talk

verb

OPAL S

/tɔːk/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they talk	/tɔːk/ /tɔːk/
he / she / it talks	/tɔːks/ /tɔːks/
past simple talked	/tɔːkt/ /tɔːkt/
past participle talked	/tɔːkt/ /tɔːkt/
-ing form talking	/ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

speak to somebody与人说话

[intransitive, transitive] to say things; to speak in order to give information or to express feelings, ideas, etc.说话；讲话；谈话

Stop talking and listen!别说话，注意听！
We talked on the phone for over an hour.我们在电话里谈了一个多小时。
talk to somebody Who were you talking to just now?你刚才在跟谁说话？
Ann and Joe aren't talking to each other right now (= they refuse to speak to each other because they have argued).安和乔两人现在互不理睬。
talk to yourself Watch the scene where Don talks to himself in the mirror while shaving.看唐刮胡子时对着镜子自言自语的场景。
talk with somebody We looked around the school and talked with the principal.我们参观了那所学校，并跟校长进行了交谈。
talk about somebody/something They talk a lot about the inspiration for their music.他们谈论了很多关于他们音乐的灵感。
When they get together, all they talk about is football.他们在一起时，谈论的都是足球。
What are you talking about? (= used when you are surprised, annoyed and/or worried by something that somebody has just said)你在胡说什么？（对他人所言感到惊奇、不悦或担忧时用）
I don't know what you're talking about (= used to say that you did not do something that somebody has accused you of).我不知道你在说什么（表示自己没有做对方指责的事）。
to talk openly/freely/publicly about something公开/自由/公开谈论某事
talk to/with somebody about somebody/something She started talking loudly to her friends about the film they'd just seen.她开始大声和她的朋友谈论他们刚刚看过的电影。
talk of doing something Mary is talking of looking for another job.玛丽说起要另找一份工作。
talk of something We often talked of the war.我们经常谈论这场战争。
talk yourself + adj. We talked ourselves hoarse, catching up on all the news. 我们互诉近况，把嗓子都说哑了。

Wordfinder

conference
delegate
exhibition
name tag
plenary
register
speaker
talk
venue
workshop

He was so easy to talk to.和他交谈很容易。
I think you'd better talk directly to my manager.我觉得你最好直接与我的经理谈。
I'll talk to John this afternoon.今天下午我要找约翰谈谈。
I can't talk about it just now.现在我不能谈那件事。
Bruce Springsteen has agreed to talk exclusively to our reporter about his life.布鲁斯・斯普林斯廷已同意向本报记者独家讲述他的人生经历。
I loved to hear him talk about the old days.我喜欢听他讲述往事。
She talked quite freely about her work.她颇为坦率地谈起自己的工作。
He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
He talked excitedly of his plans.他兴奋地谈起自己的计划。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

loudly
quietly
softly
…

verb + talk

be able to
can
need to
…

preposition

about
of
to
…

phrases

start talking
stop talking
talk a good game
…

discuss讨论

[intransitive, transitive] to discuss something, usually something serious or important讨论，谈论，商谈，洽谈（通常指重大的事）

This situation can't go on. We need to talk.这种情况不能再继续下去了。我们需要谈一谈。
The two sides in the dispute are finally willing to talk.争端双方终于愿意谈判了。
talk to/with somebody Talk with your doctor before radically changing your diet.在彻底改变你的饮食之前，和你的医生谈谈。
talk about something Is there anything you'd like to talk about?你有什么想说的吗？
talk to/with somebody about something We want to talk to people about this issue.我们想和人们谈谈这个问题。
talk something to talk politics谈论政治

Synonyms talktalk

discuss
speak
communicate
debate
consult

These words all mean to share news, information, ideas or feelings with another person or other people, especially by talking with them.

