talk 的英语意思
talktalk1 /tɔːk $ tɒːk/ verb
查看全部语言翻译1conversation [intransitive] to say things to someone as part of a conversation与人交谈;说话:
I could hear Sarah and Andy talking in the next room.我能听到莎拉和安迪在隔壁房间说话。talk about
English people love to talk about the weather.英国人喜欢谈论天气。
All through the afternoon, they sat and talked about their trip.整个下午,他们坐在一起谈论那次旅行。talk to
She spent a long time talking to him.她和他谈了很长时间。
She’s very easy to talk to.她很容易交谈。talk with
I got the truth from talking with Elena.我从和埃莱娜的交谈中得知了真相。talk together
They were talking together in the hall.他们在大厅里一起交谈。
Sue and Bob still aren’t talking (=are refusing to talk to each other).苏和鲍勃仍然不说话(=拒绝互相交谈)。talk in a low voice/a whisper etc
They were talking in low voices, and I couldn’t catch what they were saying.他们低声说话,我听不清他们在说什么。talk of (=used especially in formal or literary contexts)(=尤用于正式或文学语境)
We talked of old times.我们谈起了往昔岁月。2serious subject [intransitive, transitive] to discuss something serious or important with someone与某人认真讨论某事:
Joe, we need to talk.乔,我们需要谈谈。
Is there somewhere we can talk in private?有什么地方可以让我们私下谈谈吗?talk to
You should talk to a lawyer.你应该找律师谈谈。talk about
We’ve been talking about getting married.我们一直在谈论结婚的事。talk with
Parents should talk with their children about drug abuse.家长应该与子女谈论滥用药物的问题。talk sport/politics/business etc
‘Let’s not talk politics now,’ said Hugh impatiently."现在别谈政治了,"休不耐烦地说道。Register语体In written English, people usually say that they are going to discuss, deal with, or address a subject rather than talk about it:· In this essay I will discuss the problem of over-population.在书面英语中,人们通常用 discuss、deal with 或 address(讨论、处理、论述某话题),而不用 talk about:· 本文将讨论人口过剩问题。3say words [intransitive] to produce words and express thoughts, opinions, ideas etc发出语言,表达思想、观点、想法等:
She was talking so fast I could hardly understand her.她说得太快,我几乎听不懂她说的话。
How do babies learn to talk?婴儿是如何学会说话的?
Some residents were frightened to talk publicly.一些居民害怕公开发言。talk (in) French/German etc
They started talking in Spanish.他们开始说西班牙语。
Don’t let Dad hear you talking like that (=expressing things in a particular way).别让爸爸听到你那样说话(=以某种特定方式表达)。4a speech [intransitive] to give a speech发表演讲;作讲座talk on/about
Professor Davis will talk about ‘Trends in Network Computing’.戴维斯教授将就"网络计算趋势"发表演讲。5secret information [intransitive] if someone who has secret information talks, they tell someone else about it如果掌握秘密信息的人开口,他们就会将其告诉他人:
Even under torture, Maskell refused to talk.即使在酷刑之下,马斯克尔也拒绝开口。
He tried to stop his ex-wife from talking on live TV.他试图阻止前妻在直播电视上开口。
We should stop meeting like this. People will talk.我们不应该再这样见面了。人们会说闲话的。6talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc spoken口语 used to say that you think someone is saying something sensible, something stupid etc用于表示你认为某人说的话有道理、很蠢等:
You do talk rubbish sometimes, Jules.你有时候真的说废话,朱尔斯。7talk (some) sense into somebody to persuade someone to behave sensibly劝说某人理智行事:
She hoped Father McCormack would be able to talk some sense into her son.她希望麦科马克神父能够让她的儿子回头是岸。8talk to yourself to say your thoughts out loud自言自语;把心里的想法大声说出来:
‘What did you say?’ ‘Sorry, I was just talking to myself.’"你说什么?""对不起,我只是在自言自语。"9know what you are talking about spoken口语 to know a lot about a particular subject对某一特定话题非常了解:
I worked in hotels for years, so I know what I’m talking about.我在酒店工作多年,所以我很清楚自己在说什么。10talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey informal非正式 to talk a lot, especially about unimportant things说个不停,尤指谈论无关紧要的事11talk about lazy/cheap/hungry etc spoken口语 used to emphasize that someone or something is very lazy, cheap, hungry etc用于强调某人或某物非常懒惰、廉价、饥饿等:
Talk about lucky. That’s the second time he’s won this week!说起运气,这是他本周第二次获胜了!12talking of/about something spoken口语 used to say more about a subject that someone has just mentioned用于就某人刚刚提到的话题进一步展开:
Talking of Venice, have you seen the masks I bought there last year?说起威尼斯,你看到我去年在那里买的面具了吗?13what are you talking about? spoken口语 used when you think what someone has said is stupid or wrong用于认为某人所说的话愚蠢或不对时:
What are you talking about? We got there in plenty of time.你在说什么?我们到那儿时时间绰绰有余。14I’m talking to you! spoken口语 used when you are angry that the person you are talking to is not paying attention用于对话对象不注意听时表示愤怒:
Rob! I’m talking to you!罗布!我在跟你说话!15be like talking to a brick wall spoken口语 used to say that it is annoying to speak to someone because they do not pay attention to you用于表示与某人说话令人恼火,因为对方根本不理会你16talk somebody’s ear off American English spoken口语 to talk too much to someone对某人说话过多;絮絮叨叨17talk trash American English informal非正式 to say rude or offensive things to or about someone, especially to opponents in a sports competition对某人说粗鲁或冒犯性的话,尤指在体育比赛中对对手进行言语挑衅:
Both teams were talking trash on the court.两队在球场上都在进行言语挑衅。18talk the talk American English informal非正式 to say the things that people expect or think are necessary in a particular situation说出人们在特定情境下期待或认为必要的话:
