retort
v[Tn, Tf]
make a quick, witty or angry reply, esp to an accusation or challenge 反驳; 回嘴
`Nonsense!' she retorted. 她反驳说, `一派胡言!'
He retorted that it was my fault as much as his. 他反驳说我的错误并不比他的错误小. retort, n
(a) [U] retorting 反驳; 回嘴
He made a rude sign by way of retort. 他做出粗鲁动作表示反驳.
(b) [C] reply of this kind 反驳的回答
make an insolent retort 做出侮慢的答覆.
retort n
1 glass vessel with a long narrow neck turned downwards, used for distilling liquids 曲颈甑; 蒸馏甑.
2 receptacle used in making gas or steel (制煤气、 炼钢用的)蒸馏罐.
I have decided to take a lot of cabbage in vinegar.
我已决定带大量的醋泡白菜。
When you return to the office the following morning or after the holiday, you can listen to the messages and take any necessary action.
当你第二天早晨或体假后回到办公室,你可以听那些留言,然后采取必要的行动。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。