| 单词 | talk |
| 释义 | talk noun¹ 1a conversation交谈adjective | verb + talk | talk + noun | preposition adjective➤brief, little (often ironic) , short简短的／片刻的／短暂的谈话◆i will have to have a little talk with that young lady (= tell her that i disapprove of sth).我得和那位年轻女士谈谈了。➤good, long, serious愉快的交谈；长谈；严肃的谈话▸➤heart-to-heart推心置腹的交谈verb + talk➤have谈话talk + noun➤show (especially name) 谈话节目；脱口秀▸➤radio (especially name) 广播电台脱口秀preposition➤talk about关于⋯的谈话◆i enjoyed our talk about the old days.我们关于往昔的交谈让我喜欢。➤talk with与⋯的谈话◆i need to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.我需要和她推心置腹地谈一谈。talk noun² 2talking谈话adjective | verb + talk | talk + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤excited激动的话◆there was excited talk of emigrating to america.有人激动地谈论移民美国的事。➤crazy, wild疯话；胡话◆there is wild talk of her breaking the world record soon.有人信口胡说她不久就会打破世界纪录。➤careless, idle, loose无心快语；闲扯；信口之词▸➤fighting, tough挑战性言辞；狠话➤war战争言论◆the us authorities have increased the war talk.美国当局的战争言论增加了。➤straight直言◆she likes straight talk and hates hypocrites.她喜欢直话直说，厌恶虚伪。➤double模棱两可的话◆the president's true agenda was hidden in political double talk.总统的真正用意隐藏在模棱两可的政治辞令中。➤open公开谈话◆there is open talk of a leadership challenge.有挑战领导人地位的公开谈话。➤public对公众的演说◆there has been much public talk about bilingual education.已经有许多有关双语教育的公开演讲。➤dirty脏话◆the crusade against dirty talk on tv对电视上脏话的讨伐➤trash (= a way of talking intended to insult sb and make them feel less confident) (name, informal) 垃圾话（侮辱人并使之不自信的一种说话方式）▸➤sweet (= trying to persuade sb to do sth by praising them and telling them things they like to hear) 甜言蜜语▸➤cheap, empty, mere不值钱的话；空话；说说而已◆the chairman's boasts about future profits were just cheap talk.董事长吹嘘将来的利润，那只是说说而已。➤big, fancy, fine (ironic) 大话；漂亮话；好话◆what all the fine talk came down to was hard cash.那些漂亮话说到底就是为了钱。➤baby儿语◆i never used baby talk to my little girl.我从来不用儿语跟我小女儿说话。➤girl女孩悄悄话◆we can have some girl talk until joe gets here.在乔来之前我们可以谈些女孩之间的悄悄话。➤pillow枕边话语◆the pillow talk of lovers情人的枕边私语➤shop行内的话◆don't you get enough shop talk at work?你上班的时候对工作还没有谈够吗？verb + talk➤hear听到谈话◆you often hear talk of the north-south divide.你经常听到关于南北差距的言论。talk + verb➤turn to sth话题转向⋯◆talk turned to money and tempers began to fray.话题一转向钱，火气就上来了。preposition➤talk about/of关于⋯的谈话◆all this talk of the boss resigning is nonsense!所有关于头儿辞职的话都是一派胡言！phrases➤be all talk只是空谈◆he's all talk. he's too scared to do anything.他光会动嘴皮子，胆小得什么都不敢做。➤be just talk只是说说而已◆'you think it's just talk?' 'no, i think it's true.'“你认为那只是说说而已吗？”“不，我觉得那是真的。”➤for all the talk of sth尽管张口闭口⋯◆for all their talk of equality, the boys ended up not doing any cooking.男孩们张口闭口平等，但是他们最终还是没做饭。➤(to exchange/make) small talk (= to talk politely about unimportant things) 寒暄；聊家常◆he was never very good at making small talk with her parents.他向来不善于和她父母寒暄。talk noun³ 3 (also talks) discussions between official groups会谈adjective | ... of talks | verb + talk | talk + verb | preposition adjective➤lengthy (especially bre) 冗长的会谈▸➤high-level, top-level高层／最高级会谈▸➤informal非正式会谈▸➤formal, official正式／官方会谈▸➤private, secret私人／秘密商谈▸➤direct, face-to-face直接／面对面会谈▸➤wide-ranging广泛商谈➤all-party (bre) , etc.各方等共同参加的会谈◆all-party talks in northern ireland在北爱尔兰各方共同参加的会谈➤bilateral, multilateral, round-table (especially bre) 双边／多边／圆桌会谈▸➤global (especially name) 全球会谈▸➤fresh, further新一轮／进一步会谈▸➤crisis, emergency, urgent (all especially bre) 紧急会谈▸➤exploratory, preliminary试探性／预备性会谈▸➤political政治谈判➤arms, peace军备／和平谈判▸➤merger, pay, trade合并／工资／贸易谈判... of talks➤round一轮会谈◆a further round of talks is expected in march.新一轮会谈预计在 3 月份举行。verb + talk➤conduct, have, hold举行会谈◆the two governments held secret talks on the nuclear threat.两国政府就核威胁问题举行了秘密会谈。➤broker, host安排／主持会谈▸➤attend, enter参加会谈▸➤begin, initiate, open, start开始会谈；发起会谈；启动会谈▸➤continue继续会谈▸➤break off, pull out of, walk out of中断会谈；退出会谈◆the union has broken off talks with the management.工会已经终止了与资方的谈判。➤cancel, end, suspend取消／结束／暂停会谈▸➤reopen, restart, resume重开／重启／恢复会谈talk + verb➤be scheduled会谈定于⋯举行◆talks were scheduled for rome the following month.会谈定于随后的一个月在罗马举行。➤take place会谈举行◆the peace talks will take place in cairo.和谈将在开罗举行。➤begin, open, start会谈开始▸➤end会谈结束▸➤continue, go on会谈继续▸➤resume会谈重新开始▸➤be aimed at sth, be designed to (especially bre) 会谈旨在⋯◆the latest round of talks aimed at ending the civil war旨在结束内战的最近一轮会谈➤centre/center on sth, concentrate on sth, cover sth, deal with sth, focus on sth会谈围绕着⋯／集中讨论⋯／包括⋯／涉及⋯／着力于⋯◆the talks centred on bilateral trade.会谈的中心是双边贸易。➤produce sth会谈产生⋯◆talks produced agreement on an end to the occupation.会谈就结束占领达成一致。➤be deadlocked, break down, collapse, fail, founder, stall (especially bre) 会谈陷入僵局／中断／破裂／失败／搁浅／陷入停滞◆the talks remain deadlocked over spending plans.会谈在开支方案上陷入僵局。◆the talks foundered on the issue of compensation.会谈搁浅在赔偿问题上。preposition➤during talk会谈期间◆the agreement was concluded during talks in beijing.北京会谈期间订立了这项协议。➤in talk在会谈中◆he is currently in talks with two football clubs.他目前正在与两家足球俱乐部接洽。➤talk about, talk on, talk over关于⋯的会谈◆talks are being held over the political future of the province.就该省的政治前景正在举行会谈。➤talk between⋯之间的会谈◆the failure of talks between the two communities两个团体之间会谈的失败➤talk with与⋯的会谈◆the delegation arrived for talks with their government.与政府会谈的代表团已抵达。talk noun⁴ 4lecture演讲adjective | verb + talk | talk + verb | preposition adjective➤entertaining, informative, interesting饶有兴味的／内容丰富的／妙趣横生的演讲▸➤introductory (especially bre) 基础讲座▸➤brief, short简短的／短暂的讲话▸➤chalk, motivational, pep, team (especially bre) 使用粉笔在黑板上做图解的／激励性／动员／对团队的讲话▸➤radio, television, tv电台讲话；电视讲话➤illustrated (bre) 配图解的讲话◆she gave an illustrated talk on roman architecture.她就罗马式建筑作了配图讲解。verb + talk➤deliver, give, present作演讲；发表讲话▸➤begin开始演讲▸➤end结束演讲◆let me end my talk with a prediction.我来用一个预测结束我的讲话。➤attend, go to出席／去听演讲talk + verb➤be entitled sth, be titled sth (especially name) 演讲的题目是⋯◆she gave a very entertaining talk entitled 'my life and hard times'.她作了一个饶有兴味的演讲，题目是《我的人生与艰难岁月》。preposition➤talk about, talk on关于⋯的演讲◆did you go to the talk on peru?你去听关于秘鲁的讲座了吗？talk verbadverb | verb + talk | preposition | phrases adverb➤loudly大声讲话▸➤quietly, softly轻声说话；柔声细语▸➤at length详谈▸➤constantly, continuously, endlessly, incessantly, non-stop不停地说；没完没了地说；喋喋不休地说；口若悬河地说▸➤briefly简短地说▸➤candidly, freely, openly坦诚讲话；畅所欲言；公开讲话◆she talked quite freely about her work.她颇为坦率地谈起自己的工作。➤privately, publicly私下／公开谈话➤exclusively（对某新闻媒体等）独家谈话◆bruce springsteen has agreed to talk exclusively to our reporter about his life.布鲁斯・斯普林斯廷已同意向本报记者独家讲述他的人生经历。➤directly直接交谈◆i think you'd better talk directly to my manager.我觉得你最好直接与我的经理谈。➤animatedly, enthusiastically, excitedly热烈地／热情地／激动地谈论➤specifically具体谈论▸➤vaguely含糊地谈论◆he had talked vaguely of going to work in japan.他含糊其词地说了到日本工作的事。➤casually随意谈论▸➤politely礼貌地交谈▸➤earnestly, seriously热切地／严肃地谈论◆a group of students talking earnestly一组正在热切讨论的学生➤sensibly理智地谈论◆let's talk sensibly about this.我们来理智地讨论这件事。➤wildly轻率地谈论verb + talk➤be able to, can能说◆i can't talk about it just now.现在我不能谈那件事。➤need to, want to需要／想要谈话◆i need to talk to you.我需要和你谈一谈。➤begin to开始谈话▸➤be easy to容易交谈◆he was so easy to talk to.和他交谈很容易。➤be difficult to, be hard to难说话；不好说话▸➤hear sb, listen to sb, overhear sb听到／听／无意中听到某人讲话◆i loved to hear him talk about the old days.我喜欢听他讲述往事。➤make sb使某人开口◆the police questioned him for four hours, trying to make him talk.