clap back

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make a witty or sarcastic retort. informal,intransitive
    — On Monday night, President Trump tweeted a clip of Ms. Thunberg's speech, along with a message many believed to be sarcastic. "She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future," he wrote. "So nice to see!" Ms. Thunberg, who has nearly two million Twitter followers of her own, clapped back in her bio, which had been changed on Tuesday: "A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future."

词形变化

claps back present,singular,third-person clapping back participle,present clapped back participle,past clapped back past

词源

From clap (“to shoot (somebody) with a gun”) + back.
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