talk
US
UK talk to [sb] vi + prep: (speak to, address)
SC 与...说话 yǔ shuō huà
She talks to her pets even though they can't respond.
即便宠物没有办法回话，她也常对它们说话。
talk with [sb] vi + prep: (discuss [sth] with)
SC 与…讨论 yǔ tǎo lùn
TC 與…討論
TC 與…討論
SC 与…商讨 yǔ tǎo lùn，yǔ shāng tǎo
Can I talk with you a minute? I'll talk with my associates and get back to you.
我能和你讨论一小会儿吗？
我会与同事商讨，然后再回复你。
talk about [sth/sb] vi + prep: (discuss)
SC 讨论 tǎo lùn
TC 討論
TC 討論
SC 谈论 tǎo lùn ，tán lùn
TC 談論
TC 談論
We talked about the film we had just seen.
我们就刚看过的电影进行了讨论。
talk vi: (speak to one another)
SC 讲话 jiǎng huà
TC 講話
TC 講話
SC 谈话 jiǎng huà，tán huà
TC 談話
TC 談話
SC 交谈 jiǎng huà，jiāo tán
TC 交談
TC 交談
I'm glad I bumped into you; can we talk?
很高兴遇到你了。我们能谈谈吗？
talk n: (lecture) (非正式的讲演)
SC 讲座 jiǎng zuò
TC 講座
TC 講座
The talk concerned global warming.
这次讲座谈的是全球变暖问题。
talk n: (conversation)
SC 谈话 tán huà
TC 談話
TC 談話
SC 交谈 tán huà，jiāo tán
TC 交談
TC 交談
Their talk was about politics.
他们的谈话内容是关于政治的。
talk n: (topic of conversation)
SC 话题 huà tí
SC 谈资 huà tí，tán zī
The political talk didn't interest me much, so I went outside.
我对这个政治话题没有太大兴趣，所以走了出去。
talk n: (way of speaking)
SC 说话方式 shuō huà fāng shì
TC 說話方式
TC 說話方式
SC 口吻 shuō huà fāng shì，kǒu wěn
TC 口吻
TC 口吻
Her talk made it obvious that she was from New York.
她的说话方式很明显地说明她来自纽约。
talk n: (gossip)
SC 闲谈 xián tán
SC 闲话 xián tán，xián huà
There is too much talk in this town; people should mind their own business.
这个小镇上说闲话的人太多了，大家应该多管管自己的事情。
talk n: (not action)
SC 空谈 kōng tán
TC 空談
TC 空談
SC 空话 kōng tán，kōng huà
TC 空話
TC 空話
He is all talk and no action; don't expect that it will ever happen.
他只会空谈，从不实干，别指望事情能成。
talks npl: (negotiations)
SC 谈判 tán pàn
TC 談判
TC 談判
SC 会谈 tán pàn，huì tán
TC 會談
TC 會談
The talks to end the war continued.
talk vi: informal (reveal secrets)
SC 吐露实情 tǔ lù shí qíng
TC 吐露實情
TC 吐露實情
SC 吐露秘密 tǔ lù shí qíng，tǔ lù mì mì
After four hours of interrogation, the witness finally talked.
talk vi: (gossip)
SC 闲谈 xián tán
SC 说闲话 xián tán，shuō xián huà
SC 八卦 xián tán，bā guà
The old ladies love to talk. I would ignore them if I were you.
老太太们就爱扯八卦。我是你的话就会无视她们。
talk vi: (give a lecture)
SC 演讲 yǎn jiǎng
TC 演講
TC 演講
SC 演说 yǎn jiǎng，yǎn shuō
TC 演說
TC 演說
The ambassador is going to talk at the university tonight.
大使今晚要去大学做演讲。
talk vi: (have power)
SC 有影响力 yǒu yǐng xiǎng lì
TC 有影響力
TC 有影響力
You know that money talks, don't you?
你知道金钱是有影响力的，对吧？
talk to [sb] vi: (address issue with [sb])
SC 跟…谈谈
Vinnie's been giving you a hard time? Don't worry; I'll talk to him.
维尼一直在找你麻烦？别担心，我会去跟他谈谈的。
sleep-talk vi phrasal: (speak during sleep)
SC 讲梦话
talk [sb] around, also UK: talk [sb] round vtr phrasal sep: (persuade)
SC 说服 shuō fú
TC 說服
TC 說服
SC 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)
SC 对...唠叨不休
SC 对...滔滔不绝地说话
talk away vi phrasal: (talk nonstop)
SC 不断地说
SC 滔滔不绝 tāo tāo bù jué
talk [sth] away vtr phrasal sep: (spend hours, day, night, etc. talking)
SC 成天聊
SC 不断地说
talk back vi phrasal: (respond, retort)
SC 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)
SC 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)
SC 以居高临下的姿态讲话 yǐ jū gāo lín xià de zī tài jiǎng huà
SC 批评，批判 pī píng，pī pàn
TC 批判
TC 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)
SC 讨论…的可能性 tǎo lùn de kě néng xìng
SC 考虑要
They talk of invading that country.
talk of [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (speak about)
SC 谈到 tán dào
TC 談到
TC 談到
SC 谈及 tán dào，tán jí
talk on [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (speak publicly about)
SC 谈及 tán jí
SC 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)
SC 把…谈透
TC 把…談透
TC 把…談透
SC 详尽讨论
SC 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)
SC 大声说话盖住
SC 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)
SC 讨论，商量 tǎo lùn ，shāng liáng
TC 討論，商量
TC 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 through, talk [sb] through [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (guide through: a procedure, etc.)