警方审问了他 4 个小时，想撬开他的嘴。➤let sb让某人说话◆just shut up and let me talk for a minute.你闭嘴，让我说几句。preposition➤about谈论⋯◆all they talk about is clothes.他们谈的全是衣服。➤of (formal) 谈论⋯；谈到⋯◆we often talked of the war.我们经常谈论这场战争。◆talking of joe, i met his new boyfriend last week. (bre) 说到乔，我上周还遇到过他的新男友。➤to和⋯谈话◆i'll talk to mario this afternoon.今天下午我要和马里奥谈谈。➤with与⋯谈◆i've talked with him on the telephone.我已经同他在电话上谈了。phrases➤start talking, stop talking开始／停止谈论➤talk a good game (name) 说好听的（话）◆the senior managers talk a good game about customer relations (= they say the right things), but really they don't care about the customer.高级管理人员说起客户关系头头是道，但实际上他们不在乎客户。➤talk the talk (especially name) 动嘴皮子◆you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk (= can you do what you say)?你说得挺好，但是你能做到吗？ talk /tɔːk/ verb [intransitive] to say things 说话◆can i talk to mr wong, please? 请问我可以跟黄先生谈谈吗？◆he spent the morning talking with suppliers. 他花了一个早上和供应商讨论。◆everybody's talking about the design of their new model. 每个人都在谈论他们的最新型号设计。◆she's talking of retiring at the end of the year. 她正提起年底退休的事。 ●be talking sthused to emphasize an amount of money, how serious sth is, etc. （用以强调款额、情况严重程度等）讲的是，指的是◆we're talking half a million dollars. 我们说的是五十万元。●talk shopto talk about work with other people you work with, especially when you are also with other people who are not connected with the work and not interested in it 三句话不离本行；不分场合地谈工作◆let's not talk shop. 我们别谈工作吧。●talk the talk (informal) to be able to talk in a confident way that makes people think you are an expert 夸夸其谈◆he could talk the talk, but he never actually achieved much. 他说得头头是道，但是从来没有真正做出过甚么。◆you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk? 你说得好听，但是你能付诸行动吗？ ➡ walk the/your talk at walk verb, walk the walk at walk verb●talk turkey (informal) (especially name) to talk about sth honestly and directly 直率地说；直言不讳 ➡ idiom at language , money ●talk sth/sb downto make sth/sb seem less important or successful than it really is 贬低◆you shouldn't talk down your own achievements. 你不该贬低自己的成绩。●talk down to sbto speak to sb as if they were less important or intelligent than you 用高人一等的口气对某人讲话◆don't talk down to your audience, even though you know more than they do. 不要用居高临下的口气对听众讲话，即使你知道得比他们多。●talk sb through sthto describe or explain sth to sb so that they understand it 向某人说明白某事◆talk me through your plan. 给我详细说说你的计划。●talk sth/sb upto describe sb/sth in a way that makes them sound better than they really are 过分赞扬；吹捧某事／某人◆the ceo was keen to talk up the benefits of the restructuring programme. 首席执行官热衷于夸大重组计划的好处。 talk /tɔːk/ nountalks [plural] formal discussions between organizations or governments （机构或政府间的）正式会谈，谈判◆talks between the airline and the union will begin today. 航空公司和工会今天开始谈判。⨁ crisis / merger / pay / takeover / trade talks危机／合并／薪酬／并购 ／贸易谈判 2. [countable] a speech or lecture on a particular subject 演讲；报告◆he's giving a talk on e-publishing. 他将就电子出版发表演讲。 small talk ☞ talk☞ talk talk verb ➡ see also the entry for chat另见 chat 条talk ♦︎ discuss ♦︎ speak ♦︎ communicate ♦︎ debate ♦︎ consult ♦︎ conferthese words all mean to share news, information, ideas or feelings with another person or other people, especially by talking with them.这些词均表示与人谈话、商讨、交流。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to talk / discuss sth / speak / communicate / debate / consult / confer with sb◆to talk / speak to sb◆to talk / speak to sb / consult sb / confer about sth◆to consult sb / confer on sth◆to talk / speak of sth◆to discuss / debate what / how / whether / when / who...◆to talk / discuss sth / speak / communicate / debate sth openly◆to talk / discuss sth / speak / debate sth at length◆to talk / discuss sth / speak / confer briefly■ talk [intransitive] to speak in order to give information, express feelings or share ideas说话；讲话；谈话◆we talked on the phone for over an hour.我们在电话里谈了一个多小时。◆who were you talking to just now?你刚才在跟谁说话？◆when they get together, all they talk about is football.他们在一起时谈的都是足球。◆mary is talking of looking for another job.玛丽说起要另找一份工作。ⓘ when talk is used meaning 'to share ideas' about sth, this is often sth serious or important. * talk 指“交流想法”时，所谈的事情往往比较严肃或重要◆this situation can't go on. we need to talk.这种情况不能继续下去了。我们需要谈谈。◆talk to your doctor if you're still worried.如果你还是担心，和你的医生谈谈吧。in this meaning it can also be used with an object.表达此义时，talk 还可带宾语 [transitive] ◆they spent the whole evening talking business (= talking about business).他们整个晚上都在谈公事。 ➡ see also talk → discussion , talk → say 1 2 ■ discuss [transitive] (rather formal) to talk and share ideas on a subject or problem with other people, especially in order to decide sth讨论，谈论，商量（尤指为决定某事）◆have you discussed the problem with anyone?你有跟谁讨论过这个问题吗？◆i'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone.我不想在电话里讨论这件事。◆they briefly discussed buying a new car.他们草草商量过买新车的事。ⓘ you cannot say 'discuss about sth'.不可以说 discuss about sth◆i'm not prepared to discuss about this on the phone. ➡ see also discussion → discussion ■ speak (spoke, spoken) [intransitive] to talk to sb about sth; to have a conversation with sb谈；谈话；交谈◆we spoke briefly on the phone.我们在电话里短短谈了几句。◆i've spoken to the manager about it.我已经和经理谈过此事。◆ (especially name) can i speak with you for a minute?我能跟你谈一会儿吗？◆'can i speak to susan?' 'speaking.'(= at the beginning of a telephone conversation) “请让苏珊接电话好吗？”“我就是。” ➡ see also speak → say 1 note 辨析 talk or speak? speak can suggest a more formal level of communication than talk. you talk to sb in order to be friendly or to ask their advice. you speak to sb about sth to try to achieve a particular goal or to tell them to do sth. * speak 意味着比 talk 更正式的沟通。talk 表示和某人交谈是为了表示友好或征询建议。speak 表示和某人的谈话有具体目的或告诉对方做某事◆'what were you two talking about?' 'oh, this and that.'“你们俩在谈论什么？”“哦，什么都聊。”◆have you talked to your parents about the problems you're having?你和父母讨论过你的问题吗？◆i've spoken to ed about it and he's promised not to let it happen again.我和埃德谈过这个问题了，他保证这种事不会再发生。■ communicate [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to exchange information or ideas with sb交流（信息或想法）◆we only communicate by email.我们只通过电子邮件交流。◆dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.海豚用声音互相沟通。◆ (formal) nobody had communicated the information to us.没有人把这个信息告诉我们。ⓘ communicate is often used when the speaker wants to draw attention to the means of communication used. communicate sth to sb is a formal way of saying tell sb sth. * communicate 常用于说话者想让人注意到所用的沟通方式。communicate sth to sb 是 tell sb sth 的正式说法。 ➡ see also communication → communication , communication → letter ■ debate [transitive] to discuss sth, especially formally, before making a decision or finding a solution（尤指正式）讨论，辩论◆politicians will be debating the bill later this week.政界将在本周晚些时候讨论此议案。◆the question of the origin of the universe is still hotly debated (= strongly argued about) by scientists.关于宇宙起源问题，科学界仍在激辩。 ➡ see also debate → discussion noun ■ consult [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to discuss sth with sb in order to get their permission for sth, or to help you make a decision（与某人）商议，商量（以得到许可或帮助做决策）◆you shouldn't have done it without consulting me.你不该不和我商量就做这事。◆i need to consult with my colleagues on the proposals.我需要和我的同事商讨这些建议。ⓘ when you consult sb, you ask their permission for sth. consult with sb is a more formal way of saying discuss sth with sb. * consult sb 指请求某人批准。