| 单词 | talk of the town |
| 释义 | > as lemmastalk of the town 4. The subject, theme, or occasion of topical conversation, esp. of current gossip or rumour. Also talk of the town = town talk n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > topic of or subject for conversation or gossip talec1230 noveltyc1384 talking-stock1548 table talk1572 talk-stuff1598 talk1624 conference1633 town talk1642 conversation piece1784 talking point1922 1624 J. Chamberlain Let. 5 June (1939) II. 561 The disgrace that would follow in beeing made fabula vulgi and the talke of the towne. a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) iv. v. 124 Live to bee the talke Of the conduit and the bakehowse. 1703 W. Congreve Tears Amaryllis 5 Wert thou not..The Joy of Sight, the Talk of ev'ry Tongue? 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. viii. 325 Just when these letters were the talk of all London. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xliii. 6 Thou the beauty, the talk of all the province? 1912 J. N. McIlwraith Diana of Quebec xiv. 205 But it would be the talk of the town within twenty-four hours, should even one person chance to see me in pursuit. 1983 N.Y. Times 4 Sept. vi. 18/2 The talk of the town this summer, the advertisement was more a lecture than a letter. < as lemmas |
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