talk
to speak in order to give information, express feelings or share ideas:
- We talked on the phone for over an hour.我们在电话里谈了一个多小时。
discuss
(rather formal) to talk and share ideas on a subject or problem with other people, especially in order to decide something:指谈论、讨论、商量：
- Have you discussed the problem with anyone? 你与谁商量过这个问题吗？
You cannot say ‘discuss about something’: I’m not prepared to discuss about this on the phone.
speak
to talk to somebody about something; to have a conversation with somebody:
- I’ve spoken to the manager about it.那件事我已经和经理谈过了。
- ‘Can I speak to Susan?’ ‘Speaking.’ (= at the beginning of a phone conversation)“请让苏珊接电话好吗？”“我就是。”

talk or speak?用 talk 还是 speak？Speak can suggest a more formal level of communication than talk. You speak to somebody about something to try to achieve a particular goal or to tell them to do something. You talk to somebody in order to be friendly or to ask their advice: Have you talked to your parents about the problems you’re having? • I’ve spoken to Ed about it and he’s promised not to let it happen again.

communicate
(rather formal) to exchange information or ideas with somebody:指与某人交流信息或意见：
- We only communicate by email.我们只是互通电邮。
- Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.海豚用声音相互沟通。
Communicate is often used when the speaker wants to draw attention to the means of communication used.
debate
to discuss something, especially formally, before making a decision or finding a solution:
- Politicians will be debating the bill later this week.政界将在本周晚些时候讨论这项议案。
consult
(rather formal) to discuss something with somebody in order to get their permission for something, or to help you make a decision:指（与某人）商议、商量（以得到许可或帮助决策）：
- You shouldn’t have done it without consulting me.你不该不和我商量就做。

Patterns

to talk/discuss something/speak/communicate/debate/consult with somebody
to talk/speak to somebody
to talk/speak to somebody/consult somebody about something
to talk/speak of something

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

loudly
quietly
softly
…

verb + talk

be able to
can
need to
…

preposition

about
of
to
…

phrases

start talking
stop talking
talk a good game
…

say words说话

[intransitive, transitive] to say words in a language（用某种语言）讲，说

The baby is just starting to talk.这婴儿刚开始咿呀学语。
Alex can't talk yet—he's only just one year old.亚历克斯还不会说话－他才一岁大。
talk in something We couldn't understand them because they were talking in Chinese.我们听不懂他们在讲些什么，因为他们说的是中国话。
talk something Are they talking Swedish or Danish?他们说的是瑞典语还是丹麦语？

sense/nonsense有理；无理

[transitive] talk something to say things that are/are not sensible说，讲（有理、无理的话）

She talks a lot of sense.她讲得很在理。
(British English) You're talking rubbish!你胡说八道！
See if you can talk some sense into him (= persuade him to be sensible).看你能否给他讲通道理。

for emphasis加强语气

[transitive]

be talking something

(informal) used to emphasize an amount of money, how serious something is, etc.（用以强调款额、情况严重程度等）讲的是，指的是

We're talking £500 for three hours' work.咱们讲的可是工作三个小时酬金 500 英镑。
Do you know what this will cost? We’re talking megabucks here.你知道这会花多少钱吗？我们说的是大富翁。

about private life私生活

[intransitive] to talk about a person’s private life说闲话；讲人坏话；嚼舌头 synonym gossip

Don't phone me at work—people will talk.别在上班时给我打电话，人家会说闲话的。

give information提供信息

[intransitive] to give information to somebody, especially unwillingly供出消息；供认；招认

The police questioned him but he refused to talk.警察审问他，但他拒不招供。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

loudly
quietly
softly
…

verb + talk

be able to
can
need to
…

preposition

about
of
to
…

phrases

start talking
stop talking
talk a good game
…

词源Middle English: frequentative verb from the Germanic base of tale or tell.

Idioms

knock/talk some sense into somebody

to try and persuade somebody to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods开导某人别干傻事；强使某人理智行事
- Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision.尽力说服她，别让她作出错误的决策。
- Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my head?如果没有你，我会在哪里？

know what you’re talking about

(informal) to have knowledge about something from your own experience亲身经历过；作经验之谈
- I’ve lived in China, so I know what I’m talking about.我在中国生活过，所以我知道我在说什么。

look who’s talking | you can/can’t talk | you’re a fine one to talk

(informal) used to tell somebody that they should not criticize somebody else for something because they do the same things too（用以表示自己同样不对时不要批评别人）还有脸说别人
- ‘George is so careless with money.’ ‘Look who's talking!’“乔治真是乱花钱。” “亏你还有脸说别人！”

