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
• 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

• answer back
  Synonym:retortcome backrepayreturnrejoin
• make a return thrust
  1. his opponent riposted

双语例句

• Riposte ( Combat) now slows the target's melee attacks by20% instead of disarming them, awards one combo point.
  反击（战斗）不再拥有缴械效果，以降低目标物理攻速20%取代，并奖励一点连结点数。
• Riposte: Duration of this effect no longer reduced by other effects that reduce disarm duration.
  还击：该效果生效时不再会被其他减少缴械持续时间的效果影响而减少。
• 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。
• He devised the foie gras bao years ago as a riposte to the DB Bistro burger, stuffing it with gold leaf and truffles.
  多年前，为了与DBBistro餐馆的汉堡抗衡，他设计了鹅肝酱包，里面塞满金叶和块菌。
• 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。
• 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。
• China's riposte was that it was a violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea as well as Chinese law and regulations.
  中国驳斥说美国的行为违反联合国海洋法公约以及中国法规。
• Anakin advances, following parry with riposte, before delivering a hefty boot to his opponent's face.
  阿纳金逼近过来，接着机敏地躲避，但先朝他对手的脸上踢出了重重的一脚。
• 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。
• 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。