consult with sb 是 discuss sth with sb 更正式的说法。 ➡ see also consultation → discussion noun ■ confer /kənfɜː(r)/ (-rr-) [intransitive] (rather formal) to discuss sth with sb, especially in order to exchange opinions or get advice商议，协商（尤指为交换意见或获得建议）◆he wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.他想先与同事商议一下再作决定。talk [countable] a conversation or discussion, often one about a problem or sth important for the people involved交谈；谈话；讨论◆i had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.我就自己的事业前景跟老板作了一次长谈。◆she looked worried so we had a talk.她看上去忧心忡忡，于是我们谈了谈。 ➡ see also talk → talk verb talk [uncountable] stories that suggest that a particular thing might happen in the future（关于未来的）传言，流言蜚语，揣测◆there was talk in washington of sending in troops.华盛顿有派兵的谣传。talk [intransitive, transitive] to say words in a language（用某种语言）讲，说，说话◆alex can't talk yet－he's only just one year old.亚历克斯还不会说话 － 他才一岁大。◆are they talking swedish or danish?他们说的是瑞典语还是丹麦语？ ➡ see also talk → talk , talker → speaker 1 note 辨析 speak or talk? talk is much more frequent than speak in spoken english. if sb can't speak they are physically unable to speak because of illness, disability or emotion. if you are talking about a baby who has not learned to talk yet, use talk.在口语中 talk 比 speak 常用得多。can't speak 指由于生病、残疾或情感等原因失去了说话的能力。表示婴儿尚未学会说话要用 talk。talk [intransitive, transitive] to say things, especially in order to express feelings or ideas; to say things that are/are not sensible说话；谈论；说，讲（有理、无理的话）◆stop talking and listen!别说话了，注意听！◆he talked excitedly of his plans.他兴奋地谈起自己的计划。◆she talks a lot of sense.她讲得很在理。◆you're talking nonsense!你胡说八道！ ➡ see also the entry for talk另见 talk 条talk [countable] a fairly informal session in which sb tells a group of people about a subject（专题）报告，演讲◆she gave an interesting talk on her visit to china.她作了一次有趣的访华报告。talk [intransitive] to speak in order to give information, express feelings or share ideas说话；讲话；谈话◆we talked on the phone for over an hour.我们在电话里谈了一个多小时。◆who were you talking to just now?你刚才在跟谁说话？◆when they get together, all they talk about is football.他们在一起时谈的都是足球。◆mary is talking of looking for another job.玛丽说起要另找一份工作。ⓘ when talk is used meaning 'to share ideas' about sth, this is often sth serious or important. * talk 指“交流想法”时，所谈的事情往往比较严肃或重要◆this situation can't go on. we need to talk.这种情况不能继续下去了。我们需要谈谈。◆talk to your doctor if you're still worried.如果你还是担心，和你的医生谈谈吧。in this meaning it can also be used with an object.表达此义时，talk 还可带宾语 [transitive] ◆they spent the whole evening talking business (= talking about business).他们整个晚上都在谈公事。 ➡ see also talk → discussion , talk → say 1 2 talk¹/tɔ:k ||; tɔk/verb1. [i] talk (to/with sb) (about/of sb/sth) to say things; to speak in order to give information or to express feelings, ideas, etc 说话；谈话；表达（感情、思想等）: ◇i could hear them talking downstairs. 我听得见他们在楼下说话。◇can i talk to you for a minute? 可以跟你谈一会儿吗？◇nick is not an easy person to talk to. 尼克可不是个好说话的人。◇we need to talk about the plans for the weekend. 我们须要谈一谈周末的计划。◇he's been talking of going to rome for some time now. 他说要去罗马，已经说了好一段日子了。◇dr hollis will be talking about japanese art in her lecture. 霍利斯博士上课时将讲述日本艺术。 ☞look at the note at speak. 参看speak的注释。 2. [i,t] to discuss sth serious or important 讨论（严肃或重要的事）: ◇we can't go on like this. we need to talk. 我们不能这样下去。我们必须谈谈。◇could we talk business after dinner? 晚餐后我们谈谈公事行吗？ 3. [i] to discuss people's private lives 说闲话: ◇his strange lifestyle started the local people talking. 他奇怪的生活方式使当地人议论纷纷。 [syn] gossip 同义词为gossip 4. [i] to give information to sb, especially when you do not want to 提供信息，招供（尤指出于无奈） know what you are talking about→know¹talk sense to say things that are correct or sensible 说话有道理: ◇he's the only politician who talks any sense. 他是唯一说话还有点道理的政界人士。 talk/speak of the devil→deviltalk shop to talk about your work with the people you work with, outside working hours 办公时间外谈公事；三句不离本行 talk down to sb to talk to sb as if he/she is less intelligent or important than you 以高人一等的口气对人说话 talk sb into/out of doing sth to persuade sb to do/not to do sth 说服某人做╱不做某事: ◇she tried to talk him into buying a new car. 她试图说服他买一辆新车。 talk sth over (with sb) to discuss sth with sb, especially in order to reach an agreement or make a decision 跟（某人）商议，讨论（尤指为了达成协议或作出决定）talk²/tɔ:k ||; tɔk/noun1. [c] a talk (with sb) (about sth) a conversation or discussion 交谈；讨论: ◇tim and i had a long talk about the problem. 蒂姆和我就那个问题谈了很长时间。 2. talks [pl] formal discussions between governments （政府间的）会谈，商讨: ◇the foreign ministers of the two countries will meet for talks next week. 两国外长下星期举行会谈。◇arms/pay/peace talks 军备╱工资╱和平谈判 3. [c] a talk (on sth) a formal speech on a particular subject （关于某主题的）演讲: ◇he's giving a talk on ‘our changing world’. 他要就“变化中的世界”这个题目发表讲话。 [syn] lecture 同义词为lecture 4. [u] (informal 非正式) things that people say that are not based on facts or reality 空谈: ◇he says he's going to resign but it's just talk. 他说他就要辞职，但这只是空谈而已。 ☞look also at small talk. 另参看small talk。talkto talk to somebody1 to talk to someone2 to talk to someone about a problem, plan, or serious subject3 to start a conversation4 to talk to someone for a long time about unimportant things5 a conversation6 to talk about other people's private lives7 to talk too much about a particular thing8 to talk for a long time in a confused or boring way9 to talk to someone in a way that shows you are attracted to them10 to talk to yourself11 to talk to someone as if they were stupid12 someone who talks a lot or too much13 someone who does not talk much14 to stop talking15 what you say to someone to tell them to stop talking16 to not talk about a particular subject17 when people who have argued do not talk to each otherto make a speech18 when someone makes a speech19 someone who makes a speechrelated wordssee alsosay,speak,tell,discuss,mention,contact,interrupt,1. to talk to someone 与某人说话 talk /tɔːk/ [intransitive verb] to say something to someone, or have a conversation 交谈，谈话 we sat around talking for hours. 我们围坐着谈了好几个小时。 two friends talking on the phone 两个正在通电话的朋友talk about they talked about their favourite pop stars. 他们谈到了最喜欢的歌星。talk to danny was talking to a girl he'd just met at the bar. 丹尼正和一个刚在酒吧认识的少女讲话。 it's been nice talking to you. 跟你说话真高兴。talk with somebody american i left mario talking with my mother. 我走开了，让马里奥和我母亲交谈。 speak /spiːk/ [intransitive verb] to talk to someone. speak is more formal than talk 说话，交谈［speak比talk更正式］ the brothers haven't spoken since the funeral. 葬礼过后，兄弟几个还没说过话。speak to there's a man from the times on the phone who wants to speak to you. 《泰晤士报》有个人打电话来要和你谈谈。 i spoke to a few people at the party who knew him. 在聚会上我和几个认识他的人讲了话。 say something /ˈseɪ sʌmθɪŋ/ [verb phrase] did you say something? sorry - i wasn't listening. 你说了什么吗？对不起，我没注意听。 no one said anything. 大家什么都没说。 the older woman said something in spanish. 那位较年长的女士用西班牙语说了些什么。say something about i can remember him saying something about his mother being ill. 我记得他说了些关于他母亲病了的话。say something to pradeep could hear her saying something to the nurse. 普拉迪普能听到她跟护士说了些什么。 chat /tʃæt/ [intransitive verb] especially british to talk in a friendly and informal way, especially about things that are not very important 【尤英】闲聊，聊天 the girls were sitting on the steps, chatting. 女孩子们坐在台阶上闲聊。