money talks

(saying) people who have a lot of money have more power and influence than others财大气就粗；有钱就有势

now you’re talking

(informal) used when you like what somebody has suggested very much（表示赞同对方的话）你这算说对了，你所言正合我意Topics Suggestions and advicec2

speak/talk of the devil

(informal) people say speak/talk of the devil when somebody they have been talking about appears unexpectedly说到某人，某人就到
- Well, speak of the devil—here's Alice now!嗬，说谁谁到——瞧，艾丽斯这就来啦！

speak/talk out of turn

to say something that you should not because it is the wrong situation or because it offends somebody说话出格（或冒失、鲁莽、不合时宜）

speak/talk the same language

to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and experience（因意见和经历相似）能容易地沟通，说得来，有共同语言Topics Opinion and argumentc2

talk about…

(informal) used to emphasize something（用以强调）这才叫，真是…不得了
- Talk about mean! She didn't even buy me a card.这才叫吝啬呢！她连张贺卡都没给我买。

talk dirty

(informal) to talk to somebody about sex in order to make them sexually excited说下流话

talk a good game

to talk in a way that sounds convincing, but may not be sincere说得好听；说得天花乱坠
- The senior managers talk a good game about customer relations, but really they don't care about the customer.高级管理人员说起客户关系头头是道，但实际上他们不在乎客户。

talk the hind legs off a donkey

(informal) to talk too much, especially about things that are boring or not important唠叨个没完没了；喋喋不休

talking of somebody/something

(informal, especially British English) used when you are going to say more about a subject that has already been mentioned（继续谈论时用）提起，说起，谈及，至于
- Talking of Sue, I met her new boyfriend last week.谈到休，上星期我遇到了她的新男友。

talk/speak of the devil

(informal) people say talk/speak of the devil when somebody they have been talking about appears unexpectedly说到某人，某人就到
- Well, talk of the devil—here's Alice now!好了，说曹操，曹操就到——爱丽丝来了！

talk shop

(usually disapproving) to talk about your work with the people you work with, especially when you are also with other people who are not connected with or interested in it说行话；三句话不离本行（尤指当着外行的面）
- Whenever we meet up with Clive and Sue they always end up talking shop.每当我们遇到克莱夫和苏时，他们总是聊到最后。

talk the talk

(informal, sometimes disapproving) to be able to talk in a confident way that makes people think you are good at what you do说得头头是道
- You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk? (= can you act in a way that matches your words?)你说得头头是道，可你能做到吗？

talk through your hat

(old-fashioned, informal) to say silly things while you are talking about a subject you do not understand胡说；信口开河；瞎扯

talk tough (on something)

(informal, especially North American English) to tell people very strongly what you want强硬地说；强烈地要求

talk turkey

(informal, especially North American English) to talk about something seriously郑重其事地谈；严肃认真地谈

talk your way out of something/of doing something

to make excuses and give reasons for not doing something; to manage to get yourself out of a difficult situation靠能言善辩开脱；以话解围
- I managed to talk my way out of having to give a speech.我好说歹说总算逃脱了发言的差事。

you can/can't talk | look who's talking | you're a fine one to talk

(informal) used to tell somebody that they should not criticize somebody else for something because they do the same things too（用以表示自己同样不对时不要批评别人）还有脸说别人

you're a fine one to talk | look who's talking | you can/can't talk

(informal) used to tell somebody that they should not criticize somebody else for something because they do the same things too（用以表示自己同样不对时不要批评别人）还有脸说别人

talk

noun

OPAL S

/tɔːk/

Idioms

speech讲话

[countable] a speech or lecture on a particular subject（专题）报告，演讲

I went to several interesting talks at the conference.我在会议上参加了几次有趣的讲座。
talk on something She gave a talk on her visit to China.她作了一次访华报告。
talk about something I heard a talk about the history of printing.我听过一个关于印刷历史的讲座。

Synonyms speechspeech

lecture
address
talk
sermon

These are all words for a talk given to an audience.

