| 词汇 | riposte |
| 释义 | riposte noun[ C ] uk /rɪˈpɒst/ us /rɪˈpoʊst/ a quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism: 机敏的回答;巧妙的应对 She made a sharp/witty/neat riposte.她尖刻／机智／巧妙地反唇相讥。 Remarks & remarking air annotate annotation annotator aside backbite backbiting barb commentary descant dog whistle felicity innuendo line mention platitude profundity remark sideswipe zinger You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Answering & responding riposte verb[ I or T ] uk /rɪˈpɒst/ us /rɪˈpoʊst/ to make a riposte: [ + that ]She simply riposted that she did not create the book for the scientific community. [ + speech ]"What about you?" she ripostes. "Is your life perfect?" "That's a ridiculous question," riposted Mr. Hunt. His weakness, she riposted thoughtfully, may be that he is becoming too autocratic. She riposted that the company could become far more energy efficient if it fixed its leaking pipes. Answering & responding acknowledgment affirmatively answer answer the door clap back clapback comeback counter counterattack field I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment)idiom in the affirmative keep (someone/something) away non-respondent non-responder non-response rejoin respondent response thank you Examples of riposteriposte A bifurcated-principle riposte made on his behalf is in fact a capitulation. One typical riposte to this general line might lie in a sort of appeal to common sense. Through its subtle exploration of the complex and contradictory connections between race, medicine and science, this collection provides an effective riposte. The riposte of the visualist was to suggest a triggering set-up utilising our various screens. To the riposte that this idea is hard to sustain, given the sheer commonality of polytheism, he possesses a two-fold reply. Gross offers a modestly positive riposte to such doubts. Gold's riposte to those of us quite happy with a biogenic origin for what we term 'fossil fuels', is that we ignore evidence to the contrary. This is just a momentary light, jocular riposte. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bishops have taken to making political essays, and politicians, in perhaps an unwise riposte, have taken to sermonising. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They asked a silly question; they got a silly answer, and they made a silly riposte. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, behind that riposte lies a sad truth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think the intervention was half as dramatic as the riposte was effective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that she was struggling a little for the appropriate riposte. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that the riposte made to her was a complete misinterpretation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At any rate, one can vary the riposte. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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