She didn’t talk the talk of feminism, but her career was the most important thing in her life.她嘴上不谈女权主义那一套,但事业才是她生命中最重要的东西。 → walk the walk at walk1(12)19I’m/we’re/you’re talking (about) something spoken口语 used in conversation to emphasize a fact or remind someone of it用于对话中强调某一事实或提醒某人注意它:
I’m not talking about ancient history, I’m talking about last season’s performance.我说的不是远古历史,我说的是上赛季的表现。20now you’re talking spoken口语 used to say that you think someone’s suggestion is a good idea用于表示你认为某人的建议是个好主意:
‘Fancy an ice cream?’ ‘Now you’re talking.’"想吃冰淇淋吗?""这才像话。"21look who’s talking, (also you’re a fine one to talk, you can talk) spoken口语 used to tell someone they should not criticize someone else’s behaviour because their own behaviour is just as bad用于告诉某人,他自己的行为同样糟糕,没有资格批评别人:
‘Peggy shouldn’t smoke so much.’ ‘Look who’s talking!’"佩吉不应该抽那么多烟。""你自己呢?"22we’re/you’re talking £500/three days etc spoken口语 used to tell someone how much something will cost, how long something will take to do etc用于告诉某人某事需要多少费用、需要多长时间等:
To do a proper job, you’re talking £750 minimum.要做好这件事,少说也得750英镑。23talk your way out of something informal非正式 to escape from a bad or embarrassing situation by giving explanations, excuses etc通过解释、借口等摆脱困境或尴尬局面:
She’s good at talking her way out of trouble.她很擅长靠嘴皮子摆脱麻烦。24talk nineteen to the dozen British English informal非正式, talk a blue streak American English informal非正式 to talk very quickly without stopping不停地飞快说话25talk in riddles to deliberately talk in a strange and confusing way故意用奇怪而令人困惑的方式说话:
Stop talking in riddles and explain what’s going on.别绕圈子了,解释一下到底是怎么回事。26talk tough (on something) informal非正式 to give people your opinions very strongly非常强硬地表达自己的观点:
The president is talking tough on crime.总统在犯罪问题上采取强硬立场。27talk shop if people talk shop, they talk about their work when there are people present who are not interested or involved in it – used to show disapproval若人们 talk shop,即在与工作无关的人在场时谈论工作——含不赞许意:
Are you two going to talk shop all night?你们两个打算聊一整晚工作吗?28talk dirty (to somebody) informal非正式 to talk in a sexual way to someone in order to make them feel sexually excited以性暗示的方式对某人说话,以使其产生性兴奋29be talking through your hat British English informal非正式 if someone is talking through their hat, they say stupid things about something that they do not understand如果某人 talking through their hat,即对自己不了解的事情信口开河30talk smack American English informal非正式 to criticize someone or something in an unpleasant way以令人不快的方式批评某人或某事31talk to the hand spoken口语 informal非正式 used to tell someone rudely that you do not want to listen to anything he or she is going to say to you. When people use this expression, they also usually turn their face away from the other person and hold the palm of their hand out towards them.用于粗鲁地告诉对方你不想听他/她说任何话。使用此表达时,人们通常会将脸转向一侧,并将手掌朝向对方。GRAMMAR: Patterns with talk语法:talk 的句型用法• Two people talk: · We’ll talk later.• 两人交谈:· 我们待会儿再谈。• You talk to someone: · I’ll talk to you later. ✗Don’t say: I’ll talk you later.• 你跟某人 talk to:· 我待会儿再和你谈。✗不说:I'll talk you later。• You talk with someone: · I’ve talked with her teacher.• 你跟某人 talk with:· 我已经和她的老师谈过了。• You talk about something or talk about doing something: · He talked about his feelings.· We talked about changing the system. ✗Don’t say: He talked his feelings.• 你 talk about 某事或 talk about doing 某事:· 他谈到了自己的感受。· 我们讨论了改变这个系统。✗不说:He talked his feelings。• In formal or literary English, you talk of something or of doing something: · She’s talking of leaving.• 在正式或文学英语中,使用 talk of 某事或 of doing 某事:· 她说她在考虑离开。• You talk in a particular type of voice: · She was talking in a really loud voice.• 你用某种特定语气说话:· 她说话声音非常大。THESAURUS同义词辨析talk to use words to communicate with someone about something用言语与某人就某事进行交流: · I need to talk to you about your work.· 我需要和你谈谈你的工作。· She always enjoyed talking to Jim.· 她总是很享受和吉姆交谈。· Can we talk?· 我们可以谈谈吗?speak to talk. Speak is a little more formal than talk. You often use it when saying that someone speaks in a particular way, or that you will speak to someone in order to try to get something done. You only use speak when saying that someone speaks a language与 talk 相比,speak 略为正式。常用于描述某人说话的方式,或表示为了办成某事而找某人谈。speak 还专用于表达某人会说某种语言。: · He spoke with confidence and authority.· 他充满自信和权威地讲话。· She was speaking quietly so she didn’t disturb anyone.· 她轻声说话,以免打扰任何人。· I’d like to speak to the manager.· 我想找经理谈谈。· Do you speak German?· 你会说德语吗?go on/drone on/ramble to talk too much or for too long about something, in a way that makes people bored对某事说得过多或过久,令人厌烦: · He went on about how great the team was.· 他没完没了地说这支队伍有多棒。· I’d better stop rambling and let you get on with your work.· 我最好不要再东拉西扯了,让你继续干活吧。waffle /ˈwɒfəl/ British English disapproving informal贬义 非正式 to talk using a lot of words but without saying anything important用很多话却说不到重点: · I wish he would stop waffling and get to the point!· 真希望他别再废话连篇,直说重点!prattle on disapproving informal贬义 非正式 to talk continuously about silly and unimportant things不停地谈论琐碎无聊的事情: · She prattled on about her boyfriend for the entire journey.· 她在整个旅途中没完没了地絮叨她的男朋友。· What’s he prattling on about now?