| 单词 | talk down |
| 释义 | talk down (once / 23498 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY talk down: talked down, talking down, talks down USAGE EXAMPLESHillary Clinton called his answer “horrifying” and said he was “talking down our democracy.” Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Meanwhile, if he keeps tweeting, the Chinese may accuse him of talking down the yuan. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) Yes, Nietzsche was an elitist who was sceptical of democracy, and so his work does not necessarily fault leaders for talking down to the public. Nature(Nov 27, 2016) 1 1v belittle through talk Hyper belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize cause to seem less serious; play down 2v speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child 2He talks down to her Hyper speak, talk exchange thoughts; talk with v direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill Hyper direct give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction |
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