speech
a formal talk given to an audience:
- Several people made speeches at the wedding.有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。
lecture
a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course:
- a lecture on the Roman army关于罗马军队的讲座
- a course/series of lectures讲座课程；系列讲座
address
a formal speech given to an audience:
- a televised presidential address总统的电视演讲

speech or address?用 speech 还是 address？A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding.

talk
a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject:
- She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。
sermon
a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service:
- to preach a sermon布道

Patterns

a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
a keynote speech/lecture/address
to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
to attend/go to a lecture/talk

conversation交谈

[countable] a conversation or discussion交谈；谈话；讨论；商讨

She looked worried so we had a talk.她看上去忧心忡忡，于是我们谈了谈。
talk about something We need to have a serious talk about money matters.我们需要认真讨论一下钱的问题。
talk with somebody I had to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.我得推心置腹地和她谈一谈。
I will have to have a little talk with that young lady (= talk to her about something she has done wrong).我得和那位年轻女士谈谈了。
talk with somebody about something I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.我和老板就我的事业前景进行了一次长谈。

Synonyms discussiondiscussion

conversation
dialogue
talk
debate
consultation
chat
gossip

These are all words for an occasion when people talk about something.

discussion
a detailed conversation about something that is considered to be important:
- Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders.两位领导人仍在进行讨论。
conversation
a talk, usually a private or informal one, involving two people or a small group; the activity of talking in this way:
- a telephone conversation电话交谈
dialogue
conversations in a book, play or film:
- The novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue.这部小说描述多，对话少。
A dialogue is also a formal discussion between two groups, especially when they are trying to solve a problem or end a dispute:dialogue 亦指两个团体间为解决问题或结束争端进行的正式对话、讨论、交换意见：
- The President told waiting reporters there had been a constructive dialogue.总统告诉等候的记者，刚才进行了一次富有建设性的对话。
talk
a conversation or discussion, often one about a problem or something important for the people involved:
- I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.我和老板就我的事业前景进行了一次长谈。
debate
a formal discussion of an issue at a public meeting or in a parliament. In a debate two or more speakers express opposing views and then there is often a vote on the issue:
- a debate on prison reform关于监狱制度改革的辩论
consultation
a formal discussion between groups of people before a decision is made about something:
- There have been extensive consultations between the two countries.两国之间进行了广泛磋商。
chat a friendly informal conversation; informal talking. 指友好的非正式交谈、聊天The countable use of chat is especially British English: I just called in for a chat about the kids.
gossip
a conversation about other people and their private lives:
- We had a good gossip about the boss.我们讲了好一会儿老板的闲话。

Patterns

a discussion/conversation/dialogue/talk/debate/consultation/chat/gossip about something
a discussion/conversation/dialogue/debate/consultation on something
in (close) discussion/conversation/dialogue/debate/consultation with somebody
to have a discussion/conversation/dialogue/talk/debate/consultation/chat/gossip with somebody
to hold a discussion/conversation/debate/consultation

I enjoyed our talk about the old days.我们关于往昔的交谈让我喜欢。
Every week the sales reps go to their manager's office for a team talk.每周销售代表都会去他们经理的办公室进行团队谈话。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

brief
little
short
…

verb + talk

have

talk + noun

show
radio

preposition

talk about
talk with

formal discussions正式讨论

talks

[plural] formal discussions between governments or organizations（政府或组织之间正式的）洽谈，会谈，谈判

peace/trade talks和平/贸易谈判
to hold talks举行会谈
to engage in/enter into talks参加谈判
to pull out of talks退出谈判
talks with somebody/something The delegation arrived for talks with their government.与政府会谈的代表团已抵达。
in talks with somebody/something He is currently in talks with two football clubs.他目前正在与两家足球俱乐部接洽。
talks between A and B Talks between management and workers broke down over the issue of holiday pay.劳资双方就假日工资的谈判破裂了。
talks on something Leaders will resume talks on the trade deal next month.领导人将于下月恢复关于贸易协议的会谈。
talks over something Talks continue over the political future of the province.关于该省政治前途的谈判仍在继续。
A further round of talks will be needed if the dispute is to be resolved.要解决纠纷，还需再举行一轮谈判。
Union representatives walked out of emergency talks aimed at reaching a pay settlement.工会代表退出了旨在达成工资协议的紧急会谈。

