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

• 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。
• Don't answer back to the elders; it's not polite.
  不要和长辈顶嘴，这是不礼貌的。
• Don't answer back to your grandmother; it's rude.
  不许和奶奶还嘴，这不礼貌。
• Don't answer back ( to your grandmother)!
  别（对奶奶）顶嘴！
• When they scolded him, he would answer back.
  他们说他，他就顶。
• 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。
• The child would answer back to all she said.
  她说什么这孩子都要还嘴。
• 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。
• She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to ever answer back.
  她找了一些对她害怕得从不敢回嘴的下属围在自己身边。
• Answer back mechanism Thomas pushed the bell again. Still, there was no response.
  振铃应答机构，自动回答机构托马斯又按按铃。还是没有回音。