· 他现在又在唠叨什么?to talk about everyday things聊日常琐事have a conversation to talk to someone for a long time about everyday things与某人长时间闲聊日常琐事: · She was having a conversation with one of her friends.· 她正在和她的一位朋友交谈。· When I arrived, Joe and Jane were deep in conversation (=very involved in a conversation).· 我到达时,乔和简正深陷于交谈之中(=全神贯注地交谈)。· I can order food in a restaurant in French, but not have a conversation.· 我可以用法语在餐厅点餐,但无法进行对话。chat/have a chat informal非正式 to have a friendly informal conversation about things that are not very important就不太重要的事情进行友好的非正式交谈: · The girls were chatting outside the house.· 女孩们在屋外闲聊。· It’s been nice having a chat with you.· 和你聊天很愉快。gossip to talk about other people’s private lives when they are not there, especially about things that you have heard, which are not completely true在他人不在场时谈论其私生活,尤指传播听来的、未必属实的事情: · What are you two gossiping about?· 你们两个在说谁的闲话?visit with somebody American English informal非正式 to have a conversation with someone与某人进行交谈: · I visited with him last week.· 我上周和他聊了聊。converse formal正式 to have a conversation with someone与某人交谈: · We met once and conversed briefly.· 我们见过一次,简短地交谈了一下。to talk seriously认真地谈话discuss to talk seriously about problems, ideas, or plans认真讨论问题、想法或计划: · They met to discuss how the building should be designed.· 他们聚在一起讨论大楼应如何设计。· She refuses to discuss the matter.· 她拒绝讨论此事。talk something over to discuss something with someone because it will affect them, especially someone close to you与某人商量某事,因为该事会影响到他们,尤指与亲近的人: · Before you accept the job, talk it over with your family.· 在接受这份工作之前,先和家人商量一下。· You two need to sit down and talk things over.· 你们两个需要坐下来好好谈谈。debate to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a decision or solve a problem在做决定或解决问题时正式讨论某一议题: · The issue will be debated on Tuesday.· 该议题将于周二进行辩论。· The UN Security Council debated whether to impose sanctions.· 联合国安理会就是否实施制裁进行了辩论。talk around/round phrasal verb British English1talk somebody around/round to persuade someone to change their opinion about something说服某人改变对某事的看法:
Leave Betty to me. I’ll soon talk her round.贝蒂交给我吧。我很快就能说服她回心转意。2talk around/round something to discuss a problem without really dealing with the important parts of it讨论问题时避重就轻,不触及核心:
They had spent half the night talking round the subject.他们花了半夜时间围绕这个话题绕圈子。talk back phrasal verb to answer someone in authority such as a teacher or parent in a rude or impolite way以粗鲁或无礼的方式顶撞权威人士,如老师或父母talk somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1 British English to make something seem less successful, interesting, good etc than it really is使某事物显得比实际上不那么成功、有趣、好等:
the pessimists who are talking down Britain那些贬低英国的悲观主义者2to help a pilot land an aircraft by giving them instructions from the ground by radio通过无线电从地面向飞行员发出指令,协助其降落飞机talk down to somebody phrasal verb to talk to someone as if they are stupid, although they are not用对待愚蠢者的口气与某人说话,尽管对方并不愚蠢 SYN patronize:
The students felt that they were talked down to as though they were children.学生们觉得被人当成孩子一样俯视地跟他们说话。talk somebody into something phrasal verb to persuade someone to do something说服某人做某事talk somebody into doing something
My husband talked me into going skiing.我丈夫说服了我去滑雪。talk something ↔ out phrasal verb informal非正式1to discuss a problem thoroughly in order to solve it彻底讨论某问题以求解决:
We need to spend a little time talking this out.我们需要花些时间把这件事谈清楚。talk out with
It might help if you talked it out with Dad.如果你和爸爸把这件事谈开了,可能会有帮助。2British English if politicians talk out a proposal, they talk about it for a long time deliberately so that there will not be enough time to vote on it如果政客们对某项提案进行拖延辩论,即故意长时间讨论,使表决时间不够 SYN filibuster:
The Land Protection Bill was talked out by MPs from rural areas.《土地保护法案》被来自农村地区的议员通过拖延辩论而阻止了表决。talk somebody out of something phrasal verb to persuade someone not to do something说服某人不要做某事talk somebody out of doing something
Can’t you talk them out of selling the house?你就不能说服他们不要卖掉房子吗?talk something ↔ over phrasal verb to discuss a problem with someone before deciding what to do在决定如何处理之前与某人讨论问题talk over with
Talk over any worries with your GP.把任何烦恼都和你的家庭医生谈谈。talk through something phrasal verb1talk something ↔ through to discuss something thoroughly so that you are sure you understand it彻底讨论某事以确保理解清楚:
Allow time to talk through any areas of difficulty.留出时间逐一讨论任何困难之处。2talk somebody through something to help someone understand a process, method etc by explaining it to them carefully before they use it在某人使用某流程或方法之前,通过仔细讲解帮助其理解:
Trevor talked me through loading the software.特雷弗一步步指导我安装了软件。talk to something phrasal verb to tell people about or explain something that you have some knowledge of就自己有一定了解的事情向他人说明或解释:
I can’t talk to the technical aspects of the proposal, but it sounds in general like a good idea.我无法就提案的技术层面进行说明,但总体上听起来是个好主意。talk something ↔ up phrasal verb to make something appear more important, interesting, successful etc than it really is使某事物显得比实际上更重要、更有趣、更成功等:
Jones talked up the idea at the meeting.琼斯在会议上大力推销这个想法。
