动词短语
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| sleep-talk vi phrasal | (speak during sleep) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲梦话 |
talk [sb] around,
also UK: talk [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | (persuade) | SCSimplified Chinese 说服 shuō fú
TCTraditional Chinese 說服 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劝服 shuō fú ，quàn fú |
| | I didn't really feel like going out, but my friends talked me round. |
| talk at [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (talk and not let listener say anything) (指不给听话者说话的机会) | SCSimplified Chinese 对...唠叨不休 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对...滔滔不绝地说话 |
| talk away vi phrasal | (talk nonstop) | SCSimplified Chinese 不断地说 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 滔滔不绝 tāo tāo bù jué |
| talk [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (spend hours, day, night, etc. talking) | SCSimplified Chinese 成天聊 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不断地说 |
| talk back vi phrasal | (respond, retort) | SCSimplified Chinese 顶嘴 dǐng zuǐ |
| | Don't talk back to your parents! |
| | 不许跟你父母顶嘴！ |
| talk down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (speak condescendingly to) | SCSimplified Chinese 以居高临下的口气跟…说话 |
| | I hate it when my teacher talks down to me. |
| | 我讨厌我的老师用居高临下的口气跟我说话。 |
talk [sth] down,
talk down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative (speak disparagingly of) | SCSimplified Chinese 以居高临下的姿态讲话 yǐ jū gāo lín xià de zī tài jiǎng huà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 批评，批判 pī píng，pī pàn
TCTraditional Chinese 批判 |
| | The politician spends a lot of time talking down his rival's policies, but not much talking about his own. |
| | 这位政客花了许多时间来贬低对手的政策，但却很少谈论自己的政策。 |
| talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (discuss possibility of) | SCSimplified Chinese 讨论…的可能性 tǎo lùn de kě néng xìng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 考虑要 |
| | They talk of invading that country. |
| talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (speak about) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈到 tán dào
TCTraditional Chinese 談到 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 谈及 tán dào，tán jí |
| | They spent the afternoon talking of old memories and times gone by. |
| talk on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (speak publicly about) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈及 tán jí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 就…发表言论 tán jí，jiù fā biǎo yán lùn |
| | I'm going to talk on American literature next Thursday. |
| | The president introduced the first speaker, who was going to talk on price rises. |
| talk [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (resolve through discussion) | SCSimplified Chinese 把…谈透
TCTraditional Chinese 把…談透 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 详尽讨论 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 把…讨论清楚 |
| | Jen and her husband are seeing a counsellor to try and talk out their differences. |
| talk over [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (speak more loudly than) | SCSimplified Chinese 大声说话盖住 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 说话声音盖过 |
| | I hate it when people talk over me at meetings. |
| | Quit trying to talk over me. |
| | 我不喜欢开会的时候人们大声说话盖过我的发言。别想提高嗓门盖住我说的话。 |
| talk over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (discuss) | SCSimplified Chinese 讨论，商量 tǎo lùn ，shāng liáng
TCTraditional Chinese 討論，商量 |
| | Let's talk over your college plans. |
| | 让我们来讨论一下你的大学计划。 |
| talk [sb] through [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (guide through: a procedure, etc.) | SCSimplified Chinese 指导某人做某事 zhǐ dǎo mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì |
| | The surgeon talked his students through the procedure that he was performing. |
| | 外科医生通过当前手术为他的学生进行讲解。 |
| talk up vi phrasal | informal (speak more loudly) | SCSimplified Chinese 大声说话 dà shēng shuō huà
TCTraditional Chinese 大聲說話 |
talk [sth] up,
talk up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (promote, hype) | SCSimplified Chinese 大肆宣传 dà sì xuān chuán
TCTraditional Chinese 大肆宣傳 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 强烈推荐 |
| | The estate agent had talked the house up so much that I was unimpressed when I finally viewed it. |
复合形式：
