talk down
US
UK 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 [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。