answer back

英 [ˈɑːnsə(r) bæk]

美 [ˈænsər bæk]

（尤指小孩）回嘴，顶嘴

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （尤指小孩）回嘴，顶嘴
  If someone, especially a child,answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
  1. She was punished by teachers for answering back...
     她由于顶嘴而受到了老师的惩罚。
  2. I always answered him back when I thought he was wrong.
     我觉得他说得不对时总是要顶他几句。

双语例句

• Jilly: yes, miss, but you warned us yesterday not to answer back!
  吉尔：听见了，老师。可是您昨天告诫我们不许回嘴的。
• Don't answer back to the elders; it's not polite.
  不要和长辈顶嘴，这是不礼貌的。
• He not only ignored the criticism of his friends but went so far as to answer back ( or retort) sarcastically.
  他对朋友们的批评置若罔闻，甚至反唇相讥。
• I always answered him back when I thought he was wrong.
  我觉得他说得不对时总是要顶他几句。
• Don't answer back like that.
  不许这样顶嘴。
• She was punished by teachers for answering back
  她由于顶嘴而受到了老师的惩罚。
• Don't answer back to your grandmother; it's rude.
  不许和奶奶还嘴，这不礼貌。
• Jilly, didn't you hear me call you? Jilly: yes, miss, but you warned us yesterday not to answer back!
  吉尔，你没听见我见你吗？吉尔：听见了，老师。可是您昨天告诫我们不许回嘴的。
• I remember I answered some smart answer back. I don't know what it was, though.
  我记得我回答了一些巧妙的顶嘴。虽然我不记得说了什么了。
• He told me all about it, though I did not answer back.
  他告诉我有关西瓜酒的一切，尽管我没有回答。