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talk (obj)HtC:k, $tB:kvto say words aloud to give information; to speak to one or more people讲（话）; 谈话; 谈论If you want to talk, go in the other room, I'm trying to work. [I]如果你们要谈的话，到另一间去谈，我要工作。He talked very quietly, never raising his voice. [I]他轻轻地说着，从不提高嗓门。We talked and talked but couldn't make a decision. [I]我们谈了又谈，可是无法作出决定。She talked to her mother on the phone every week. [I]她每星期与母亲通过电话交谈。When no one else is around, she tends to talk to herself. [I]当周围没人的时候，她总喜欢自言自语。(fig.) The teacher uses sign language to talk to (= communicate with) the deaf children. [I]老师用手语与这些聋儿沟通。(fig.) That parrot talks (= makes sounds as if talking) all day long. [I]那只鹦鹉整天叫个不停。She talks English at work and French at home. [T]她上班时说英语，在家里说法语。He spent a lot of time talking about his hobbies. [I]他长时间地谈论他的兴趣爱好。(infml) I don't understand what he's talking about (= understand what he's saying) a lot of the time. [I]我常常不懂他说的话。(infml) The expression talk about is used before something to emphasize that it is very noticeable in the stated way.[用于加强语气或表示惊讶、讥讽等]说到…可真不得了What a film--talk about boring!那部电影真是无聊透顶！The psychiatrist encouraged her to talk over (= discuss completely) her problems. [M]那位精神病医生鼓励她详细谈谈她的问题。If we talk up (= speak with enthusiasm about) the event, people will surely come. [I]如果我们极力谈论那项活动，人们一定会参加的。Can we talk? (= Can we can talk privately?)我们能私下谈谈吗？(infml) To talk something such as business, money or a serious subject means to talk about it or discuss arrangements about it.商谈，商讨Are we talking big money here? [T]我们是谈大生意吗？Whenever they're together, they talk politics. [T]他们在一起时，总是谈政治。(Am) He talked a blue streak (= He talked quickly and without stopping) all through breakfast.吃早饭时，他一直喋喋不休地说着。Someone who talks dirty describes sexual acts to another person using basic or rude words.说猥亵话She talked her/my head off (= She talked for a long time).她喋喋不休地说了半天。(Br infml) If someone can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey they can talk without stopping for a long time.喋喋不休，说个不停The expression talking nonsense/(esp. Br) rubbish is used to show that something doesn't make sense or is not believed. It is offensive to say this to the person who is being doubted.胡说; 说无意义的话Is it just me or was she talking nonsense in the meeting?只是我，还是她会议上说废话？(Br) Talking of (esp. Am speaking of) John (= while we are talking about John), I saw a friend of his last week.说起约翰，我上星期看到他的一个朋友。Why don't you talk sense! (= say something reasonable!)你为什么不说些有意义的话呢！Talking shop means talking about your job with those you work with when not at work.三句不离本行，谈论自己的工作（或职业）Even at a party they have to talk shop!就是在聚会上，他们还是三句不离本行！(infml) If you say that someone is talking through their hat/(Br also) neck you mean that they do not understand what they are talking about.It is offensive to say this to the person being doubted.信口开河，随口乱说Nothing of what he said made sense--he was talking through his hat.他说的话全没什么意义----他只是信口开河。(esp. Am infml) Talk turkey means to discuss something honestly and directly.坦率认真地谈话Let's talk turkey!让我们坦率说吧！(infml) Look who's talking/You're a fine one to talk/You can (can't) talk/(Am also) You should talk all mean that you have blamed someone else for doing something you do yourself.亏你有脸说别人I'm lazy? You're a fine one to talk!我懒？亏你有脸说别人！Our new car will give the neighbours something to talk about/(Br) set the neighbours talking (= give them something to discuss).我们的新车要成为邻居们谈论的话题了。A talking book is a spoken recording of a book, used esp. by blind people.有声读物（尤指供盲人用的书刊的唱片或磁带录音）A talking point is something which encourages discussion.论题，话题That painting is a good talking point.那幅画是个好话题。A talking-to is a severe talk with someone who has done something wrong.申斥，责骂I gave her a good talking-to about doing her homework on time.我狠狠训了她一顿，让她按时做作业。"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about" (from the story The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1891)“世界上只有一件事比被人谈论要糟糕，那就是不被人谈论。”（引自奥斯卡·王尔德的故事《道林·格雷的画像》）
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