| 单词 | talk |
| 释义 | talk (tɔːk ) Word forms: talks , talking , talked 1. verb A1 When you talk, you use spoken language to express your thoughts, ideas, or feelings. He was too distressed to talk. [VERB] A teacher reprimanded a girl for talking in class. [VERB] The boys all began to talk at once. [VERB] Though she can't talk yet, she understands what is going on. [VERB] Synonyms: speak, chat, chatter, converse Talk is also a noun. That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants. 2. verb A2 If you talk to someone, you have a conversation with them. You can also say that two people talk. We talked and laughed a great deal. [VERB] I talked to him yesterday. [V + to/with] A neighbour saw her talking with Craven. [V to/with n] When she came back, they were talking about American food. [VERB + about] Can't you see I'm talking? Don't interrupt. [VERB] Talk is also a noun. We had a long talk about her father, Tony, who was a friend of mine. [+ about] 3. verb B1 If you talk to someone, you tell them about the things that are worrying you. You can also say that two people talk. Your first step should be to talk to a teacher or school counselor. [VERB + to] There's no one she can talk to, and she's on the verge of collapse. [VERB to noun] We need to talk alone. [VERB] Do ring if you want to talk about it. [VERB + about] I have to sort some things out. We really needed to talk. [VERB] Talk is also a noun. I think it's time we had a talk. 4. verb B2 If you talk on or about something, you make an informal speech telling people what you know or think about it. She will talk on the issues she cares passionately about including education and nursery care. [V + on/about] He intends to talk to young people about the dangers of chatrooms. [VERB + to] Talk is also a noun. A guide gives a brief talk on the history of the site. [+ on/about] He then set about campaigning, giving talks and fund-raising. 5. plural noun Talks are formal discussions intended to produce an agreement, usually between different countries or between employers and employees. ...the next round of peace talks. Talks between striking workers and the government have broken down. [+ between] The Prime Minister flew into Washington for talks on nuclear defence. [+ on/about] Synonyms: meeting, conference, discussions, negotiations 6. verb B2 If one group of people talks to another, or if two groups talk, they have formal discussions in order to do a deal or produce an agreement. We're talking to some people about opening an office in London. [VERB + to] The company talked with many potential investors. [V + with/to] It triggered broad speculation that the two companies might be talking. [VERB] 7. verb B2 When different countries or different sides in a dispute talk, or talk to each other, they discuss their differences in order to try and settle the dispute. The Foreign Minister said he was ready to talk to any country that had no hostile intentions. [VERB + to] The two sides need to sit down and talk. [VERB] He has to find a way to make both sides talk to each other. [V + to/with] 8. verb If people are talking about another person or are talking, they are discussing that person. Everyone is talking about him. [V + about/of] People will talk, but you have to get on with your life. [VERB] Synonyms: gossip, criticize, make remarks, tattle Talk is also a noun. There has been a lot of talk about me getting married. [+ about/of] There was even talk that charges of fraud would be brought. 9. verb If someone talks when they are being held by police or soldiers, they reveal important or secret information, usually unwillingly. They'll talk, they'll implicate me. [VERB] Synonyms: inform, shop [slang, mainly British], grass [British, slang], sing [slang, mainly US] 10. verb [no passive] A2 If you talk a particular language or talk with a particular accent, you use that language or have that accent when you speak. You don't sound like a foreigner talking English. [VERB noun] They were amazed that I was talking in an Irish accent. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: speak, speak in, communicate in, use 11. verb [no passive] If you talk something such as politics or sport, you discuss it. The guests were mostly middle-aged men talking business. [VERB noun] 12. verb You can use talk to say what you think of the ideas that someone is expressing. For example, if you say that someone is talking sense, you mean that you think the opinions they are expressing are sensible. You must admit George, you're talking absolute rubbish. [VERB noun] 13. verb [no passive] You can say that you are talking a particular thing to draw attention to your topic or to point out a characteristic of what you are discussing. [spoken] We're not talking murder here; we're talking misdemeanors such as gambling. [VERB noun] We're talking megabucks this time. [VERB noun] 14. uncountable noun If you say that something such as an idea or threat is just talk, or all talk, you mean that it does not mean or matter much, because people are exaggerating about it or do not really intend to do anything about it. Has much of this actually been tried here? Or is it just talk? Conditions should be laid down. Otherwise it's all talk. 15. talk about sth phrase You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation. [informal, emphasis] Took us quite a while to get here, didn't it? Talk about Fate moving in a mysterious way! She threw the cake I'd made on the floor and stood on it. Talk about being humiliated! 16. talking of phrase You can use the expression talking of to introduce a new topic that you want to discuss, and to link it to something that has already been mentioned. Belvoir Farms produce a delicious elderflower tea. Talking of elderflower, you might wish to try Elderflower Champagne. As it says in the Bible, my cup is running over. Talking of which, I must get you a cup of tea. 17. to talk shop phrase If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work. If you hang around with colleagues all the time you just end up talking shop. Phrasal verbs: talk around talk round talk back phrasal verb If you talk back to someone in authority such as a parent or teacher, you answer them in a rude way. How dare you talk back to me! [VERB PARTICLE + to] I talked back and asked questions. [VERB PARTICLE] talk down 1. phrasal verb To talk down someone who is flying an aircraft in an emergency means to give them instructions so that they can land safely. The pilot began to talk him down by giving instructions over the radio. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone talks down a particular thing, they make it less interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed. They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth-biggest industry. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Businessmen are tired of politicians talking the economy down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb To talk someone down in negotiations means to persuade them to accept less money than they originally asked for. [mainly British] We talked them down and struck a deal. [VERB noun PARTICLE] When he makes you an offer, you send me in and I'll talk him down another thousand. [V n P amount] Following the Chancellor's measures, we are going to have to talk down sellers. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] talk down to phrasal verb If you say that someone talks down to you, you disapprove of the way they talk to you, treating you as if you are not very intelligent or not very important. [disapproval] She was a gifted teacher who never talked down to her students. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] talk into 1. phrasal verb B2 If you talk a person into doing something they do not want to do, especially something wrong or stupid, you persuade them to do it. He talked me into marrying him. He also talked me into having a baby. [V n P v-ing] I was a fool to have let her talk me into it. [V n P -ing/n] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you talk yourself into a particular situation or state, you get yourself into it by talking. He has talked himself into a position where he will have no option but to go. [V pron-refl P n] talk out phrasal verb If you talk out something such as a problem, you discuss it thoroughly in order to settle it. Talking things out with someone else can be helpful. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Talk out your problems. Do not keep them bottled up. [VERB PARTICLE noun] talk out of 1. phrasal verb B2 If you talk someone out of doing something they want or intend to do, you persuade them not to do it. My mother tried to talk me out of getting a dog. [V n P P -ing/n] People tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted. [V n P P -ing/n] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you talk yourself out of a particular situation or state, you get yourself out of it by talking. I tried to talk myself out of a fight. [V pron-refl P P n] talk over phrasal verb B2 If you talk something over, you discuss it thoroughly and honestly. He always talked things over with his friends. [VERB noun PARTICLE + with] We should go somewhere quiet, and talk it over. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Talk over problems, don't bottle them up inside. [VERB PARTICLE noun] talk round regional note: in AM, usually use talk around phrasal verb If you talk someone round, you persuade them to change their mind so that they agree with you, or agree to do what you want them to do He went to the house to try to talk her round. [VERB noun PARTICLE] It advises salesmen to talk round reluctant customers over a cup of tea. [VERB PARTICLE noun] talk through 1. phrasal verb B2 If you talk something through with someone, you discuss it with them thoroughly. He and I have talked through this whole tricky problem. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Now her children are grown-up and she has talked through with them what happened. [VERB PARTICLE + with] It had all seemed so simple when they'd talked it through, so logical. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He had talked it through with Judith. [VERB noun PARTICLE + with] 2. phrasal verb B2 If someone talks you through something that you do not know, they explain it to you carefully. Now she must talk her sister through the process a step at a time. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] talk up 1. phrasal verb If someone talks up a particular thing, they make it sound more interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed. Politicians accuse the media of talking up the possibility of a riot. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He'll be talking up his plans for the economy. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. phrasal verb To talk someone or something up in negotiations means to persuade someone to pay more money than they originally offered or wanted to. [mainly British] Clarke kept talking the price up, while Wilkinson kept knocking it down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Quotations: A fool may talk, but a wise man speaksDiscoveries Fine words butter no parsnips Talk is cheap Idioms: talk through your hat to say something that is ridiculous or totally incorrect He is talking through his hat when he attributes the overcrowding and over-use of parts of the Lake District to its designation as a national park. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers talk the hind leg off a donkey [British] to talk a lot He could talk the hind leg off a donkey. It took real perseverance to get through to him on the telephone. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers talk nineteen to the dozen [British] to talk very quickly, without pausing Ms Wallace visited her on February 28th and found her `vivacious and chatty and talking nineteen to the dozen'. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers talk in riddles to not say clearly and directly what you mean For several days, he dropped enigmatic clues to Ann, and talked in riddles about his unpredictable absences of the past months. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers talk shop to talk about work to other people who do the same type of work, in a way that is boring for other people to hear Although I get on well with my colleagues, if you hang around together all the time you just end up talking shop, which gets boring. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers talk a blue streak [US] to talk a lot and very fast Although I'm usually shy, that night I talked a blue streak from the moment I arrived at the party. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone is all talk or someone is all talk and no action said to mean that someone talks about doing something without ever doing it No wonder people no longer believe a word he says. He's all talk and no action. No matter what he promises, nobody will be able to trust him. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers talk turkey [mainly US] to discuss something in an honest, direct and serious way Suddenly government and industry are talking turkey. Last month the Prime Minister promised a partnership to improve the climate for business. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone can talk under water [mainly Australian] said to mean that someone always talk a lot in any situation, and it is sometimes difficult to stop them talking My friends tell me that I can talk under water. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers talk out of both sides of your mouth [US] to give completely different advice or opinions about something in different situations One of Larry's problems is that he speaks out of both sides of his mouth. At Harvard he panders to the students with his radical ideas. But then, in the outer world, he has to pull back from these positions. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: talk wistfully Some environmentalists talk wistfully of 'world government' to get round these problems. Times, Sunday Times Senior figures on both sides talk wistfully of the liberal conservative synergy that seemed possible across issues such as education, welfare, civil liberties and constitutional reform. Times, Sunday Times Crestfallen at all this, some commentators have started talking wistfully again about compromise. Times, Sunday Times Bolt has flirted with the idea of broadening his palette before, talking wistfully of the long jump, but this time he means it. Times, Sunday Times He talks wistfully of restoring 'opera grande', regarding the currentchanges in operaas a crisis, notanopportunity. Times, Sunday Times There was some tough talking before today's final. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Or at least some tough talking. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Lenders are braced for some tough talking. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The father of four has earned a reputation for tough talking. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Translations: Chinese: 交谈, 交谈 Japanese: 話, 話す |
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