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| baby talk n | (infantile speech) | SCSimplified Chinese 儿语 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 幼儿语 |
| | Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language. |
| baby talk n | (adult imitation) | SCSimplified Chinese 大人模仿小孩子说的话 |
| | We never used baby talk when talking to our children. |
backtalk,
back talk,
back-talk vi | (make insolent retort) | SCSimplified Chinese 顶嘴 dǐng zuǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 回嘴 dǐng zuǐ，huí zuǐ |
backtalk [sb],
back-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (make insolent retorts to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟…顶嘴 gēn dǐng zuǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 跟…頂嘴 |
| | Don't you dare backtalk me, young lady! |
| | 小姑娘，你怎么敢跟我顶嘴! |
| big talk | (bragging) | SCSimplified Chinese 说大话 shuō dà huà
TCTraditional Chinese 說大話 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吹牛 shuō dà huà，chuī niú |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | (telephone, radio: interference) | SCSimplified Chinese 串话干扰
TCTraditional Chinese 串話干擾 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 串台干扰 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 串音干扰 |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | (chat, informal conversation) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲谈 xián tán |
crosstalk,
cross-talk,
cross talk n | UK (witty dialogue) | SCSimplified Chinese 相声
TCTraditional Chinese 相聲 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 机敏的回答，机智的问答 |
| dirty talk n | slang (lewd sexual language) | SCSimplified Chinese 下流话 xià liú huà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 脏话 xià liú huà，zāng huà |
| | The couple enjoy dirty talk in the bedroom. |
double talk,
double-talk,
doublespeak n | informal (ambiguous, evasive language) | SCSimplified Chinese 含糊其辞 hán hú qí cí
TCTraditional Chinese 含糊其辭 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 模棱两可的说辞 |
| | All good politicians need to master the art of double-talk. |
| | 任何好政客都需要掌握说话模棱两可的艺术。 |
doublespeak,
double talk,
double-talk n | (misleading language) | SCSimplified Chinese 故弄玄虚 gù nòng xuán xū |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 含糊其词 gù nòng xuán xū，hán hú qí cí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 模棱两可的话 gù nòng xuán xū，mó léng liǎng kě de huà |
| give a talk v expr | (conduct a speech or lecture) | SCSimplified Chinese 作报告 zuò bào gào
TCTraditional Chinese 報告 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 作演讲 zuò bào gào，zuò yǎn jiǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 做演講 |
| | On Monday I have to give a talk about the work I did over the summer. |
| have a little talk v expr | informal (discuss [sth] sensitive) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…谈一谈（认真地） yǔ … tán yi tán （ rèn zhēn de） |
| | Young lady, I think it's time you and I had a little talk. |
| have a talk with [sb] v expr | (discuss) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…（认真地）谈话 yǔ …（ rèn zhēn de ） tán huà |
| | If you want to renovate your kitchen, you should have a talk with my brother: he did it last year. |
| hear talk of [sth] v expr | (hear a rumour) | SCSimplified Chinese 听说流言 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 听说传言 |
| | They say they're still married but we have heard talk of a secret divorce. |
| hear talk that v expr | (hear [sth] mentioned) | SCSimplified Chinese 听说 tīng shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 聽說 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 据说 tīng shuō ，jù shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 據說 |
| | We hear talk that he keeps a mistress in Brooklyn. |
| heart-to-heart talk n | (sincere, frank discussion) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈心 tán xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 談心 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坦诚地交谈 tán xīn，tǎn chéng de jiāo tán |
| | You need to have a heart-to-heart talk with your son, or he'll soon be in trouble with the police. |
| idle talk n | (gossip, rumor) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲谈 xián tán |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲聊 xián tán，xián liáo |
| | I've heard idle talk at the school gates that Liz may be getting a divorce. |
| idle talk n | (talk of trivial things) | SCSimplified Chinese 空谈 kōng tán