chat about we drank our coffee and chatted about our experiences. 我们喝着咖啡大谈各自的经历。chat with/to harry chatted to a couple of australian tourists as we waited for the show to begin. 我们等待演出开始时，哈里和几个澳大利亚游客攀谈了。 have a conversation /hæv ə ˌkɒnvəʳˈseɪʃənǁ-ˌkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] to talk to someone for a period of time 交谈 could we just sit down and have a normal conversation without shouting? 我们就坐下来心平气和地谈一谈，不要大叫大吵行不行?have a conversation about we were sitting around the kitchen table having a conversation about food and restaurants. 我们围坐在厨房餐桌旁谈论着菜肴和餐厅。 be in conversation /biː ɪn ˌkɒnvəʳˈseɪʃənǁ-ˌkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] to be having a conversation, especially one that takes all your attention 正在谈话［尤指全神贯注地］ be in conversation with when i arrived, diana was already in animated conversation with mr summers. 我到达的时候，黛安娜已经在跟萨默斯先生兴高采烈地交谈了。be deep in conversation so that you do not notice what is happening around you 在专注地谈话 the two men were deep in conversation as they walked up the path. 这两个男人在小径上边走边专注地交谈。 make conversation/make small talk /ˌmeɪk kɒnvəʳˈseɪʃənǁ-kɑːn-, meɪk ˈsmɔːl tɔːk/ [verb phrase] to make an effort to have a conversation with someone, just in order to seem friendly or polite 说应酬话；闲谈 i tried to make small talk, but darden wasn't interested. 我努力找话说，但达登不感兴趣。 ‘why did you tell her that?’ ‘i was just making conversation.’ “你为什么把那件事告诉她？”“我只是找话说说罢了。”make polite conversation sheila was sitting next to the boss's wife and felt obliged to make polite conversation. 希拉坐在老板的妻子旁边，她觉得应该说几句客气话。 visit /ˈvɪzɪt, ˈvɪzət/ [intransitive verb] american informal to talk in a relaxed way to someone you know well 【美，非正式】［与相熟的人］闲聊，闲谈 mom and aunt jo were sitting drinking coffee and visiting. 妈妈和乔姑姑坐着边喝咖啡边闲聊。visit with i don't see him that often, but i like to go and visit with him when i can. 我不常见到他，但我喜欢有时间就去和他聊天。 converse /kənˈvɜːʳs/ [intransitive verb] formal to have a conversation 【正式】交谈，谈话 we met once and conversed briefly. that was the extent of our acquaintance. 我们碰过一次面，有过简短的交谈。那就是我们熟悉的程度。converse with the conference gave me an opportunity to meet and converse with vips in relaxed surroundings. 这次会议让我有机会在轻松的环境中与重要人物会面并交谈。 chat/live chat /tʃæt, ˌlaɪv ˈtʃæt/ [uncountable noun] when people talk to each other using the internet by typing in what they want to say and having this sent immediately to someone using a computer in a different place 网上聊天 on-line chat is becoming an increasingly popular way for young people to make new friends. 网上聊天是越来越受年轻人欢迎的交友方式。 log on to live chat this evening and put your questions to your favourite pop stars. 登入今晚的网上聊天并向你喜欢的流行乐歌星提问。2. to talk to someone about a problem, plan, or serious subject 对某人说起某一问题、计划或严肃的话题 talk /tɔːk/ [intransitive verb] i think we need to talk. 我觉得我们需要谈一谈。talk about if you're having trouble at school, let's sit down and talk about it. 如果你在学校遇到了麻烦，让我们坐下来谈一谈。talk to gerry wants to talk to his girlfriend before he makes a decision. 格里想在作决定之前先和女友谈一谈。talk with american it's important to talk with your kids about drugs, alcohol, and sex. 和子女谈一谈毒品、酒和性这类话题是很重要的。 discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ [transitive verb] if people discuss a subject or situation, they exchange ideas and opinions about it, so it is easier to make a decision or make plans 讨论，谈论 the whole family got together to discuss funeral arrangements. 全家人都聚在一起讨论葬礼的安排。 we never discuss our financial difficulties in front of the children. 我们从不在孩子面前讨论经济困难。discuss what/how/where etc we need to discuss what kind of food we want at the party. 我们要商量一下聚会上需要准备哪些食物。discuss something with somebody don't make any plans yet - i want to discuss this with jamie first. 先别作任何计划，我要先和杰米商量一下。 speak to also speak with american /ˈspɪːk tuː, ˈspiːk wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb] to talk to someone about something serious or official 与…谈［某一严肃事情］；与…面谈 maybe it's time for you to speak to a lawyer. 你也许该找个律师谈谈了。 the woman had come all the way from denver to speak with the president. 那个女人老远地从丹佛跑来和总统面谈。speak to about i intend to speak to the manager about the way i have been treated. 我打算跟经理谈谈我所受到的对待。 have you spoken with michael about the scheduling conflict? 你有没有跟迈克尔谈过计划有冲突的问题？ have a talk /ˌhæv ə ˈtɔːk/ [verb phrase] to talk to someone seriously about something you have planned to discuss, especially about a problem or future plans 谈一谈［尤指某问题或将来的计划］ don and i had a long talk, and i think we understand each other better now. 唐和我经过一番长谈后，我觉得现在我们彼此更了解了。have a talk about i think it's time we had a talk about your future here in the company. 我认为现在我们该谈谈你在这家公司的前途了。have a talk with if this behavior continues, i'm going to have to have a little talk with her. 如果这种行为继续下去，我打算必须和她谈一谈。 someone should have a serious talk with lucy about the amount of alcohol she drinks. 得有人找露西认真谈一谈她酗酒的事。 have a conversation /hæv ə ˌkɒnvəʳˈseɪʃənǁ-ˌkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] to talk to someone for a period of time about a serious subject ［就严肃话题］进行谈话 the two leaders had a brief conversation yesterday. 昨天两位领导人进行了短暂的会谈。have a conversation with i've had conversations with several employers who say there are not enough qualified people to fill the jobs they have. 我和几位雇主进行了交谈，他们说找不到有足够资格的人来出任他们提供的职位。have a conversation about we need to have a conversation with our lawyers about the will. 我们需要和律师谈谈遗嘱的事。 talk over /ˌtɔːk ˈəʊvəʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb] to talk to someone about all the details of a serious problem or difficult situation, in order to understand it better 商量，讨论［严重的问题或困难的形势］ talk something over if you're worried about your work, come and see me and we'll talk it over. 如果你担心你的工作就来找我吧，我们一起商量。talk over something i took him out to dinner so we could talk over the problem. 我带他出去吃饭，这样我们可以讨论一下那问题。talk something over with somebody it's often useful to talk things over with a trained counsellor. 与受过训练的辅导员谈谈总是有好处的。 have a word with /ˌhæv ə ˈwɜːʳd wɪð/ [verb phrase] to talk to someone quickly, and usually privately, about something serious 和…谈一下［通常是私下谈严肃的事］ his attitude got so bad his manager was forced to have a word with him. 他态度恶劣，使得经理不得不和他谈一谈。 jim had a word with mary, and she took the children out of the room. 吉姆和玛丽谈了一下，接着她就把孩子们领出了房间。i'd like (to have) a word with you i'd like a word with you in private. 我想私下里跟你谈一谈。 have a heart-to-heart talk/a heart-to-heart /ˌhæv ə ˌhɑːʳt tə hɑːʳt ˈtɔːk, ə ˌhɑːʳt tə ˈhɑːʳt/ [verb phrase] to have a private conversation in which two people both say honestly and sincerely what they feel about something personal 和…谈心： don't go in there right now - i think dean and carlo are having a heart-to-heart. 现在别进去，我看迪安和卡洛正在谈心呢。have a heart-to-heart talk/a heart-to-heart with if you think your boss doesn't like you, have a heart-to-heart talk with her. 如果你觉得老板不喜欢你，就和她推心置腹谈一谈。 talk shop /ˌtɔːk ˈʃɒpǁ-ˈʃɑːp/ [verb phrase] if two or more people who do the same work talk shop, they have a conversation about their work on a social occasion ［在社交场合］谈论自己的工作 i don't want to go out to dinner with him and his lawyer friends - all they ever do is talk shop. 我不想跟他和他的律师朋友一起出去吃晚饭—他们从来只会谈论自己的工作。 talk turkey /ˌtɔːk ˈtɜːʳki/ [verb phrase] american informal to talk seriously and honestly about matters that need to be agreed, especially business matters 【美，非正式】坦率认真地谈话；谈正经事［尤指谈生意上的事］ ok, enough joking around - let's talk turkey. 