talks
Talk is using spoken language to express your thoughts, ideas, or feelings.
That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants.
那不是人们通常会从会计那里听到的话。
A talk is a conversation you have with someone.
We had a long talk about her father, Tony, who was a friend of mine.
关于她父亲托尼我们进行了一次长时间的交谈,托尼是我的一个朋友。
If you have a talk to or with someone, you tell them about the things that are worrying you.
I think it's time we had a talk.
我认为我们是时候进行一次谈话了。
A talk on or about something is an informal speech telling people what you know or think about it.
A guide gives a brief talk on the history of the site.
一位导游就这个景点的历史作了一个简要的讲解。
Talks are formal discussions intended to produce an agreement, usually between different countries or between employers and employees.
the next round of Middle East peace talks.
下一轮中东和平谈判。
If there is talk about a person, people are discussing that person.
There has been a lot of talk about me getting married.
有很多关于我要结婚了的议论。
If you say that something such as an idea or threat is just talk, or all talk, you mean that it does not mean or matter much, because people are exaggerating about it or do not really intend to do anything about it.
Has much of this actually been tried here? Or is it just talk?
这其中有多少在这里真正被尝试过?或者这只是空谈?
talk back
If you talk back to someone in authority such as a parent or teacher, you answer them in a rude way.
How dare you talk back to me!
你竟敢和我顶嘴!
talk down
To talk down someone who is flying an aircraft in an emergency means to give them instructions so that they can land safely.
The pilot began to talk him down by giving instructions over the radio.
飞行员开始通过无线电发出指令,引导他安全着陆。
If someone talks down a particular thing, they make it less interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed.
They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry.
他们甚至指责政府贬低该国的第四大产业。
Businessmen are tired of politicians talking the economy down.
商人对政客贬低经济的行为感到厌倦。
talk into
If you talk a person into doing something they do not want to do, especially something wrong or stupid, you persuade them to do it.
He talked me into marrying him. He also talked me into having a baby.
他劝服我和他结了婚,还劝服我生了个孩子。
talk out of
If you talk someone out of doing something they want or intend to do, you persuade them not to do it.
My mother tried to talk me out of getting a divorce.
我妈妈试图说服我不要离婚。
talk over
If you talk something over, you discuss it thoroughly and honestly.
He always talked things over with his friends.
他总是和他的朋友们详细地商谈事情。
We should go somewhere quiet, and talk it over.
我们应该去个安静的地方好好谈谈这件事。
talk through
If you talk something through with someone, you discuss it with them thoroughly.
He and I have talked through this whole tricky problem.
他和我已经详细讨论了这一整个棘手的问题。
Now her children are grown-up and she has talked through with them what happened.
现在她的孩子们长大了,她已经向他们详细叙述了所发生的事情。
If someone talks you through something that you do not know, they explain it to you carefully.
Now she must talk her sister through the process a step at a time.
现在她必须向她姐姐详细解释这个过程,一次解说一个步骤。
talk up
If someone talks up a particular thing, they make it sound more interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed.
Politicians accuse the media of talking up the possibility of a riot.
政客们谴责媒体夸大骚乱的可能性。
He'll be talking up his plans for the economy.
他将夸大他的经济计划。
talk about something
You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation.
Took us quite a while to get here, didn't it? Talk about fate moving in a mysterious way!
花了我们好长一段时间才到这里,不是吗?这就叫作命运难料啊!
talking of
You can use the expression talking of to introduce a new topic that you want to discuss, and to link it to something that has already been mentioned.
speaking of
I'll give a prize to the best idea. Talking of good ideas, here's one to break the ice at a wedding reception.
我将奖励最佳创意。说起好点子,这里就有一个,能活跃婚礼气氛。
talks , talking , talked
When you talk, you use spoken language to express your thoughts, ideas, or feelings.
speak
He was too distressed to talk.
他伤心得说不出话来。
The boys all began to talk at once.
男孩们马上开始说话了。
If you talk to someone, you have a conversation with them. You can also say that two people talk.
speak
We talked and laughed a lot.
我们纵情谈笑。
I talked to him yesterday.
我昨天和他谈过。
When she came back, they were talking about American food.
当她回来时,他们正在谈论美国食品。
If you talk to someone, you tell them about the things that are worrying you. You can also say that two people talk.
Your first step should be to talk to a teacher or school counsellor.
你第一步应该是去找个老师或学校辅导员谈谈。
Do call if you want to talk about it.
如果你想谈这件事,一定打电话来。
If you talk on or about something, you make an informal speech telling people what you know or think about it.
She will talk on the issues she cares passionately about including education and nursery care.
她将就她热切关注的问题发表讲话,包括教育和幼儿护理。
If one group of people talks to another, or if two groups talk, they have formal discussions in order to do a deal or produce an agreement.
We're talking to some people about opening an office in Boston.
我们正就在波士顿设立办事处的事宜与人磋商。
It triggered speculation that GM and Jaguar might be talking.
这引发了通用公司和捷豹公司可能正在进行磋商的猜测。
When different countries or different sides in a dispute talk, or talk to each other, they discuss their differences in order to try and settle the dispute.
They are collecting information in preparation for the day when the two sides sit down and talk.
他们正在收集信息,为双方坐下来和谈的那一天做准备。
If people are talking about another person or are talking, they are discussing that person.
Everyone is talking about him.
大家都在议论他。
We'd better not be seen together. People will talk.
我们最好不要被人看见在一起。人们会议论的。
If someone talks when they are being held by police or soldiers, they reveal important or secret information, usually unwillingly.
They'll talk, they'll implicate me.
他们会招供,会把我牵连进去。
If you talk a particular language or talk with a particular accent, you use that language or have that accent when you speak.
You don't sound like a foreigner talking English.
你听起来不像外国人在说英语。
If you talk something such as politics or sports, you discuss it.
The guests were mostly middle-aged men talking business.
客人大多是谈生意的中年男人。
You can use talk to say what you think of the ideas that someone is expressing. For example, if you say that someone is talking sense, you mean that you think the opinions they are expressing are sensible.
You must admit George, you're talking absolute nonsense.
你必须承认,乔治,你说的话毫无意义。
You can say that you are talking a particular thing to draw attention to your topic or to point out a characteristic of what you are discussing.
We're talking megabucks this time.
我们这次讨论的可是一笔巨款。