back-talk

英 ['bækt'ɔːk] 美 ['bækt'ɔːk]

• v. 回嘴
• n. 回嘴; 顶嘴

英英释义

名词 back talk:

1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He tried to talk back,but his sister vociferously talked him down.
   他想回嘴，但他姐姐大声吵嚷，压倒了他。
2. This play is about what might happen if they decided to answer back.
   这出戏是关于如果他们决定回嘴可能会发生什么事情的。