好，玩笑开够了，我们来谈正经事吧。3. to start a conversation 开始谈话 get talking/chatting british /get to talking american /ˌget ˈtɔːkɪŋ, ˈtʃætɪŋ, ˌget tə ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ [verb phrase] the three of us sat down and after a while we got chatting. 我们三个坐了下来，不久便开始谈起来。get talking/chatting to i hadn't been there long before someone got talking to me and invited me to a party. 我在那里没多久，就有人来跟我说话并邀请我参加聚会。get talking/chatting about somehow we got to talking about television shows from the '70s. 不知怎地我们就开始谈起了70年代以来的电视节目。 fall into conversation/strike up a conversation also get into conversation british /ˌfɔːl ɪntə kɒnvəʳˈseɪʃən, ˌstraɪk ʌp ə ˌkɒnvəʳˈseɪʃən, ˌget ɪntə kɒnvəʳˈseɪʃənǁˌkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] to start having a conversation with a stranger, often without intending or expecting to 开始［与陌生人］攀谈 after a while the two travellers fell into conversation. 过了一会，那两个游客开始攀谈起来。fall into conversation/strike up a conversation with she got into conversation with a woman at the baker's shop. 她在面包店里跟一位妇女攀谈起来。 my dad's always striking up conversations with other people in the park. 我爸爸老是在公园里和别人攀谈。4. to talk to someone for a long time about unimportant things 长时间与某人谈论不重要的事 gossip /ˈgɒsɪp, ˈgɒsəpǁˈgɑː-/ [intransitive verb] to spend time talking to someone, especially someone you are friendly with, about things that are not particularly serious or important 闲聊，闲谈 cocteau's jazz club was the spot where artists gossiped and drank. 科克托爵士俱乐部是艺术家们闲聊喝酒的地方。gossip with i wasn't doing anything important - just gossiping with a neighbour. 我没做什么要紧的事，只是和一个邻居闲聊。 chatter /ˈtʃætəʳ/ [intransitive verb] to talk continuously for a long time about unimportant things - used especially in literature 喋喋不休［尤用于文学作品］ the tiny gray-haired woman chattered continuously as she demonstrated how to make a tortilla. 那个灰头发的小个子女人一边示范怎么做薄玉米饼，一边喋喋不休地说话。chatter with they poured out of the school chattering with their friends. 他们和朋友聊着从学校蜂拥而出。chatter about michele sat there chattering about her minor ailments to anyone who would listen. 米歇尔坐在那里，对任何愿意听的人唠叨着她的小病痛。chatter away/on continuously 说个不停 i could hear the boys chattering away in the other room. 我能听见男孩们在另一个房间里不停地闲聊。 natter /ˈnætəʳ/ [intransitive verb] british informal if two people natter, they talk continuously for a long time about unimportant things 【英，非正式】瞎扯；闲聊 natter with i can't stand about nattering all day with you 我受不了整天跟你瞎扯。natter about keith and tom were nattering about cars and not doing a stroke of work. 基思和汤姆在闲聊关于汽车的话题，一点工作也不做。 pass the time of day /ˌpɑːs ðə taɪm əv ˈdeɪǁˌpæs-/ [verb phrase] to have a short, friendly conversation about unimportant things with someone you know, especially when you meet them by chance 寒暄，闲聊［尤指偶然遇见某认识的人时］ i just thought i'd stop by and pass the time of day. 我正想要顺道过来聊聊天。pass the time of day with whenever we met in the street, mr. kelly would stop and pass the time of day with me. 每次我在街上遇到凯利先生，他都会停下来和我闲聊。 shoot the breeze /ˌʃuːt ðə ˈbriːz/ [verb phrase] american informal to have an informal conversation about unimportant things 【美，非正式】闲聊，谈天 the men spent their evenings on the porch, shooting the breeze. 男人们晚上坐在门廊上闲聊。shoot the breeze with hemingway came into the bar almost every morning to read the papers, shoot the breeze with the regulars, and enjoy bracing double daiquiris. 海明威几乎每天早上都会走进这家酒吧看报，和熟客闲聊，并喜欢要双份代基里酒。5. a conversation 谈话 conversation /ˌkɒnvəʳˈseɪʃənǁˌkɑːn-/ [countable/uncountable noun] when people talk to each other, especially in an informal situation ［尤指在非正式场合的］谈话 martha's a fascinating woman. i really enjoyed our conversation. 玛莎是个迷人的女人，我们的谈话真的让我很开心。 the noise of the traffic made conversation almost impossible. 交通噪声使人们几乎无法交谈。 they didn't realize someone was taping their telephone conversation. 他们没有意识到有人在窃听他们的电话谈话。conversation with i was too shy to start a conversation with anyone there. 我太害羞，不敢和那里的任何人交谈。have a conversation vicky was having a long conversation with the bartender. 维基正和酒吧男侍在长谈。topic of conversation baker's resignation became a hot topic of conversation around the office. 贝克的辞职成了办公室里的热门话题。come up in conversation be mentioned as part of the conversation 在谈话中提及 every time his father's name came up in conversation, tom became nervous. 每当父亲的名字在谈话里出现，汤姆就会紧张起来。 chat /tʃæt/ [countable noun] especially british an informal, friendly conversation 【尤英】闲聊，闲谈 he didn't want anything in particular. he just stopped for a chat. 他并不想要什么特别的东西，他只是停下来聊聊天。 mary took tina in the other room for a private chat. 玛莉拉了蒂娜在另一房间里私下聊天。have a chat i'm actually glad you're late - it gave ken and me a chance to have a good chat. 你迟到实际上我还高兴呢，这样我和肯才有机会畅快地聊天。 small talk /ˈsmɔːl tɔːk/ [uncountable noun] the kind of conversation in which people talk about unimportant things in order to be polite or to avoid serious subjects 应酬话；闲谈；闲扯 most of what gets said at parties is just small talk. 聚会上说的大多是应酬话。make small talk heath doesn't waste time making small talk - he comes straight to the point. 希思不会浪费时间说应酬话—他说话开门见山。6. to talk about other people's private lives 谈论别人的私生活 gossip /ˈgɒsɪp, ˈgɒsəpǁˈgɑː-/ [intransitive verb] to spend time talking without a serious purpose, usually about other people's private lives or behaviour 说闲话 it's best not to tell frank anything. you know how he gossips. 最好什么也不要告诉弗兰克，你知道他爱说闲话。gossip about those two old ladies sit there every day, gossiping about everyone in town. 那两个老太太每天坐在那里，聊着镇上的每一个人的闲话。 gossip [uncountable noun] the public never seems to tire of hollywood gossip. 公众似乎听不厌好莱坞的流言飞语。 i heard an interesting piece of gossip about beth ann. 我听说了有关贝丝·安的一段有趣的闲话。 talk /tɔːk/ [intransitive verb] if you say that people talk, you mean that they talk about other people's private lives and behaviour, usually in a disapproving way 讲人坏话；说闲话［常表示不满］ we mustn't be seen together in public again. people are starting to talk. 我们不能再在公共场合被人看见在一起了，大家开始说闲话了。 talk about somebody behind their back /ˌtɔːk əbaʊt (sb) bɪˌhaɪnd ðeəʳ ˈbæk/ [verb phrase] to talk about someone when they are not present 背后说人闲话 i hate people who talk about you behind your back and then pretend to be nice to you when they meet you. 我很讨厌人们在背后说坏话，当面时又装做很友善的样子。 tongues are wagging /ˌtʌŋz əʳ ˈwægɪŋ/ used for saying that many people are talking about someone's private life in an unkind or disapproving way 闲话四起，谣言四起［以不友善或不满的方式］ tongues are wagging about hollywood's newest couple. 人们纷纷谈论这对好莱坞的新婚夫妇。set tongues wagging cause people to start talking about you 招闲话 thurmond's marriage so soon after his wife died set tongues wagging. 瑟蒙德在他妻子去世后没多久就再婚，使得闲话四起。7. to talk too much about a particular thing 对某事说得太多 go on also keep on british /ˌgəʊ ˈɒn, ˌkiːp ˈɒn/ [intransitive phrasal verb] especially spoken to keep talking or complaining about something, in a way that is annoying or boring 【尤口】唠叨，没完没了地讲 go on about i wish you'd stop going on about how expensive everything is. 我希望你别再不停地唠叨每样东西有多么贵。 lucy keeps on about little things that happened in the past until i want to scream. 露西对过去发生的小事唠叨个没完，简直要让我尖叫起来。go on and on keep talking for a long time 讲个没完 he went on and on until we were all practically asleep. 他没完没了地讲，直到我们都快睡着了。 harp on /ˈhɑːʳp ɒn/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to keep mentioning something in a way that other people find annoying 唠叨，喋喋不休；老提到 stop harping on the weather - we can't change it. 