riposte
US /rɪˈpoʊst/
UK /rɪˈpɒst/
名詞
1.
反駁, 妙語, 回擊
a quick and clever reply to an insult or criticism
範例:
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Her witty riposte silenced her critics.
她機智的反駁讓批評者啞口無言。
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He delivered a sharp riposte to the interviewer's challenging question.
他對採訪者具有挑戰性的問題做出了尖銳的反駁。
2.
反擊, 回刺
a quick thrust given in fencing after parrying an opponent's lunge
範例:
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The fencer executed a perfect riposte, scoring a point.
擊劍手完美地完成了反擊，得分。
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After parrying the attack, he quickly launched a riposte.
在擋開攻擊後，他迅速發起了反擊。
動詞
1.
反駁, 回擊
to make a quick and clever reply to an insult or criticism
範例:
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She riposted to his rude comment with a sharp retort.
她用尖銳的反駁回應了他的無禮評論。
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He was quick to riposte to any criticism.
他很快就反駁了任何批評。
2.
反擊, 回刺
to make a quick thrust in fencing after parrying an opponent's lunge
範例:
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The fencer skillfully parried and then riposted.
擊劍手巧妙地格擋，然後反擊。
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He managed to riposte before his opponent could recover.
他在對手恢復之前成功地反擊了。