And they retort that beat again to the first giver.
2. To return an argument, accusation, censure or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
He pass'd through hostile scorn; and with retorted scorn, his back he turn'd.
3. To bend or curve back; as a retorted line.

 

RETORT

v.i.To return an argument or charge; to make a severe reply. He retorted upon his adversary with severity.

 

RETORT

n. 1. The return of an argument, charge or incivility in reply; as the retort courteous.
2. In chimistry, a spherical vessel with its neck bent, to which the receiver is fitted; used in distillation.

 

RETORTED

pp. Returned; thrown back; bent back.

 

RETORTER

n.One that retorts.

 

RETORTING

ppr. Returning; throwing back.

 

RETORTION

n.The act of retorting.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETORT

Re *tort ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Retorting. ]Etym: [L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere; pref. re- re- + torquere to turn twist. See Torsion, and cf. Retort, n., 2.]

 

1. To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line. With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated. Southey.

 

2. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect. As when his virtues, shining upon others, Heat them and they retort that heat again To the first giver. Shak.

 

3. To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity. And with retorted scorn his back he turned. Milton.

 

RETORT

RETORT Re *tort ", v. i.

 

Defn: To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply. Pope.

 

RETORT

Re *tort ", n. Etym: [See Retort, v. t.]

 

1. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response. This is called the retort courteous. Shak.

 

2. Etym: [F. retorte (cf. Sp. retorta ), fr. L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere. So named from its bent shape. See Retort, v. t.] (Chem. & the Arts )

 

Defn: A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works. Tubulated retort (Chem. ), a retort having a tubulure for the introduction or removal of the substances which are to be acted upon.

 

Syn. -- Repartee; answer. -- Retort, Repartee. A retort is a short and pointed reply, turning back on an assailant the arguments, censure, or derision he had thrown out. A repartee is usually a good-natured return to some witty or sportive remark.

 

RETORTER

RETORTER Re *tort "er, n.

 

Defn: One who retorts.

 

RETORTION

Re *tor "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rétorsion. See Retort, v. t.]

 

1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [Written also retorsion. ] It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion. Sir W. Hamilton.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: Retaliation. Wharton.

 

RETORTIVE

RETORTIVE Re *tort "ive, a.

 

Defn: Containing retort.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

retort

re tort 1 |riˈtôrt rəˈtɔrt | ▶verb 1 [ reporting verb ] say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner: [ with direct speech ] : “No need to be rude, ” retorted Isabel | [ with clause ] : he retorted that this was nonsense | [ no obj. ] : I resisted the urge to retort. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic repay (an insult or injury ): it was now his time to retort the humiliation. • turn (an insult or accusation ) back on the person who has issued it: he was resolute to retort the charge of treason on his foes. • use (an opponent's argument ) against them: the answer they make to us may very easily be retorted. ▶noun a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive reply to a remark: she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘hurl back (an accusation or insult )’): from Latin retort- ‘twisted back, cast back, ’ from the verb retorquere, from re- ‘in return ’ + torquere ‘to twist. ’

 

retort

re tort 2 |rəˈtɔrt riˈtôrt | ▶noun 1 a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale. 2 historical a glass container with a long neck, used in distilling liquids and other chemical operations. ▶verb [ with obj. ] heat in a retort in order to separate or purify: the raw shale is retorted at four crude oil works. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French retorte, from medieval Latin retorta, feminine past participle of retorquere ‘twist back ’ (with reference to the long recurved neck of the laboratory container ).

 

retortion

re |tor ¦tion |rɪˈtɔːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in international law ) retaliation by a state on another's subjects. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bending or turning backwards ’): from retort 1, perhaps on the pattern of contortion .

 

Oxford Dictionary

retort

retort 1 |rɪˈtɔːt | ▶verb 1 [ reporting verb ] say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner: [ with direct speech ] : ‘No need to be rude, ’ retorted Isabel | [ with clause ] : he retorted that this was nonsense. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic repay (an insult or injury ): it was now his time to retort the humiliation. • turn (an insult or accusation ) back on the person who has issued it: he was resolute to retort the charge of treason on his foes. • use (an opponent's argument ) against them. ▶noun a sharp, angry, or witty reply: she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘hurl back an accusation or insult ’): from Latin retort- ‘twisted back, cast back ’, from the verb retorquere, from re- ‘in return ’ + torquere ‘to twist ’.