查看全部语言翻译1conversation [intransitive] to say things to someone as part of a conversation与人交谈;说话:
I could hear Sarah and Andy talking in the next room.我能听到莎拉和安迪在隔壁房间说话。talk about
English people love to talk about the weather.英国人喜欢谈论天气。
All through the afternoon, they sat and talked about their trip.整个下午,他们坐在一起谈论那次旅行。talk to
She spent a long time talking to him.她和他谈了很长时间。
She’s very easy to talk to.她很容易交谈。talk with
I got the truth from talking with Elena.我从和埃莱娜的交谈中得知了真相。talk together
They were talking together in the hall.他们在大厅里一起交谈。
Sue and Bob still aren’t talking (=are refusing to talk to each other).苏和鲍勃仍然不说话(=拒绝互相交谈)。talk in a low voice/a whisper etc
They were talking in low voices, and I couldn’t catch what they were saying.他们低声说话,我听不清他们在说什么。talk of (=used especially in formal or literary contexts)(=尤用于正式或文学语境)
We talked of old times.我们谈起了往昔岁月。2serious subject [intransitive, transitive] to discuss something serious or important with someone与某人认真讨论某事:
Joe, we need to talk.乔,我们需要谈谈。
Is there somewhere we can talk in private?有什么地方可以让我们私下谈谈吗?talk to
You should talk to a lawyer.你应该找律师谈谈。talk about
We’ve been talking about getting married.我们一直在谈论结婚的事。talk with
Parents should talk with their children about drug abuse.家长应该与子女谈论滥用药物的问题。talk sport/politics/business etc
‘Let’s not talk politics now,’ said Hugh impatiently."现在别谈政治了,"休不耐烦地说道。Register语体In written English, people usually say that they are going to discuss, deal with, or address a subject rather than talk about it:· In this essay I will discuss the problem of over-population.在书面英语中,人们通常用 discuss、deal with 或 address(讨论、处理、论述某话题),而不用 talk about:· 本文将讨论人口过剩问题。3say words [intransitive] to produce words and express thoughts, opinions, ideas etc发出语言,表达思想、观点、想法等:
She was talking so fast I could hardly understand her.她说得太快,我几乎听不懂她说的话。
How do babies learn to talk?婴儿是如何学会说话的?
Some residents were frightened to talk publicly.一些居民害怕公开发言。talk (in) French/German etc
They started talking in Spanish.他们开始说西班牙语。
Don’t let Dad hear you talking like that (=expressing things in a particular way).别让爸爸听到你那样说话(=以某种特定方式表达)。4a speech [intransitive] to give a speech发表演讲;作讲座talk on/about
Professor Davis will talk about ‘Trends in Network Computing’.戴维斯教授将就"网络计算趋势"发表演讲。5secret information [intransitive] if someone who has secret information talks, they tell someone else about it如果掌握秘密信息的人开口,他们就会将其告诉他人:
Even under torture, Maskell refused to talk.即使在酷刑之下,马斯克尔也拒绝开口。
He tried to stop his ex-wife from talking on live TV.他试图阻止前妻在直播电视上开口。
We should stop meeting like this. People will talk.我们不应该再这样见面了。人们会说闲话的。6talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc spoken口语 used to say that you think someone is saying something sensible, something stupid etc用于表示你认为某人说的话有道理、很蠢等:
You do talk rubbish sometimes, Jules.你有时候真的说废话,朱尔斯。7talk (some) sense into somebody to persuade someone to behave sensibly劝说某人理智行事:
She hoped Father McCormack would be able to talk some sense into her son.她希望麦科马克神父能够让她的儿子回头是岸。8talk to yourself to say your thoughts out loud自言自语;把心里的想法大声说出来:
‘What did you say?’ ‘Sorry, I was just talking to myself.’"你说什么?""对不起,我只是在自言自语。"9know what you are talking about spoken口语 to know a lot about a particular subject对某一特定话题非常了解:
I worked in hotels for years, so I know what I’m talking about.我在酒店工作多年,所以我很清楚自己在说什么。10talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey informal非正式 to talk a lot, especially about unimportant things说个不停,尤指谈论无关紧要的事11talk about lazy/cheap/hungry etc spoken口语 used to emphasize that someone or something is very lazy, cheap, hungry etc用于强调某人或某物非常懒惰、廉价、饥饿等:
Talk about lucky. That’s the second time he’s won this week!说起运气,这是他本周第二次获胜了!12talking of/about something spoken口语 used to say more about a subject that someone has just mentioned用于就某人刚刚提到的话题进一步展开:
Talking of Venice, have you seen the masks I bought there last year?说起威尼斯,你看到我去年在那里买的面具了吗?13what are you talking about? spoken口语 used when you think what someone has said is stupid or wrong用于认为某人所说的话愚蠢或不对时:
What are you talking about? We got there in plenty of time.你在说什么?我们到那儿时时间绰绰有余。14I’m talking to you! spoken口语 used when you are angry that the person you are talking to is not paying attention用于对话对象不注意听时表示愤怒:
Rob! I’m talking to you!罗布!我在跟你说话!15be like talking to a brick wall spoken口语 used to say that it is annoying to speak to someone because they do not pay attention to you用于表示与某人说话令人恼火,因为对方根本不理会你16talk somebody’s ear off American English spoken口语 to talk too much to someone对某人说话过多;絮絮叨叨17talk trash American English informal非正式 to say rude or offensive things to or about someone, especially to opponents in a sports competition对某人说粗鲁或冒犯性的话,尤指在体育比赛中对对手进行言语挑衅:
Both teams were talking trash on the court.两队在球场上都在进行言语挑衅。18talk the talk American English informal非正式 to say the things that people expect or think are necessary in a particular situation说出人们在特定情境下期待或认为必要的话:
She didn’t talk the talk of feminism, but her career was the most important thing in her life.她嘴上不谈女权主义那一套,但事业才是她生命中最重要的东西。 → walk the walk at walk1(12)19I’m/we’re/you’re talking (about) something spoken口语 used in conversation to emphasize a fact or remind someone of it用于对话中强调某一事实或提醒某人注意它:
I’m not talking about ancient history, I’m talking about last season’s performance.我说的不是远古历史,我说的是上赛季的表现。20now you’re talking spoken口语 used to say that you think someone’s suggestion is a good idea用于表示你认为某人的建议是个好主意:
‘Fancy an ice cream?’ ‘Now you’re talking.’"想吃冰淇淋吗?""这才像话。"21look who’s talking, (also you’re a fine one to talk, you can talk) spoken口语 used to tell someone they should not criticize someone else’s behaviour because their own behaviour is just as bad用于告诉某人,他自己的行为同样糟糕,没有资格批评别人:
‘Peggy shouldn’t smoke so much.’ ‘Look who’s talking!’"佩吉不应该抽那么多烟。""你自己呢?"22we’re/you’re talking £500/three days etc spoken口语 used to tell someone how much something will cost, how long something will take to do etc用于告诉某人某事需要多少费用、需要多长时间等:
To do a proper job, you’re talking £750 minimum.要做好这件事,少说也得750英镑。23talk your way out of something informal非正式 to escape from a bad or embarrassing situation by giving explanations, excuses etc通过解释、借口等摆脱困境或尴尬局面:
She’s good at talking her way out of trouble.她很擅长靠嘴皮子摆脱麻烦。24talk nineteen to the dozen British English informal非正式, talk a blue streak American English informal非正式 to talk very quickly without stopping不停地飞快说话25talk in riddles to deliberately talk in a strange and confusing way故意用奇怪而令人困惑的方式说话:
Stop talking in riddles and explain what’s going on.别绕圈子了,解释一下到底是怎么回事。26talk tough (on something) informal非正式 to give people your opinions very strongly非常强硬地表达自己的观点:
The president is talking tough on crime.总统在犯罪问题上采取强硬立场。27talk shop if people talk shop, they talk about their work when there are people present who are not interested or involved in it – used to show disapproval若人们 talk shop,即在与工作无关的人在场时谈论工作——含不赞许意:
Are you two going to talk shop all night?你们两个打算聊一整晚工作吗?28talk dirty (to somebody) informal非正式 to talk in a sexual way to someone in order to make them feel sexually excited以性暗示的方式对某人说话,以使其产生性兴奋29be talking through your hat British English informal非正式 if someone is talking through their hat, they say stupid things about something that they do not understand如果某人 talking through their hat,即对自己不了解的事情信口开河30talk smack American English informal非正式 to criticize someone or something in an unpleasant way以令人不快的方式批评某人或某事31talk to the hand spoken口语 informal非正式 used to tell someone rudely that you do not want to listen to anything he or she is going to say to you. When people use this expression, they also usually turn their face away from the other person and hold the palm of their hand out towards them.用于粗鲁地告诉对方你不想听他/她说任何话。使用此表达时,人们通常会将脸转向一侧,并将手掌朝向对方。GRAMMAR: Patterns with talk语法:talk 的句型用法• Two people talk: · We’ll talk later.• 两人交谈:· 我们待会儿再谈。• You talk to someone: · I’ll talk to you later. ✗Don’t say: I’ll talk you later.• 你跟某人 talk to:· 我待会儿再和你谈。✗不说:I'll talk you later。• You talk with someone: · I’ve talked with her teacher.• 你跟某人 talk with:· 我已经和她的老师谈过了。• You talk about something or talk about doing something: · He talked about his feelings.· We talked about changing the system. ✗Don’t say: He talked his feelings.• 你 talk about 某事或 talk about doing 某事:· 他谈到了自己的感受。· 我们讨论了改变这个系统。✗不说:He talked his feelings。• In formal or literary English, you talk of something or of doing something: · She’s talking of leaving.• 在正式或文学英语中,使用 talk of 某事或 of doing 某事:· 她说她在考虑离开。• You talk in a particular type of voice: · She was talking in a really loud voice.• 你用某种特定语气说话:· 她说话声音非常大。THESAURUS同义词辨析talk to use words to communicate with someone about something用言语与某人就某事进行交流: · I need to talk to you about your work.· 我需要和你谈谈你的工作。· She always enjoyed talking to Jim.· 她总是很享受和吉姆交谈。· Can we talk?· 我们可以谈谈吗?speak to talk. Speak is a little more formal than talk. You often use it when saying that someone speaks in a particular way, or that you will speak to someone in order to try to get something done. You only use speak when saying that someone speaks a language与 talk 相比,speak 略为正式。常用于描述某人说话的方式,或表示为了办成某事而找某人谈。speak 还专用于表达某人会说某种语言。: · He spoke with confidence and authority.· 他充满自信和权威地讲话。· She was speaking quietly so she didn’t disturb anyone.· 她轻声说话,以免打扰任何人。· I’d like to speak to the manager.· 我想找经理谈谈。· Do you speak German?· 你会说德语吗?go on/drone on/ramble to talk too much or for too long about something, in a way that makes people bored对某事说得过多或过久,令人厌烦: · He went on about how great the team was.· 他没完没了地说这支队伍有多棒。· I’d better stop rambling and let you get on with your work.· 我最好不要再东拉西扯了,让你继续干活吧。waffle /ˈwɒfəl/ British English disapproving informal贬义 非正式 to talk using a lot of words but without saying anything important用很多话却说不到重点: · I wish he would stop waffling and get to the point!· 真希望他别再废话连篇,直说重点!prattle on disapproving informal贬义 非正式 to talk continuously about silly and unimportant things不停地谈论琐碎无聊的事情: · She prattled on about her boyfriend for the entire journey.· 她在整个旅途中没完没了地絮叨她的男朋友。· What’s he prattling on about now?