Talks produced agreement on an end to the occupation.会谈就结束占领达成一致。
The peace talks will take place in Cairo.和谈将在开罗举行。
The talks centred on bilateral trade.会谈的中心是双边贸易。
The talks foundered on the issue of compensation.会谈搁浅在赔偿问题上。
The two governments held secret talks on the nuclear threat.两国政府就核威胁问题举行了秘密会谈。
The talks remain deadlocked over spending plans.会谈在开支方案上陷入僵局。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

lengthy
high-level
top-level
…

… of talks

round

verb + talk

conduct
have
hold
…

talk + verb

be scheduled
take place
begin
…

preposition

during talk
in talk
talk about
…

words without actions空话

[uncountable] (informal) words that are spoken, but without the necessary facts or actions to support them空话；空谈

It's just talk. He'd never carry out his threats.这只不过是说说而已。他绝不会把他的恫吓付诸行动。
Don't pay any attention to her—she's all talk.别听她的，她光说空话。

For all their talk of equality, the boys ended up not doing any cooking.男孩们张口闭口平等，但是他们最终还是没做饭。
The chairman's boasts about future profits was just cheap talk.董事长吹嘘将来的利润，那只是说说而已。
What all the fine talk came down to was hard cash.那些漂亮话说到底就是为了钱。

stories/rumours传闻；谣言

[uncountable] stories that suggest a particular thing might be true or might happen in the future传言；谣言；流言蜚语；揣测

She dismissed the stories of her resignation as newspaper talk.她不理会有关她辞职的报道，认为那不过是报纸的谣言。
talk of (doing) something There was talk in Washington of sending in troops.华盛顿有派兵的传言。
talk that… There’s talk that he’s a difficult actor to work with.有人说他是一个难以共事的演员。

All this talk of the boss resigning is nonsense!所有关于头儿辞职的话都是一派胡言！
There is ridiculous talk of her breaking the world record soon.说她不久就会打破世界纪录，这话真荒谬。
There was excited talk of emigrating to America.有人激动地谈论移民美国的事。
You often hear talk of the north-south divide.你经常听到关于南北差距的言论。
There is open talk of a leadership challenge.有挑战领导人地位的公开谈话。
There has been much public talk about bilingual education.已经有许多有关双语教育的公开演讲。

topic/way of speaking话题；说话方式

[uncountable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) a topic of conversation or a way of speaking话题；说话方式

business talk业务洽谈
She said it was just girl talk that a man wouldn't understand.她说这是女生话题，男人是听不懂的。
The book teaches you how to understand Spanish street talk (= slang).这本书教你如何理解西班牙俚语。
It was tough talk, coming from a man who had begun the year in a hospital bed.这话出自年初住进医院的一位男子之口，语气很强硬。

see also baby talk, back talk, pep talk, sales talk, shop talk, small talk, sweet talk, trash talk

She likes straight talk and hates hypocrites.她喜欢直话直说，厌恶虚伪。
The president's true agenda was hidden in political double talk.总统的真正用意隐藏在模棱两可的政治辞令中。
The US authorities have increased the war talk.美国当局的战争言论增加了。
the crusade against dirty talk on TV对电视上脏话的讨伐
the pillow talk of lovers情人的枕边私语
Talk turned to money and tempers began to fray.话题一转向钱，火气就上来了。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

excited
crazy
wild
…

verb + talk

hear

talk + verb

turn to something

preposition

talk about/of

phrases

be all talk
be just talk
for all the talk of something
…

词源Middle English: frequentative verb from the Germanic base of tale or tell.

Idioms

fighting talk

comments or remarks that show that you are ready to fight very hard for something战斗性的言论
- What we want from the management is fighting talk.我们要求资方的是发表战斗宣言。

the talk of something

the person or thing that everyone is talking about in a particular place（某地人人谈论的）话题，谈论中心
- Overnight, she became the talk of the town (= very famous).一夜之间，她成了街头巷尾谈论的话题。