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repartee

/rep-er-tee, -tey, -ahr-/US // ˌrɛp ərˈti, -ˈteɪ, -ɑr- //UK // (ˌrɛpɑːˈtiː) //

对答如流,反驳,对答,对话

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a quick, witty reply.
    • : conversation full of such replies.
    • : skill in making such replies.

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Examples

  • Often, the “meet cute” is adorable and the lovers’ repartee is charming.

  • He is the master of ribald repartee; he could be cutting without being catty.

  • On Glee, her fast-talking, show-tune-singing man-eater could barely hide her inner pain through her witty repartee.

  • Their screwball-style repartee—intellectual rather than romantic—reveals not a sexual chemistry, but a winning comedic one.

  • From the kings of late-night comedy, this repartee is par for the course.

  • Benjamin Disraeli said that a parliamentary majority was better than the best repartee.

  • Her movements were free, her figure dainty and her repartee, below her mask, more than usually piquant.

  • He who is of so lofty a rank as to be above repartee, ought never to joke in a racy kind of way.

  • Youll find me a different sort day after to-morrow—right there with the repartee and the jollying stuff.

  • Both were maudlin drunk and each was trying to impress the other with his wisdom, his repartee and boldness.

  • Mr. Villet cheered them on by his gusto of every repartee; and John Dana set his seal of confirmation upon each profound remark.