talk back

英 [tɔːk bæk]

美 [tɔːk bæk]

回嘴; 顶撞; 犟嘴

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 回嘴;顶撞;犟嘴
  If youtalk backto someone in authority such as a parent or teacher, you answer them in a rude way.
  1. How dare you talk back to me!...
     你竟敢跟我顶嘴!
  2. I talked back and asked questions.
     我顶了嘴，反问了几句。

双语例句

• 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。
• He knew better than to talk back to his father.
  他知道最好还是不要和他父亲顶嘴。
• If you want a robot that can cook or a television set you can talk back to, just wait.
  你想要有一个能做饭的机器人、一台你能同它对话的电视机吗？就等着吧。
• Yet now can I talk back to you, even as I am doing here.
  然而如今，我却可以直接答复你们，正如我现在正在做的。
• I wouldn't recommend you to talk back to your parents.
  我劝你不要和你父母顶嘴。
• So you talk back to a senior?
  那你就可以和上司顶嘴吗？
• Talk back like that one more time and I'll rip your tongue out!
  再那样顶嘴我就撕了你的舌头！
• Not wanting to talk back either, he simply glared.
  也不愿还口。他只瞪了她一眼。
• You should not talk back to your mother.
  你不应该对妈妈顶嘴。
• He won't talk back to me, no way.
  他不会顶撞我的，这事没门。