TCTraditional Chinese 空談 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲话 kōng tán，xián huà |
| little talk n | informal, euphemism (reprimand or caution) (非正式用语，委婉语，暗含责备之意) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈一谈 tán yì tán
TCTraditional Chinese 談一談 |
| | I think it's time we had a little talk about the way you've been acting lately. |
| make idle talk v expr | (talk casually about trivial things) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲聊 xián liáo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲谈 xián liáo，xián tán |
| | The two women made idle talk about friends and family. |
| make small talk v expr | (chat, converse about trivial subjects) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲聊 xián liáo |
| | I'm no good at making small talk at parties. |
| pep talk n | (motivating speech) | SCSimplified Chinese 鼓舞士气的讲话 gǔ wǔ shì qì de jiǎng huà |
| | The manager gave the team a pep talk at half time. |
| pillow talk n | informal (conversation after sex) | SCSimplified Chinese 闺房密语，枕边密语 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 枕边风 |
| | When the politician saw confidential informal splashed across the front pages, he realised he had given too much away in pillow talk with his latest fling. |
| private talk n | (confidential discussion) | SCSimplified Chinese 私下交谈，私下谈判 |
| refuse to talk v expr | (withhold information) | SCSimplified Chinese 拒绝交谈 jù jué jiāo tán
TCTraditional Chinese 拒絕交談 |
| | Despite spending hours being interrogated by the police, he refused to talk. |
| self-talk n | (motivational thoughts, affirmations) | SCSimplified Chinese 自言自语 zì yán zì yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 自言自語 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自我对话 |
| small talk n | (chitchat, trivial conversation) | SCSimplified Chinese 闲谈 xián tán |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 闲聊 xián tán，xián liáo |
| | There's no time for small talk - we have important business to discuss! |
| | 没时间闲谈了，我们有很重要的事要讨论。 |
| sweet talk n | figurative, informal (cajolery, persuasion by flattery) | SCSimplified Chinese 甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 甜言蜜語 |
| | Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want. |
| sweet-talk [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade by flattery) | SCSimplified Chinese 奉承 fèng cheng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 谄媚 fèng cheng ，chǎn mèi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 用甜言蜜语骗诱 fèng cheng ，yòng tián yán mì yǔ piàn yòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 给...说好话 |
| | Whenever my daughter starts trying to sweet-talk me, I know she's after something. |
| sweet-talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do by flattery) | SCSimplified Chinese 用花言巧语哄...做... |
| | She was unable to sweet-talk her teacher into giving her a better grade. |
| | She batted her eyes at me and then sweet-talked me into buying her a new pair of shoes. |
| table talk n | (informal mealtime chat) | SCSimplified Chinese 餐桌谈话 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 席间闲谈 |
| talk a blue streak v expr | figurative, informal (speak rapidly and incessantly) | SCSimplified Chinese 连珠泡似地说话 |
| Talk about ...! interj | informal (expressing disgust or emphasis) (表示强调、恶心等) | SCSimplified Chinese 说来真是…! |
| | Talk about a stupid thing to do! I can't believe you did that! |
| | 说来真是件蠢事啊！我不敢相信你真的做了！ |
| talk around [sth] vi + prep | (subject: discuss indirectly) | SCSimplified Chinese 拐弯抹角地说 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 隐晦曲折地说 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 委婉地说 |
| | You need to stop talking around the problem and tell your wife exactly what it is that's troubling you. |
| talk big v expr | US, slang (boast) | SCSimplified Chinese 说大话 shuō dà huà
TCTraditional Chinese 說大話 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吹牛 shuō dà huà，chuī niú |
| | He talks big, but he's not really such a great golfer. |
| talk dirty v expr | slang (use lewd sexual language) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 说下流话，满口脏话 shuō xià liú huà，mǎn kǒu zāng huà |
| | I like it when you talk dirty to me. |
| talk [sb] down from [sth] v expr | figurative (dissuade from) | SCSimplified Chinese 说服 shuō fú
TCTraditional Chinese 說服 |
| | The King's advisors tried to talk him down from his anger. |
| | 国王的顾问们试图说服他平息怒火。 |