SC 指导某人做某事 zhǐ dǎo mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì
talk up vi phrasal: informal (speak more loudly)
SC 大声说话 dà shēng shuō huà
TC 大聲說話
TC 大聲說話
talk [sth] up vtr phrasal insep: informal (promote)
SC 大肆宣传 dà sì xuān chuán
TC 大肆宣傳
TC 大肆宣傳
baby talk n: (infantile speech)
SC 儿语
SC 幼儿语
Linguists study baby talk to discover how we acquire language.
baby talk n: (adult imitation)
SC 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)
SC 顶嘴 dǐng zuǐ
SC 回嘴 dǐng zuǐ，huí zuǐ
backtalk [sb], back-talk [sb] vtr: (make insolent retorts to [sb])
SC 跟…顶嘴 gēn dǐng zuǐ
TC 跟…頂嘴
TC 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)
SC 说大话 shuō dà huà
TC 說大話
TC 說大話
SC 吹牛 shuō dà huà，chuī niú
crosstalk, cross-talk, cross talk n: (telephone, radio: interference)
SC 串话干扰
TC 串話干擾
TC 串話干擾
SC 串台干扰
SC 串音干扰
crosstalk, cross-talk, cross talk n: (chat, informal conversation)
SC 闲谈 xián tán
crosstalk, cross-talk, cross talk n: UK (witty dialogue)
SC 相声
TC 相聲
TC 相聲
SC 机敏的回答，机智的问答
dirty talk n: slang (lewd sexual language)
SC 下流话 xià liú huà
SC 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)
SC 含糊其辞 hán hú qí cí
TC 含糊其辭
TC 含糊其辭
SC 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)
SC 故弄玄虚 gù nòng xuán xū
SC 含糊其词 gù nòng xuán xū，hán hú qí cí
SC 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)
SC 作报告 zuò bào gào
TC 報告
TC 報告
SC 作演讲 zuò bào gào，zuò yǎn jiǎng
TC 做演講
TC 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)
SC 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)
SC 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.
heart-to-heart talk n: (sincere, frank discussion)
SC 谈心 tán xīn
TC 談心
TC 談心
SC 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)
SC 闲谈 xián tán
SC 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)
SC 空谈 kōng tán
TC 空談
TC 空談
SC 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)
SC 谈一谈 tán yì tán
TC 談一談
TC 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)
SC 闲聊 xián liáo
SC 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)
SC 闲聊 xián liáo
I'm no good at making small talk at parties.
pep talk n: (motivating speech)
SC 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: (conversation in bed)
SC 闺房密语，枕边密语
SC 枕边风
private talk n: (confidential discussion)
SC 私下交谈，私下谈判
refuse to talk v expr: (withhold information)
SC 拒绝交谈 jù jué jiāo tán
TC 拒絕交談
TC 拒絕交談
Despite spending hours being interrogated by the police, he refused to talk.
self-talk n: (motivational thoughts, affirmations)
SC 自言自语 zì yán zì yǔ
TC 自言自語
TC 自言自語
SC 自我对话
small talk n: (chitchat, trivial conversation)
SC 闲谈 xián tán
SC 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)
SC 甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ
TC 甜言蜜語
TC 甜言蜜語
Sweet talk will sometimes help you get what you want.
sweet-talk [sb] vtr: (persuade by flattery)
SC 奉承 fèng cheng
SC 谄媚 fèng cheng ，chǎn mèi
SC 用甜言蜜语骗诱 fèng cheng ，yòng tián yán mì yǔ piàn yòu
SC 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)
SC 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.
talk a blue streak v expr: figurative, informal (speak rapidly and incessantly)
SC 连珠泡似地说话
Talk about ...! interj: informal (expressing disgust or emphasis) (表示强调、恶心等)
SC 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)
SC 拐弯抹角地说
SC 隐晦曲折地说
SC 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)
SC 说大话 shuō dà huà
TC 說大話
TC 說大話
SC 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)
SC 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)
SC 说服 shuō fú
TC 說服
TC 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)
SC 说服某人做某事 shuō fú mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì
SC 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])
SC 说服某人做某事 shuō fú mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì
SC 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.)
SC 空谈是廉价的。
talk it out v expr: (resolve through discussion)
SC 谈话解决
SC 通过对话解决
talk nonsense v expr: (say [sth] meaningless or ill informed)
SC 胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào
TC 胡說八道
TC 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)
SC 说曹操，曹操到
talk [sb] out of [sth] v expr: (dissuade)
SC 劝服某人
SC 劝某人回心转意
talk [sb] out of doing [sth] v expr: (dissuade from doing [sth])
SC 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)
SC 说自相矛盾的话
talk radio: (radio format)
SC 谈话广播
SC 谈话电台
talk rubbish v expr: informal, UK (say [sth] nonsensical)
SC 胡说, 胡扯
talk shop v expr: figurative (discuss work)
SC 谈工作
SC 谈公事
My co-worker and I talked shop for a while after dinner.
talk show n: (TV or radio discussion program)
SC 谈话节目，脱口秀 tán huà jié mù
TC 談話節目
TC 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)
SC 现场访谈 xiàn chǎng fǎng tán
TC 現場訪談
TC 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)
SC 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)
SC 流利地谈论
SC 头头是道
talk together vi + adv: (converse)
SC 一起谈谈 yì qǐ tán tán
TC 一起談談
TC 一起談談
talk too much v expr: (speak excessively)
SC 说话太多 shuō huà tài duō
TC 說話太多
TC 說話太多
SC 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)
SC 一针见血地说话
SC 直切主题
walk the walk, walk the talk v expr: figurative, informal (do as one preaches or boasts of doing)
SC 付诸行动，说做就做，言行一致