别老是说着天气了，我们又没法改变它。harp on about if you harp on about their bad habits too long, the kids will just stop listening. 如果你对小孩的坏习惯唠叨个没完，他们就会听不进去。 labour/belabour the point british /belabor the point american /ˌleɪbəʳ, bɪˌleɪbəʳ ðə ˈpɔɪnt/ [verb phrase] to express the same idea again and again with the intention of making it clear, but with the result that people get bored 过于详尽地陈述同一个观点 everyone agrees with what you said - there's no need to belabor the point. 每个人都同意你所说的话，没有必要一再重复了。 if the students aren't listening it may be because the teacher is labouring the point too much. 如果学生不听课，那可能是因为老师在同一点上重复太多了。 hold forth /ˌhəʊld ˈfɔːʳθ/ [verb phrase] to talk to a group of people you are with, giving your opinions or telling a story in a way that does not let other people have a chance to talk - use this when you think the situation is slightly humorous 滔滔不绝地讲［认为情景有点幽默时使用］ grandma was holding forth as usual, retelling all the old family stories. 像平时一样，祖母又滔滔不绝地谈起了家中旧事。hold forth about/on tom was in the corner, holding forth about the economic situation. 汤姆在角落里滔滔不绝地谈论经济形势。 after a few drinks, he would hold forth for hours on government conspiracy theories. 几杯酒下肚后，他就会接连好几个小时大谈他的政府阴谋论。8. to talk for a long time in a confused or boring way 令人困惑地或厌烦地讲个不停 ramble /ˈræmbəl/ [intransitive verb] to talk for too long in a confused way, changing the subject and forgetting what you have already said 东拉西扯地说个不休，说胡话 the trouble is once dad gets started on a subject, he tends to ramble. 麻烦的是爸爸一旦开始谈论什么，他往往会东拉西扯地说个不休。ramble on ida rambled on, but anna wasn't listening to her. 艾达东拉西扯地说着，但安娜并没在听。ramble about he was a little drunk and kept rambling on about the good old days. 他有些醉了，唠叨起以前的好日子来。 babble /ˈbæbəl/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to talk quickly and in a confused way so that you seem slightly silly, especially because you are nervous ［尤因紧张不安］胡言乱语，含糊不清地说 don't pay any attention to her - she's just babbling. 别去睬她，她只是在胡言乱语罢了。babble on he babbled on and on until everyone had left the room. 他唠唠叨叨说个没完，直到所有人都离开了房间。babble about he was running around babbling about someone named tulkeke. 他四处乱跑，嘴里含糊不清地叫着一个名叫塔尔克克的人。 waffle /ˈwɒfəlǁˈwɑː-/ [intransitive verb] british to talk for a long time without making your meaning clear and without really saying anything useful or important 【英】唠叨；胡扯；讲蠢话 he didn't know what he was talking about - he was just waffling. 他不明白自己在讲些什么，他只是在胡言乱语。 interviewers dislike candidates who just sit there and waffle instead of answering the questions. 主持面试的人不喜欢那种不回答问题、只是坐在那里胡扯的求职者。 waffle [uncountable noun] there was a lot of polite waffle about how well the princess and her family were looking before anyone got to the point. 大家在进入正题之前讲了许多王妃和她家人气色有多好的客套话。 witter on/rabbit on /ˌwɪtər ˈɒn, ˌræbə̇t ˈɒn/ [intransitive phrasal verb] british informal to talk for a long time about something in a stupid and boring way 【英，非正式】唠叨，喋喋不休；说蠢话 it doesn't matter what she's talking about - she'll witter on for hours. 她在谈什么无关紧要—她会唠唠叨叨的讲好几个小时。 george just rabbited on, boring everyone to death with his silly nonsense. 乔治唠唠叨叨说个没完，他的蠢话使每个人都烦得要死了。 windbag/gasbag /ˈwɪndbæg, ˈgæsbæg/ [countable noun usually singular] informal someone who talks too much, especially in a very boring way 【非正式】空话连篇的人，夸夸其谈的人［尤使人非常厌烦］ what a gasbag that mrs jenkins is! i've been stuck with her for over an hour. 詹金斯太太真是空话连篇！我被她缠了一个多小时。 there's a bunch of old windbags on the town council who don't know when to shut up. 镇议会中有许多爱说废话的人，他们不知道什么时候该闭嘴。 long-winded /ˌlɒŋ ˈwɪndə̇d◂ǁˌlɔːŋ-/ [adjective] someone who is long-winded takes a long time to say something that they could say in a shorter time, which makes other people bored and impatient 唠叨的；冗长的 one long-winded speaker after another came to the podium. 说话冗长乏味的演讲者一个接一个地来到讲台上。 dad can be so long-winded sometimes, i cringe when he starts talking to someone new. 爸爸有时真是啰唆，他和新认识的人开始说话时我就感到难为情。9. to talk to someone in a way that shows you are attracted to them 以一种表示被对方吸引的方式说话 flirt /flɜːʳt/ [intransitive verb] to talk to and behave towards someone as though you are sexually attracted to them, so that they will pay attention to you 调情，打情骂俏 she was flirting and trying to get the waiter's attention. 她跟那个男服务员在调情，想引起他的注意。flirt with it embarrasses me when you flirt with other women in front of me. 你当着我的面和别的女人调情让我很尴尬。 no one had flirted with me in years, and i didn't really know how to respond. 我没有跟别人调情很多年了，我真不知道该如何作出反应。 chat up /ˌtʃæt ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb] british to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them, in order to try and make them interested in you 【英】与…搭讪；与…调情 chat somebody up i'm not in the mood to go to bars and wait for sad men to try to chat me up. 我没心情去酒吧等伤心的男人来跟我搭讪。chat up somebody when i left the party kelly was still chatting up that tall guy in the kitchen. 我离开聚会时，凯莉还在厨房里跟那个高个子调情。10. to talk to yourself 自言自语 talk to yourself /ˌtɔːk tə jɔːʳˈself/ [verb phrase] i think he's going crazy - he talks to himself all the time. 我觉得他疯了——他整天都在自言自语。 betty was talking to herself under her breath as she worked. 贝蒂工作时在低声地自言自语。 think aloud/think out loud /ˌθɪŋk əˈlaʊd, ˌθɪŋk aʊt ˈlaʊd/ [verb phrase] to say aloud what you are thinking, without meaning to talk to anyone else 边想边说出声；自言自语 ‘i don't follow you.’ ‘that's ok. i'm just thinking out loud.’ “我不懂你在说什么。”“没什么，我只是在自说自话。” she began to think aloud as she always did when she was faced with a difficult problem. 像以往一样，她遇到难题时就开始自言自语起来。11. to talk to someone as if they were stupid 以高人一等的态度对人说话 patronize also patronise british /ˈpætrənaɪzǁˈpeɪ-, ˈpæ-/ [transitive verb] kids don't like to be patronized any more than adults do. 小孩子也和大人一样不喜欢别人以高人一等的态度对他们说话。 just because you're older than me, it doesn't give you the right to patronize me. 你年龄比我大，但这并不意味着你有权以高人一等的态度对我说话。 patronizing [adjective] a patronizing tone of voice 高人一等的口吻 don't be so patronizing with me. 别对我采取那种优越屈尊的态度。 talk down to /ˌtɔːk ˈdaʊn tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb] i always get the feeling that repairmen are talking down to me, as if i don't know anything. 我总是觉得修理工在用居高临下的态度和我说话，好像我什么都不懂似的。 krasny never talks down to his audience, assuming they can keep up with complex legal arguments. 克拉斯尼从来不用居高临下的态度对观众说话，他假设他们能够听懂复杂的法律争论。12. someone who talks a lot or too much 说话很多或太多的人 talkative /ˈtɔːkətɪv/ [adjective] someone who is talkative talks a lot 爱讲话的；健谈的；多嘴的 the wine was making her more relaxed and talkative. 酒使她更加放松和健谈。 somehow i always end up alone in a room with my talkative aunt. 不知怎么的，最后房间里总剩下我一个人与健谈的姨妈在一起。 chatty /ˈtʃæti/ [adjective] liking to talk a lot in a friendly way 健谈的，爱闲聊的 nobles is a chatty, energetic 55-year-old. 55岁的诺布尔斯健谈而充满活力。 the nurses at the hospital were pleasant and chatty, and they made me feel less nervous. 这医院里的护士既友善又健谈，她们让我感觉不那么紧张了。 chatterbox /ˈtʃætəʳbɒksǁ-bɑːks/ [countable noun] informal someone, especially a child, who talks a lot in a friendly way 【非正式】喋喋不休的人，话匣子［尤指小孩］ cathy's a real chatterbox - she's very friendly, but all that talking can wear you out. 凯西真是个话匣子—她非常友善，但那么多话真让人受不了。 can talk the hind leg off a donkey british /talks a blue streak american /kən ˌtɔːk ðə ˌhaɪnd leg ɒf ə ˈdɒŋkiǁ-ˈdɑːŋki, tɔːks ə ˌbluː ˈstriːk/ [verb phrase] informal to talk a lot without stopping 【非正式】连珠炮似地说，说话滔滔不绝 once old mulrooney got started there was no stopping him - that man could talk the hind leg off a donkey. 