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

• He tried to answer back whenever he was criticized.
  每当他挨批评时他都要为自己辩护。
• Someone will sorely try your patience, but you won't want to answer back.
  人有会惹你发火，可你是不会搭理他的。
• The child would answer back to all she said.
  她说什么这孩子都要还嘴。
• Don't answer back like that.
  不许这样顶嘴。
• 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。
• 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。
• Jim did not answer back lest his mother should be angry with him.
  吉姆没有回嘴，免得妈妈对他生气。
• Be quiet! I've told you not to answer back.
  住嘴！我已告诉你不要顶嘴。
• 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。
• I don't like children who answer back.
  我不喜欢顶嘴的孩子。