 

retort

retort 2 |rɪˈtɔːt | ▶noun a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale. • historical a glass container with a long neck, used in distilling liquids and other chemical operations. ▶verb [ with obj. ] heat in a retort in order to separate or purify: the raw shale is retorted at four crude oil works. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French retorte, from medieval Latin retorta, feminine past participle of retorquere ‘twist back ’ (with reference to the long recurved neck of the laboratory container ).

 

retortion

re |tor ¦tion |rɪˈtɔːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in international law ) retaliation by a state on another's subjects. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bending or turning backwards ’): from retort 1, perhaps on the pattern of contortion .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

retort

retort verb “Oh, sure, ” she retorted: answer, reply, respond, say in response, return, counter, rejoin, riposte, retaliate, snap back. ▶noun a sarcastic retort: answer, reply, response, return, counter, rejoinder, riposte, retaliation; informal comeback.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

retort

retort verb ‘Oh, sure, ’ she retorted: answer, reply, respond, say in response, acknowledge, return, counter, rejoin, riposte, retaliate, hurl back, fling back, snap back; round on someone, come back. ▶noun he wanted to make some sarcastic retort about her being bossy: answer, reply, response, acknowledgement, return, counter, rejoinder, riposte, sally, retaliation; informal comeback.

 

Duden Dictionary

Retorte

Re tor te Substantiv, feminin Chemie , die |Ret o rte |die Retorte; Genitiv: der Retorte, Plural: die Retorten mittellateinisch retorta = die Zurückgedrehte, zu lateinisch retortum, 2. Partizip von: retorquere = rückwärtsdrehen; nach dem gedrehten Hals a aus der Retorte umgangssprachlich, oft abwertend [als Ersatz für etwas Natürliches, Echtes, Gewachsenes ] auf künstliche Weise hergestellt, geschaffen eine Stadt aus der Retorte b kugeliges Gefäß für chemische Untersuchungen, Reaktionen o. Ä.

 

Retortenbaby

Re tor ten ba by Substantiv, Neutrum Jargon , das |Ret o rtenbaby |Baby, das sich aus einem außerhalb des Mutterleibs befruchteten und dann wieder in die Gebärmutter eingebrachten Ei entwickelt

 

Retortengrafit

Re tor ten gra fit , Re tor ten gra phit Substantiv, maskulin Chemie , der Retortengraphit |Ret o rtengrafit Ret o rtengraphit |der Retortengrafit; Genitiv: des Retortengrafits der Retortengraphit; Genitiv: des Retortengraphits grafitähnlich aussehender Stoff aus fast reinem Kohlenstoff

 

Retortenkind

Re tor ten kind Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Ret o rtenkind |

 

Retortenkohle

Re tor ten koh le Substantiv, feminin , die |Ret o rtenkohle | so viel wie Retortengrafit

 

Retortenstadt

Re tor ten stadt Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich abwertend , die |Ret o rtenstadt |als Ganzes geplante und angelegte, nicht natürlich gewachsene Stadt

 

Spanish Dictionary

retorta

retorta nombre femenino 1 Vasija de forma cónica con el cuello largo y encorvado hacia abajo que se utiliza en ciertas operaciones químicas, especialmente para destilar .2 Retor .

 

retortero

retortero 1 Esp Palabra que se utiliza en la expresión andar (o ir ) al retortero , que significa ‘andar sin descanso de aquí para allí trabajando o atendiendo alguna obligación ’.2 Palabra que se utiliza en la expresión traer (o llevar ) al retortero , que significa:(i )Esp Hacer ir a alguien de un lado para otro todo el día .(ii )Esp Tener engañada a una persona con falsas promesas y fingidos halagos .(iii )Esp No dejar descansar a una persona, dándole ocupaciones continuas y urgentes .

 

retortijón

retortijón nombre masculino Dolor abdominal intermitente y agudo que acompaña a los cólicos intestinales .Se usa generalmente en plural .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

retort

re tort 1 /rɪtɔ́ː r t /〖re (元へ )tort (巻く )〗動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 ｟書 ｠〖～ that節 〗〈人が 〉 (怒ったりふざけたりしてすばやく )…と言い返す ; 〖直接話法 〗…と言い返す (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ The company retorted that Beckett's move would not affect its policy .ベケットの行動は会社の方針になんら影響しないと会社は反論した 2 ｟かたく まれ ｠〈人が 〉〈非難 侮辱など 〉をそのまま返す , しっぺ返しする .自動詞 «…に » 言い返す , しっぺ返しをする «on , upon , against » .名詞 1 C (怒ったりふざけたりしたような )返事 , 返答 , 口答え .2 U (非難 侮辱などへの )しっぺ返し , 応酬 .

 

retort

re tort 2 名詞 C レトルト ; 蒸留器 .