老马尔鲁尼一打开话匣子就停不下来，他可真是话多啊。 annie had had too much to drink and was talking a blue streak. 安妮多喝了两杯，话多得要命。 gossip /ˈgɒsɪp, ˈgɒsəpǁˈgɑː-/ [countable noun] someone who likes talking about other people's private lives and behaviour 爱说闲话的人 don't tell him anything private - he's a terrible gossip. 别告诉他任何私事一他是个极爱说人闲话的人。 the town gossips had been spreading rumours about bruce for months. 镇上爱说闲话的人几个月来一直在散播有关布鲁斯的流言飞语。13. someone who does not talk much 说话不多的人 quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ [adjective] someone who is quiet does not talk much. quiet can be used generally about someone's character, or about a particular situation in which someone does not talk 文静的；寡言的 the new girl's quiet, but nice enough. 那个新来的女孩话不多，但人很好。 steven's a very quiet boy who loves reading. 史蒂文是个很文静的男孩子，他喜爱阅读。 tyrell was quiet early in the evening, but as he got to know us, he really opened up. 泰雷尔晚上初时沉默不语，但当他认识我们之后就开始没有顾忌地谈了起来。 silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ [adjective] written if someone is silent, they do not say anything. silent is used before the noun if you are talking about someone's general character, and after the verb if you are talking about a particular situation 【书面】沉默的，不说话的［谈论某人的性格时用于名词之前，谈论某个场合时用于动词之后］ mrs. welland was a mild silent woman with no strong opinions. 韦兰太太是个温柔寡言的女人，没有什么鲜明的主张。be/remain/stay silent alice was laughing and joking, but her sister remained silent. 艾莉丝有说有笑的，但她姐姐却默不作声。 taciturn /ˈtæsɪtɜːʳn, ˈtæsətɜːʳn/ [adjective] formal someone who is taciturn usually does not talk much, so that they may seem a little unfriendly or bad-tempered 【正式】沉默寡言的，不苟言笑的 the ship's captain was a taciturn man who spoke only to give orders. 这艘船的船长是个沉默寡言的人，只在发命令时才说话。 it was unlike her to be so taciturn - she must have had something on her mind. 她这么沉默寡言可不像她平时的样子一她一定有什么心事。 a man/woman of few words /ə ˌmæn, ˌwʊmən əv ˌfjuː ˈwɜːʳdz/ [noun phrase] someone who usually does not talk much, because they only speak when there is something important to say 言语不多的人，寡言的人 my father was a man of few words, but when he spoke everyone listened. 我父亲是个寡言的人，但每次他一说话，大家都会留心听着。 neighbors remember her as a woman of few words whom everyone respected. 在邻居的记忆中她是个话语不多、受人尊敬的女人。 reticent /ˈretɪsənt, ˈretəsənt/ [adjective] unwilling to talk to other people or unwilling to talk about a particular subject ［对某话题］不愿多谈的，沉默的 irma was a shy and reticent child. 伊尔玛是个害羞又寡言的孩子。reticent about auster was somewhat reticent about it at first, but finally admitted he was working on a new book. 奥斯特开始时不肯多谈，但最后他承认自己在写一本新书。 reticence [uncountable noun] his reticence with strangers was sometimes interpreted as unfriendliness. 他在陌生人面前的沉默寡言有时被理解为不友善。14. to stop talking 停止说话 go quiet /gəʊ ˈkwaɪət/ [verb phrase] she was happy to talk about her school and friends, but when i asked her about her parents, she went quiet. 她愉快地讲起她的学校和朋友，但当我问起她的父母时，她就不作声了。 gerard suddenly realized that the people at the next table had gone quiet and were staring at them. 杰勒德突然意识到邻桌的人都不说话了，在盯着他们看。 break off /ˌbreɪk ˈɒf/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb] to suddenly stop talking without finishing what you were saying 突然停住不说 ‘it's not that i wanted to...’ he broke off and sighed. “我并不想要…”，他忽然止住，叹了口气。 kathleen was just telling me about her new car when she suddenly broke off and ran to the window. 凯瑟琳正告诉我关于她的新车的事，却突然停下来向窗口跑去。break off something i was sorry to break off his conversation with margaret, but i had to leave. 我很抱歉打断了他和玛格丽特的谈话，可我得走了。 fall silent /ˌfɔːl ˈsaɪlənt/ [verb phrase] written to suddenly stop talking, especially because something has happened to make you feel afraid, sad etc 【书面】突然沉默下来［尤因发生了令人害怕、伤心等的事］ ‘explain yourself,’ mr o'conner demanded. paul fell silent, staring hard at the floor. “你得作出解释。”奥康纳先生要求道。保罗静了下来，两眼紧盯着地上。 everyone in the room fell silent, and miss rogers dozed peacefully her chair. 房间里的每个人都沉默了下来，而罗杰斯小姐则坐在椅子上安静地打瞌睡。15. what you say to someone to tell them to stop talking 让某人停止说话时所说的话 be quiet /biː ˈkwaɪət/ spoken say this when you want someone to stop talking 【口】安静些；别说话 please be quiet for a moment. 请安静一下。 be quiet - i'm on the phone. 请安静些，我在打电话。 just be quiet and let me finish the story. 别说话，让我把故事讲完。 quiet down /ˌkwaɪət ˈdaʊn/ spoken say this when you want a group of people, especially a group you are in charge of, to stop talking 【口】安静；别说话［尤对你照管的一群人说］ all right, everybody, quiet down - we're about to stop. 好了，各位，别说话了，我们马上就停。 quiet down! i can't hear the tv. 安静些！我听不见电视里的声音了。 silence /ˈsaɪləns/ formal spoken used in formal situations, especially by someone in authority to tell people to be completely quiet 【正式，口】安静，肃静［尤为有权者所说］ silence in court! 法庭上保持肃静！ silence! will you please let the honourable member finish what he is saying. 安静！请大家让尊敬的委员把话讲完。 shut up /ˌʃʌt ˈʌp/ spoken say this to rudely tell someone to stop talking 【口】闭嘴，住口［粗鲁言语］ just shut up and listen to me. 住嘴，听我讲。 hey, shut up down there! we're trying to sleep. 喂，楼下的人闭嘴！我们要睡觉。 no one wants to listen to you - why don't you shut up and sit down. 没人想听你说话，还是闭上嘴坐下吧。>16. to not talk about a particular subject 不谈某一个话题 not talk about /nɒt ˈtɔːk əbaʊt/ [verb phrase] it's been three months, but he won't talk about the accident. 已经过了三个月，但他对那次事故仍闭口不谈。 she doesn't talk about her husband half as much as she did when he first died. 比起她丈夫刚去世时，她现在已不大提到他了。 i don't know what my parents think about my living here - we never talk about it. 我不知道父母对我住在这里是怎么想的一我们从未谈过这件事。 not say anything about /nɒt seɪ ˈeniθɪŋ əˌbaʊt/ [verb phrase] to not talk about something, because it could be embarrassing or difficult, or just because you did not think about talking about it 不说任何关于…的事［因可能令人尴尬或麻烦，或只因未想到要谈］ didn't she say anything about the party? 她一点都没有提到聚会的事吗? don't say anything about the divorce - it will only upset her. 别说任何关于离婚的事，那只会使她烦恼。 the company's policy is not to say anything about former employees other than to give their period of employment. 那家公司的政策是除了提供前雇员的任职日期之外，别的什么都不说。 not mention /nɒt ˈmenʃən/ [transitive verb] to not talk about something, even for a short time or carelessly 不提及 we were careful not to mention her son's legal problems. 我们很当心，不提起她儿子的法律纠纷。 he doesn't mention cathy anymore when he writes - i wonder if they broke up? 他写信时不再提起凯茜了，我怀疑他们是不是分手了?not mention (that) i didn't mention that we were going to the movies in front of john. 在约翰面前，我没有提我们要去看电影的事。 keep off the subject/question of something /ˌkiːp ˈɒf, ðə ˈsʌbʒɪkt, ˈkwestʃən əv something/ [transitive phrasal verb] to deliberately not talk about something, especially because the subject could be embarrassing or difficult 不提某事，避开谈某事［尤因话题令人尴尬或麻烦］ i normally keep off the subject of ex-girlfriends on a first date. 在第一次约会时，我通常避开谈前任女友的话题。 unless the interviewer asks you directly, keep off the question of why you left your last job. 除非主持面试的人直接问你，否则不要触及你为什么辞去上一个工作的问题。 drop the subject/drop it /ˌdrɒp ðə ˈsʌbdʒɪkt, ˈdrɒp ɪtǁˌdrɑːp-/ [verb phrase] to deliberately stop talking about a particular subject, especially because it is embarrassing, upsetting, or annoying someone 不谈那个话题［尤因其令人尴尬、不安或生气］ ‘you'll never get me to believe that!’ she screeched, so i just nodded and dropped the subject. “你永远也别想让我相信那个！”她尖叫道。于是我点点头，不再说那个话题。 can we just drop the subject? i'm sick of hearing about it. 