[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 ˈshopto 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。●ˌtalk the ˈtalk (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麽。◆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 ˈturkey (informal) (especially NAmE) to talk about sth honestly and directly
直率地说；直言不讳  ➡  idiom at language , money
●ˌtalk sth/sb ˈdownto 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。●ˌtalk ˈdown 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。●ˌtalk sb ˈthrough 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。●ˌtalk sth/sb ˈupto 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.
首席执行官热衷於夸大重组计划的好处。