backtalk
['bæktɔk]
- n. （美）顶嘴；[通信] 工作联络电话
英英释义
- 1. an impudent or insolent rejoinder;
- "don't give me any of your sass"
双语例句
- 1. Henry was livid. He wasn't used to backtalk from the board.
- 亨利怒形于色.他不习惯董事会对他顶撞.
来自辞典例句
英文词源
- backtalk (n.)
- also back-talk, "impertinent retort," 1858, originally often used in literary attempts at low Irish idiom, from back (adj.) + talk (n.).