我们别谈这个话题了好不好？我已经听烦了。 look, just drop it, ok? i understood you the first time. 喂，别再提了好不好？我早就懂你的意思了。 steer clear of /ˌstɪəʳ ˈklɪər ɒv/ [verb phrase] to deliberately not talk about something, especially because the subject could be embarrassing or difficult 避免谈论［尤指令人尴尬或麻烦的话题］ we try to steer clear of controversial issues in the workshops. 在研讨会上我们尽量避免有争议的话题。 her press agent asked the interviewer to steer clear of questions about her love life. 她的宣传人员要求采访者不要提有关她爱情生活的问题。 keep silent/quiet about /ˌkiːp ˈsaɪlənt, ˈkwaɪət əbaʊt/ [verb phrase] to not talk about an event or situation from the past for a long time, especially because it is very difficult to talk about 对［过去某事件或情况］保持沉默［尤因很难谈论］ he had kept silent about the murder for ten years before he went to the police. 关于这宗谋杀，他一直沉默了十年才去报警。 they said they'd kill her if she didn't keep quiet about what she'd seen. 他们说，如果她对看到的事不保持沉默就杀了她。 gloss over /ˌglɒs ˈəʊvəʳǁˌglɔːs/ [transitive phrasal verb] if you gloss over unpleasant facts, you deliberately avoid talking about them or you only mention them quickly and without giving much detail 掩饰；轻轻带过 it seems to me he was glossing over some major risks of the plan. 我觉得他在掩饰这个计划中存在的一些重大风险。 in a job interview you should highlight your strengths and gloss over your weaknesses. 在求职面试时你要强调自己的长处，避免谈论自己的短处。17. when people who have argued do not talk to each other 争吵过的人相互不再说话 not be talking/speaking /nɒt biː ˈtɔːkɪŋ, ˈspiːkɪŋ/ [verb phrase] ‘have you seen tim lately?’ ‘no, we're not talking at the moment.’ “最近你见过蒂姆吗？”“没有，我们之间现在不说话。” when claire and andy aren't speaking, she usually calls me up to complain. 克莱尔和安迪互不理睬以后，她常常给我打电话诉苦。 not be on speaking terms /nɒt biː ɒn ˈspiːkɪŋ ˌtɜːʳmz/ [verb phrase] if two people are not on speaking terms, their relationship has become so unfriendly that they refuse to talk to each other 彼此不讲话 she wasn't on speaking terms with rachel for several weeks afterwards. 她和雷切尔随后几个星期都没说话了。 by the end of the year, the two old friends were no longer on speaking terms. 到年底时这两个老朋友就互不理睬了。 send somebody to coventry /ˌsend somebody tə ˈkɒvəntriǁ-ˈkɑːv-/ [verb phrase] british if a group of people send someone to coventry, they refuse to talk to that person as a way of punishing them for something 【英】不与某人说话［以示惩罚］ i don't know why they won't talk to me. i didn't know i'd been sent to coventry. 我不知道他们为什么不跟我讲话，我不知道我已被孤立起来了。 when he refused to join the strike, joe's mates sent him to coventry for three weeks. 乔拒绝参加罢工后，他的伙伴就三个星期不跟他讲话了。 the silent treatment /ðə ˈsaɪlənt ˌtriːtmənt/ [verb phrase] when one person does not talk to another person, usually to show that they are angry 不理不睬，沉默对待［一般表示生气］ my sister tried the silent treatment on me, but i just ignored her. 我姐姐对我不理不睬，但我对此置之不理。give somebody the silent treatment on the ride home, vance's father gave him the silent treatment. 开车回家的路上，万斯的爸爸对他不理不睬。18. when someone makes a speech 某人作演讲 speech /spiːtʃ/ [countable noun] a formal situation, for example at a meeting or ceremony, in which you talk to a group of people about a particular subject, usually when you have planned and practised what you are going to say ［会议或仪式等正式场合的］演讲，演说 she left early to write her speech for the next day. 她提前离开去写第二天的演讲稿了。 in her speech, bauer proposed major changes in the welfare system. 鲍尔在发言中提议对福利制度进行重大改革。speech about/on the senator's speech on farm subsidies did not attract a large audience. 参议员有关农场补贴的演说未能吸引大批听众。make/give a speech to start with, the governor made a short speech welcoming the visiting dignitaries. 首先，州长作了简短的讲话欢迎来访的达官贵人。 talk /tɔːk/ [countable noun] a planned, but not very formal speech about a particular subject, for example at a meeting or on the radio ［会议或广播中不太正式的］讲话，报告 there's an interesting series of talks by well-known writers on the radio this week. 本周电台将播出一系列名作家的趣味讲座。talk on/about you should have heard dr cooper's talk on his trip to india - it was fascinating. 你真该听听库珀博士关于他的印度之行的讲话，太精彩了。give a talk a researcher from our division gave a talk today about recent advances in cancer treatment. 我们部门的一名研究员今天作了有关癌症治疗最新发展的报告。give a talk to somebody alice walker has been invited to give a talk to the literary group this evening. 今晚请来了艾利斯·沃克为文学团体演讲。 speak /spiːk/ [intransitive verb] to make a formal speech 演说，演讲 i've been invited to speak at the party's annual convention. 我获邀在党的年度大会上演讲。 who are they getting to speak at this year's graduation ceremony? 今年的毕业典礼上会有哪些人作演讲？speak to speaking to congress, the president appealed for cooperation in dealing with the sagging economy. 总统在对国会的演讲中呼吁携手合作对付疲弱的经济。speak on/about at the convention ford spoke on immigration and social issues. 福特在大会上就移民问题和社会问题作了演讲。 talk /tɔːk/ [intransitive verb] to speak publicly to a group of people about a particular subject ［就某话题］演讲 talk about this evening professor welch will be talking about shakespeare's historical plays. 今晚韦尔奇教授将谈谈莎士比亚的历史剧。talk to powell talked to a group of industry leaders in atlanta on tuesday. 周二鲍威尔在亚特兰大对一批工业界领袖作演讲。 address /əˈdres/ [transitive verb] formal to make a speech to a large group of people 【正式】［向一大群人］发表演说 address a group/meeting/crowd/conference etc rifkind addressed a news conference before leaving for beijing yesterday. 昨天里夫金德在启程去北京之前，在一个新闻发布会上发表演说。 three republican candidates addressed a group of 500 senior citizens concerning tax cuts. 三位共和党候选人就减税问题对500位年长者作了演讲。 public speaking /ˌpʌblɪk ˈspiːkɪŋ/ [uncountable noun] the activity or art of making speeches in public 公开演说；演讲技巧 the course i took in public speaking has really improved my self-confidence. 我修读的演讲技巧课程确实提高了我的自信。 executives in big companies need to have excellent public speaking skills. 大公司的主管需要具备出色的公众演讲技巧。 presentation /ˌprəʒənˈteɪʃənǁˌprɪːzen-, -zən-/ [countable noun] to give a talk for your company about something such as a new product or business idea ［介绍新产品或商业计划的］报告；介绍 the presentation went extremely well, with almost all of the audience requesting further information about our proposals. 报告极其成功，几乎所有听众都在询问有关我们计划的详细资料。give a presentation i was supposed to be giving a presentation that morning to some colleagues from the japanese division. 那天上午我本该给日本分部的同事作报告的。19. someone who makes a speech 演讲者 speaker /ˈspiːkəʳ/ [countable noun] someone who makes a speech in public 演讲者；演说家 doug williams is the first speaker in tonight's debate. 道格·威廉斯是今晚的辩论会的第一个演讲者。 everyone tells me i'm a good speaker, but i really hate doing it. 人人都对我说我是个出色的演讲者，但其实我非常讨厌演说。public speaker kennedy was known as a brilliant public speaker. 肯尼迪是一位众所周知的杰出演说家。guest speaker someone who has been invited to come and give a speech or talk 特邀演讲者 each week the school has a different guest speaker come and talk to the students. 该校每周都有一位特邀演讲者来给学生作演讲。keynote speaker someone who gives the most important speech at a big meeting 主要发言人 jennings was one of the keynote speakers at the conference's opening session thursday. 在星期四的大会开幕式上，詹宁斯是主要发言人之一。 orator /ˈɒrətəʳǁˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/ [countable noun] someone who makes great public speeches and is good at persuading people to accept particular ideas, opinions, or principles 演说家；雄辩家 ogilvy had a reputation as a great orator. 奥格尔维享有杰出演说家的名声。 keyes is a fiery orator who built his campaign around his anti-abortion stand. 基斯是个情绪激昂的演说家，他以其反堕胎的立场为中心展开他的宣传运动。☞ talk¹☞ talk² |
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