| 单词 | talk |
| 释义 | talk talk // verb, noun
■ verb [no obj]
to say things: Can I talk to Mr Wong, please? He spent the morning talking with suppliers. Everybody's talking about the design of their new model. She's talking of retiring at the end of the year.
IDIOMS
be talking sth used to emphasize an amount of money, how serious sth is, etc: We're talking half a million dollars.
talk shop to 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: Let's not talk shop.
talk the talk ( to be able to talk in a confident way that makes people think you are an expert: He could talk the talk, but he never actually achieved much. You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk? WALK verb, WALK verb talk turkey ( to talk about sth honestly and directly LANGUAGE, MONEY PHRASAL VERBS talk sth/sb down to make sth/sb seem less important or successful than it really is: You shouldn't talk down your own achievements. talk down to sb to speak to sb as if they were less important or intelligent than you: Don't talk down to your audience, even though you know more than they do. talk sb through sth to describe or explain sth to sb so that they understand it: Talk me through your plan. Can you talk me through the various investment options? talk sth/sb up to describe sb/sth in a way that makes them sound better than they really are: The CEO was keen to talk up the benefits of the restructuring programme. ■ noun SMALL TALK 1 talks [pl.] formal discussions between organizations or governments: Talks between the airline and the union will begin today. ❖ crisis/merger/pay/takeover/trade talks 2 [C] a speech or lecture on a particular subject: He's giving a talk on e-publishing. |
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