| talk [sb] into [sth] v expr | (persuade) | SCSimplified Chinese 说服某人做某事 shuō fú mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劝服某人接受某事 |
| | Can I talk you into a coffee? |
| | 我能说服你喝杯咖啡吗？ |
| talk [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade to do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 说服某人做某事 shuō fú mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劝服某人做某事 |
| | She talked him into going to the cinema that night. |
| | 她说服他那天晚上去电影院看电影。 |
| Talk is cheap. expr | (Talk is too plentiful; act.) | SCSimplified Chinese 空谈是廉价的。 |
| talk it out v expr | (resolve through discussion) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈话解决 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 通过对话解决 |
| talk nonsense v expr | (say [sth] meaningless or ill informed) | SCSimplified Chinese 胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào
TCTraditional Chinese 胡說八道 |
| | Stop talking nonsense – the capital of the USA is not Miami! |
Talk of the devil,
Speak of the devil interj | ([sb] just mentioned arrives) | SCSimplified Chinese 说曹操，曹操到 |
| the talk of the town n | (what, who everyone is talking about) | SCSimplified Chinese 热门话题
TCTraditional Chinese 熱門話題 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 非常流行的话题 |
| talk [sb] out of [sth] v expr | (dissuade) | SCSimplified Chinese 劝服某人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劝某人回心转意 |
| | Michael wanted to quit his job, but his wife talked him out of it. |
| talk [sb] out of doing [sth] v expr | (dissuade from doing [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 劝服某人不做某事 |
| | I'm trying to talk her out of leaving school at 16. |
| talk out of both sides of one's mouth v expr | figurative (say contradictory things) | SCSimplified Chinese 说自相矛盾的话 |
| talk radio | (radio format) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈话广播 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 谈话电台 |
| talk rubbish v expr | informal, UK (say [sth] nonsensical) | SCSimplified Chinese 胡说, 胡扯 |
talk sense into [sb],
talk some sense into [sb] v expr | (make [sb] see reason) | SCSimplified Chinese 说话有道理 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 讲得合情合理 |
| talk shop v expr | figurative (discuss work) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 谈公事 |
| | My co-worker and I talked shop for a while after dinner. |
| talk show n | (TV or radio discussion program) | SCSimplified Chinese 谈话节目，脱口秀 tán huà jié mù
TCTraditional Chinese 談話節目 |
| | The talk show host invited viewers to phone in with their opinions on the topic being discussed. |
| | 脱口秀主持人邀请观众打进热线电话，就当期讨论的话题提出自己的观点。 |
talk show (US),
chat show (UK) n | (TV interview program) | SCSimplified Chinese 现场访谈 xiàn chǎng fǎng tán
TCTraditional Chinese 現場訪談 |
| | I don't recognise any of the celebrities on this talk show. |
| | 我不认识这个脱口秀节目里的任何一位名人。 |
| talk the hind leg off a donkey v expr | informal, figurative (talk a lot) | SCSimplified Chinese 喋喋不休 dié dié bù xiū |
| | Don't get Ray started; he'll talk the hind leg off a donkey, if you give him the chance. |
| talk the talk v expr | informal (speak impressively) | SCSimplified Chinese 流利地谈论 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 头头是道 |
| 备注: Often used in combination with "walk the walk": We must not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. |
| talk together vi + adv | (converse) | SCSimplified Chinese 一起谈谈 yì qǐ tán tán
TCTraditional Chinese 一起談談 |
| talk too much v expr | (speak excessively) | SCSimplified Chinese 说话太多 shuō huà tài duō
TCTraditional Chinese 說話太多 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 话太多 shuō huà tài duō，huà tài duō |
| | She talks too much … and most of what she says is rubbish. |
| talk turkey v expr | US, figurative, informal (speak frankly and practically) | SCSimplified Chinese 一针见血地说话 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 直切主题 |
talking shop,
talk shop n | pejorative (place of discussion, not action) | SCSimplified Chinese 清谈俱乐部 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 纸上谈兵 |
| team talk n | (speech given to a group by leader or coach) | SCSimplified Chinese 团队讲话 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 团队动员讲话 |
walk the walk,
walk the talk v expr | figurative, informal (do as one preaches or boasts of doing) | SCSimplified Chinese 付诸行动，说做就做，言行一致 |
| 备注: Often used in combination with "talk the talk": We must not only talk the talk, but also walk the walk. |