反唇相讥 meaning in English
answer back sarcastically; answer with sarcastic rebuttal; bicker with each other; dispute with each other; do back-chat; pay in the same coin and hold sb. up to ridicule; retort like for like [sarcasm for sarcasm; ridicule for ridicule]; throw back an insinuation; say sth. in retort 短语和例子
Examples
- "the hell you say," he sneered .
“你别胡说！”他反唇相讥。 - Her insult stung him into making a rude reply .
她侮辱了他，气得他粗鲁地反唇相讥。 - He attacked polack .
他对波兰克反唇相讥。 - When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated .
有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。 - Mrs. enniman hesitated a moment; then she risked her retort .
佩尼曼太太犹豫了一会儿便贸然反唇相讥起来。