· 他现在又在唠叨什么?to talk about everyday things聊日常琐事have a conversation to talk to someone for a long time about everyday things与某人长时间闲聊日常琐事: · She was having a conversation with one of her friends.· 她正在和她的一位朋友交谈。· When I arrived, Joe and Jane were deep in conversation (=very involved in a conversation).· 我到达时,乔和简正深陷于交谈之中(=全神贯注地交谈)。· I can order food in a restaurant in French, but not have a conversation.· 我可以用法语在餐厅点餐,但无法进行对话。chat/have a chat informal非正式 to have a friendly informal conversation about things that are not very important就不太重要的事情进行友好的非正式交谈: · The girls were chatting outside the house.· 女孩们在屋外闲聊。· It’s been nice having a chat with you.· 和你聊天很愉快。gossip to talk about other people’s private lives when they are not there, especially about things that you have heard, which are not completely true在他人不在场时谈论其私生活,尤指传播听来的、未必属实的事情: · What are you two gossiping about?· 你们两个在说谁的闲话?visit with somebody American English informal非正式 to have a conversation with someone与某人进行交谈: · I visited with him last week.· 我上周和他聊了聊。converse formal正式 to have a conversation with someone与某人交谈: · We met once and conversed briefly.· 我们见过一次,简短地交谈了一下。to talk seriously认真地谈话discuss to talk seriously about problems, ideas, or plans认真讨论问题、想法或计划: · They met to discuss how the building should be designed.· 他们聚在一起讨论大楼应如何设计。· She refuses to discuss the matter.· 她拒绝讨论此事。talk something over to discuss something with someone because it will affect them, especially someone close to you与某人商量某事,因为该事会影响到他们,尤指与亲近的人: · Before you accept the job, talk it over with your family.· 在接受这份工作之前,先和家人商量一下。· You two need to sit down and talk things over.· 你们两个需要坐下来好好谈谈。debate to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a decision or solve a problem在做决定或解决问题时正式讨论某一议题: · The issue will be debated on Tuesday.· 该议题将于周二进行辩论。· The UN Security Council debated whether to impose sanctions.· 联合国安理会就是否实施制裁进行了辩论。talk around/round phrasal verb British English1talk somebody around/round to persuade someone to change their opinion about something说服某人改变对某事的看法:
Leave Betty to me. I’ll soon talk her round.贝蒂交给我吧。我很快就能说服她回心转意。2talk around/round something to discuss a problem without really dealing with the important parts of it讨论问题时避重就轻,不触及核心:
They had spent half the night talking round the subject.他们花了半夜时间围绕这个话题绕圈子。talk back phrasal verb to answer someone in authority such as a teacher or parent in a rude or impolite way以粗鲁或无礼的方式顶撞权威人士,如老师或父母talk somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1 British English to make something seem less successful, interesting, good etc than it really is使某事物显得比实际上不那么成功、有趣、好等:
the pessimists who are talking down Britain那些贬低英国的悲观主义者2to help a pilot land an aircraft by giving them instructions from the ground by radio通过无线电从地面向飞行员发出指令,协助其降落飞机talk down to somebody phrasal verb to talk to someone as if they are stupid, although they are not用对待愚蠢者的口气与某人说话,尽管对方并不愚蠢 SYN patronize:
The students felt that they were talked down to as though they were children.学生们觉得被人当成孩子一样俯视地跟他们说话。talk somebody into something phrasal verb to persuade someone to do something说服某人做某事talk somebody into doing something
My husband talked me into going skiing.我丈夫说服了我去滑雪。talk something ↔ out phrasal verb informal非正式1to discuss a problem thoroughly in order to solve it彻底讨论某问题以求解决:
We need to spend a little time talking this out.我们需要花些时间把这件事谈清楚。talk out with
It might help if you talked it out with Dad.如果你和爸爸把这件事谈开了,可能会有帮助。2British English if politicians talk out a proposal, they talk about it for a long time deliberately so that there will not be enough time to vote on it如果政客们对某项提案进行拖延辩论,即故意长时间讨论,使表决时间不够 SYN filibuster:
The Land Protection Bill was talked out by MPs from rural areas.《土地保护法案》被来自农村地区的议员通过拖延辩论而阻止了表决。talk somebody out of something phrasal verb to persuade someone not to do something说服某人不要做某事talk somebody out of doing something
Can’t you talk them out of selling the house?你就不能说服他们不要卖掉房子吗?talk something ↔ over phrasal verb to discuss a problem with someone before deciding what to do在决定如何处理之前与某人讨论问题talk over with
Talk over any worries with your GP.把任何烦恼都和你的家庭医生谈谈。talk through something phrasal verb1talk something ↔ through to discuss something thoroughly so that you are sure you understand it彻底讨论某事以确保理解清楚:
Allow time to talk through any areas of difficulty.留出时间逐一讨论任何困难之处。2talk somebody through something to help someone understand a process, method etc by explaining it to them carefully before they use it在某人使用某流程或方法之前,通过仔细讲解帮助其理解:
Trevor talked me through loading the software.特雷弗一步步指导我安装了软件。talk to something phrasal verb to tell people about or explain something that you have some knowledge of就自己有一定了解的事情向他人说明或解释:
I can’t talk to the technical aspects of the proposal, but it sounds in general like a good idea.我无法就提案的技术层面进行说明,但总体上听起来是个好主意。talk something ↔ up phrasal verb to make something appear more important, interesting, successful etc than it really is使某事物显得比实际上更重要、更有趣、更成功等:
Jones talked up the idea at the meeting.琼斯在会议上大力推销这个想法。talktalk2 noun
1conversation [countable] a conversation交谈;谈话:
After a long talk, we decided on divorce.经过长时间的谈话,我们决定离婚。
John, I’d like to have a talk with you.约翰,我想跟你谈谈。talk about
We must have a talk about money.我们必须谈谈钱的问题。2discussion talks [plural] formal discussions between governments, organizations etc政府、组织等之间的正式会谈peace/trade etc talks
The peace talks look promising.和平谈判看起来前景乐观。
The president held talks with Chinese officials.总统与中国官员举行了会谈。talk with
Talks with the rebels have failed.与叛军的谈判已经失败。3speech [countable] a speech演讲;讲话:
an entertaining talk一场引人入胜的演讲talk on/about
a talk on local history一场关于地方历史的演讲give/do/deliver a talk
Dr Howard will give a talk on herbal medicine.霍华德博士将就草药医学发表演讲。► see thesaurus at speech4news [uncountable] information or news that people talk about and hear about a lot, but that is not official人们大量谈论和听说的消息,但并非官方信息;流言;传闻talk of
Tickets sold so quickly there’s talk of a second concert.门票卖得太快了,有传言说要举办第二场演唱会。talk of doing something
the administration’s talk of reducing weapons政府关于削减武器的言论talk that
There’s talk that she’s difficult to work with.有传言说她很难共事。just/only talk
It’s just talk. He’ll never do it.只是说说而已。他永远不会真的去做。5type of conversation [uncountable] type of conversation交谈的类型;说话的方式:
That’s enough of that kind of talk.这种话说够了。
persuasive sales talk有说服力的推销话术
That’s fighting talk (=brave and confident words) from Italy’s manager.这是意大利主帅的战斗宣言(=勇敢而自信的话语)。6be all talk spoken口语 someone who is all talk talks a lot about what they intend to do, but never actually does it只会说、不会做的人:大谈自己打算做的事,却从来不付诸行动7be the talk of the town/Paris etc someone who is the talk of the town has done something bad, shocking, exciting etc and everyone is talking about them成为众人话题的人:做了某件糟糕、令人震惊或令人兴奋的事,人人都在谈论他们:
She’s the talk of London’s theatre-goers since her last performance.自上次演出以来,她成了伦敦戏迷圈里人人谈论的话题。8talk is cheap used to say that you do not believe someone will do what they say用于表示你不相信某人会说到做到 → pep talk, small talk, → idle talk at idle1(2), → pillow talk at pillow1(3)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义1verbs动词have a talk· I must have a talk with Frank before I leave.· 我离开之前必须和弗兰克谈谈。adjectives形容词a long talk· I had a long talk with Nora this morning.· 今天早上我和诺拉长谈了一番。a little talk· I’m glad we’ve had this little talk.· 我很高兴我们进行了这次简短的交谈。a serious talk· Before she went to college, her father sat her down for a serious talk.· 在她上大学之前,她父亲让她坐下来进行了一次认真的谈话。a quiet/private talk· She asked if she could have a private talk.· 她问能否私下谈谈。a good talk (=a long talk about important or interesting things)· She was upset, but we’ve had a good talk and things are okay now.· 她很心烦,但我们好好谈了一次,现在一切都好了。a nice talk· We all had lunch together and a nice talk.· 我们大家一起吃了午饭,聊得很愉快。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义2verbs动词have/hold talks· He called on the rebels to hold talks with the government.· 他呼吁叛军与政府举行会谈。enter into talks (=start having talks)· The Ambassador stated that France was prepared to enter into talks on the issue.· 大使表示法国已准备就该问题展开谈判。talks begin· Talks began in October and Venezuela said it expects an agreement to be signed soon.· 会谈于10月开始,委内瑞拉表示期望很快签署协议。talks continue/are underway· Talks will continue through the weekend.· 会谈将持续到整个周末。talks break down/collapse (=stop because of disagreement)· Talks broke down today between the Russian and Japanese delegations.· 俄日两国代表团今天的会谈破裂。talks resume/are resumed· Talks resumed in Geneva on April 19 after a month’s break.· 会谈在中断一个月后于4月19日在日内瓦恢复。talks end· The talks ended without a settlement being reached.· 会谈在未达成任何协议的情况下结束。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + talks形容词/名词 + talks(会谈)peace talks· All four Arab delegations walked out of the Middle East peace talks yesterday.· 所有四个阿拉伯国家代表团昨天退出了中东和平谈判。trade talks· Trade talks between the EU and the Americans have once again collapsed.· 欧盟与美国之间的贸易谈判再次破裂。high-level talks (=involving important people)· The announcement came after a morning of high-level talks.· 这一声明是在上午的高层会谈之后发布的。budget talks· The dollar fell as U.S. budget talks appeared unlikely to produce an agreement.· 美国预算谈判似乎难以达成协议,美元应声下跌。direct talks· The president declared that he was now prepared to enter into direct talks with the rebels.· 总统宣布,他现在准备与叛军直接会谈。bilateral talks (=involving two groups or countries)· Bilateral talks led to the resumption of diplomatic relations.· 双边会谈促成了外交关系的恢复。round-table talks (=when everyone can discuss things in an equal way)· An election law, agreed during round-table talks, gave every voter the right to two votes.· 在圆桌会谈中达成的选举法赋予每位选民两票的权利。urgent talks· The prime minister called ministers together for urgent talks.· 首相召集各部长举行紧急会谈。crisis talks (=talks to stop a situation getting worse or more dangerous)· The unions will hold crisis talks with the company in a bid to save jobs.· 工会将与公司举行危机会谈,争取保住就业岗位。phrases短语a round of talks (=a series of talks that is part of a longer process)· A third round of talks was held in May.· 第三轮会谈于5月举行。the breakdown/collapse of talks· The collapse of the talks sent shock waves round the world.· 会谈破裂在全球引发了冲击波。
1conversation [countable] a conversation交谈;谈话:
After a long talk, we decided on divorce.经过长时间的谈话,我们决定离婚。
John, I’d like to have a talk with you.约翰,我想跟你谈谈。talk about
We must have a talk about money.我们必须谈谈钱的问题。2discussion talks [plural] formal discussions between governments, organizations etc政府、组织等之间的正式会谈peace/trade etc talks
The peace talks look promising.和平谈判看起来前景乐观。
The president held talks with Chinese officials.总统与中国官员举行了会谈。talk with
Talks with the rebels have failed.与叛军的谈判已经失败。3speech [countable] a speech演讲;讲话:
an entertaining talk一场引人入胜的演讲talk on/about
a talk on local history一场关于地方历史的演讲give/do/deliver a talk
Dr Howard will give a talk on herbal medicine.霍华德博士将就草药医学发表演讲。► see thesaurus at speech4news [uncountable] information or news that people talk about and hear about a lot, but that is not official人们大量谈论和听说的消息,但并非官方信息;流言;传闻talk of
Tickets sold so quickly there’s talk of a second concert.门票卖得太快了,有传言说要举办第二场演唱会。talk of doing something
the administration’s talk of reducing weapons政府关于削减武器的言论talk that
There’s talk that she’s difficult to work with.有传言说她很难共事。just/only talk
It’s just talk. He’ll never do it.只是说说而已。他永远不会真的去做。5type of conversation [uncountable] type of conversation交谈的类型;说话的方式:
That’s enough of that kind of talk.这种话说够了。
persuasive sales talk有说服力的推销话术
That’s fighting talk (=brave and confident words) from Italy’s manager.这是意大利主帅的战斗宣言(=勇敢而自信的话语)。6be all talk spoken口语 someone who is all talk talks a lot about what they intend to do, but never actually does it只会说、不会做的人:大谈自己打算做的事,却从来不付诸行动7be the talk of the town/Paris etc someone who is the talk of the town has done something bad, shocking, exciting etc and everyone is talking about them成为众人话题的人:做了某件糟糕、令人震惊或令人兴奋的事,人人都在谈论他们:
She’s the talk of London’s theatre-goers since her last performance.自上次演出以来,她成了伦敦戏迷圈里人人谈论的话题。8talk is cheap used to say that you do not believe someone will do what they say用于表示你不相信某人会说到做到 → pep talk, small talk, → idle talk at idle1(2), → pillow talk at pillow1(3)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义1verbs动词have a talk· I must have a talk with Frank before I leave.· 我离开之前必须和弗兰克谈谈。adjectives形容词a long talk· I had a long talk with Nora this morning.· 今天早上我和诺拉长谈了一番。a little talk· I’m glad we’ve had this little talk.· 我很高兴我们进行了这次简短的交谈。a serious talk· Before she went to college, her father sat her down for a serious talk.· 在她上大学之前,她父亲让她坐下来进行了一次认真的谈话。a quiet/private talk· She asked if she could have a private talk.· 她问能否私下谈谈。a good talk (=a long talk about important or interesting things)· She was upset, but we’ve had a good talk and things are okay now.· 她很心烦,但我们好好谈了一次,现在一切都好了。a nice talk· We all had lunch together and a nice talk.· 我们大家一起吃了午饭,聊得很愉快。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义2verbs动词have/hold talks· He called on the rebels to hold talks with the government.· 他呼吁叛军与政府举行会谈。enter into talks (=start having talks)· The Ambassador stated that France was prepared to enter into talks on the issue.· 大使表示法国已准备就该问题展开谈判。talks begin· Talks began in October and Venezuela said it expects an agreement to be signed soon.· 会谈于10月开始,委内瑞拉表示期望很快签署协议。talks continue/are underway· Talks will continue through the weekend.· 会谈将持续到整个周末。talks break down/collapse (=stop because of disagreement)· Talks broke down today between the Russian and Japanese delegations.· 俄日两国代表团今天的会谈破裂。talks resume/are resumed· Talks resumed in Geneva on April 19 after a month’s break.· 会谈在中断一个月后于4月19日在日内瓦恢复。talks end· The talks ended without a settlement being reached.· 会谈在未达成任何协议的情况下结束。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + talks形容词/名词 + talks(会谈)peace talks· All four Arab delegations walked out of the Middle East peace talks yesterday.· 所有四个阿拉伯国家代表团昨天退出了中东和平谈判。trade talks· Trade talks between the EU and the Americans have once again collapsed.· 欧盟与美国之间的贸易谈判再次破裂。high-level talks (=involving important people)· The announcement came after a morning of high-level talks.· 这一声明是在上午的高层会谈之后发布的。budget talks· The dollar fell as U.S. budget talks appeared unlikely to produce an agreement.· 美国预算谈判似乎难以达成协议,美元应声下跌。direct talks· The president declared that he was now prepared to enter into direct talks with the rebels.· 总统宣布,他现在准备与叛军直接会谈。bilateral talks (=involving two groups or countries)· Bilateral talks led to the resumption of diplomatic relations.· 双边会谈促成了外交关系的恢复。round-table talks (=when everyone can discuss things in an equal way)· An election law, agreed during round-table talks, gave every voter the right to two votes.· 在圆桌会谈中达成的选举法赋予每位选民两票的权利。urgent talks· The prime minister called ministers together for urgent talks.· 首相召集各部长举行紧急会谈。crisis talks (=talks to stop a situation getting worse or more dangerous)· The unions will hold crisis talks with the company in a bid to save jobs.· 工会将与公司举行危机会谈,争取保住就业岗位。phrases短语a round of talks (=a series of talks that is part of a longer process)· A third round of talks was held in May.· 第三轮会谈于5月举行。the breakdown/collapse of talks· The collapse of the talks sent shock waves round the world.· 会谈破裂在全球引发了冲击波。