talk
n
1 [C] conversation; discussion 交談; 商談; 談論; 會談
I had a long talk with the headmaster about my son. 關於我兒子的問題我與校長談了很長時間.
hold disarmament talks 舉行裁軍會談
The latest round of pay talks has broken down, ie failed to reach an agreement. 最近一輪的工資談判已經破裂.
2 [U]
(a) talking, esp without action or result 談話; (尤指)空談
There's too much talk and not enough work being done. 說得太多而做得太少.
(b) rumour or gossip 謠言; 閑話
There's (some) talk of a general election. 謠傳要進行大選.
3 [C] informal lecture or speech 非正式的演講或講話
She gave a talk on her visit to China. 她就訪華情況發表了非官方的講話.
4 [U] (esp in compounds 尤用以構成復合詞) way of speaking 說話的方式: baby-talk.
5 (idm 習語) be all `talk (and no action) make empty promises, claims, etc 說空話; 空許愿. fighting talk/words =>word. the talk of sth the main subject of conversation in (a place) (某地)談論的主要話題; 街談巷議的話題
Their engagement is the talk of the town. 他們訂婚的事成了鎮上談論的話題. talk, NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
1 Talk as an uncountablenoun is a general word indicating the activity of speaking*talk作不可數名詞時, 是泛指說話這一活動的詞
In politics there is too much talk and not enough action. 在政治方面向來是說得多做得少.
Talk is very important in a child's development. 兒童的語言表達能力在其發育過程中是很重要的. Talk can also be a countable noun referring to a (usually) short informal speech to a smallaudience, or, when used in the plural, to formal occasionsof serious talking, often between politicians *talk還可作可數名詞, (通常)指在普通場合對少數人發表的簡短講話; 而作復數時則常指政治家之間在莊重的場合中進行的嚴肅談話
She gave the society an illustrated talk on her travels in India. 她在協會中借助圖片講述其印度之行.
The two sides in the war have agreed to hold peace talks. 交戰雙方同意舉行和談.
2 Discussion indicates
(a) talk with a serious purpose. *discussion指有重要目的之談話. It is often a formal exchange of words in which speakers argue about and examine different aspects of a subject 這一詞常指發言者就某問題的各個方面交換意見及進行辯論
The problem was solved only after several lengthy discussions. 那個問題幾經長時間的討論才得以解決.
a panel discussion on the radio on the future of the Health Service 無線電廣播的展望公共醫療衛生服務的專題小組討論會.
3 Conversation is usually social and friendly, often for the exchange of ideas or information *conversation 通常指親切的交談, 常以交流思想或情況為目的
Television has killed the art of conversation. 電視扼殺了交談的藝術.
We had an interesting conversation about schools at lunch-time. 我們吃午飯時興致勃勃地談論各學校的情況.
4 Chat is
(a) friendly talk, usually to exchange personal news, etc *chat是親切的交談, 通常為交流個人的情況等
I hadn't seen him for years and we had a long chat about old times. 我幾年沒見他了, 我們聊過去的事聊了很長時間.
5 Gossip is derogatory and refers to talk about the private lives of other people, often of a critical kind. *gossip是貶義詞, 指議論他人的私生活, 常有挑剔性質. A gossip is a person who gossips *gossip是愛說閑話的人
People always gossip a lot in a small village like this. 在這樣的小村子里人們總是相互說長道短.
He's a terrible gossip. 他專愛說人閑話.
talk v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (to/with sb) (about/of sth/sb) say things; speak to give information, discuss sth, etc 說話; 談話
We talked (ie to each other) for almost an hour. 我們談了近一小...
?? 擴展釋義
*[t?:k]n. 談話, 交談, 會談, 講話, 演講, 空談, 謠言, 方言, 語言vi. 講話, 演講, 說話, 談話, 交流, 閑聊, 說閑話vt. 講, 說, 討論, 談論【計】 對話類, 聊天【經】 會談; 談話, 討論相關詞組: talk behind sb's back talk business make talk talk...around talk at sb talk away talk back talk big talk...down talk down to sb talk out talk over sth with sb talk sb into sth talk sb out of sth talk sb's head off talk sb's arm off talk sb's ear off talk one's way out of talk through one's hat talk to sb talk up talk with talk sb into reason talk to oneself
And I advise you not to eat fruit that isn't ripe in future.
還有,我勸你今后不要吃不熟的水果。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.