talker
noun /ˈtɔːkə(r)/
/ˈtɔːkər/
Idioms - a person who talks in a particular way or who talks a lot
说话…的人;爱说话的人 - a brilliant talker
能言善辩的人 - She’s a (great) talker (= she talks a lot).
她很健谈。 - He's more a talker than a doer (= he talks instead of doing things).
他说得多做得少。 - He’s not much of a talker.
他说话不多。
Synonyms speakerspeaker- communicator
- gossip
- talker
- speaker a person who is or was speaking; a person who speaks a particular language:
- I looked around to see who the speaker was.
我四下环顾看说话的是谁。 - a fluent Arabic speaker
阿拉伯语讲得流利的人
- I looked around to see who the speaker was.
- communicator (rather formal) a person who is able to describe their ideas and feelings clearly to others:
指交际者、交流者: - The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator.
理想的候选人定要是善于沟通的人。
- The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator.
- gossip (disapproving) a person who enjoys talking about other people’s private lives:
指喜欢传播流言蜚语的人、爱说长道短(或说三道四)的人: - Myra is a dear, but she’s also a terrible gossip.
迈拉是很可爱,但也是个讨厌的长舌妇。
- Myra is a dear, but she’s also a terrible gossip.
- talker a person who talks in a particular way or who talks a lot:
- He’s a very persuasive talker.
他是一个说话很有说服力的人。 - She’s a (great) talker (= she talks a lot).
她很健谈。
- He’s a very persuasive talker.
Talker is used when you are talking about how much somebody talks or how well they talk. It is not used for the person who is or was talking: I looked round to see who the talker was. You can say that somebody is a good/persuasive speaker but that means that they are good at making speeches. If you mean that they speak well in conversation, use talker.Patterns用 speaker 还是 talker? - a good/great speaker/communicator/talker
- an effective/excellent speaker/communicator
- a brilliant talker
Idioms
a fast talker
- a person who can talk very quickly and easily, but who cannot always be trusted
快嘴快舌但不可信赖的人 - As a politician, she had the reputation for being a real fast talker.
作为一名政治家,她以能说会道而闻名。
- As a politician, she had the reputation for being a real fast talker.