talk /tɔ:k/ I. vt. & vi. 1. 谈论(某些东西)，讲(某种语言)：talk music (football) 谈论音乐(足球)； talk Spanish 说西班牙语；talk nonsense/rubbish 胡说八道，不说正经的 talk/speak sense 充分说理：If you can’t talk sense, I’m leaving!你要是不讲理，我就走了！ 2.谈话，讲话: Animals cannot talk.动物不能讲话。3. 用于短语动词 talk about 谈论；谈到：What are you talking about? 你们在谈论什么? talk back （小孩子对大人）顶嘴：Children who talk back are regarded as cheeky and disrespectful.小孩子顶嘴被看着调皮和失礼。talk down to (居高临下或瞧不起人)对…说话：I wish politicians wouldn’t talk down to us as if we were idiots. 我希望政治家们不要以为我们是白痴，一开口就教训人。talk sb.into doing sth. 说服某人干某事：［考句］He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson into buying some expensive equipment.他认为他可说服Robinson先生买一些昂贵的设备。talk sb.out of doing sth. 说服某人不要干某事：I talked him out of running on his sore ankle.脚踝酸疼，我劝他不要跑了。talk of 谈到：The last time I saw him he was talking of retiring at the end of the year.上次我见到他时，他谈到了年底退休的事情。talk over 讨论，商量：We must talk that matter over.我们必须把那事讨论一下。talk to oneself 自言自语：He’s used to talking to himself when he’s thinking of something. 他考虑事情时习惯自言自语。talk through one’s hat 以其昏昏使人昭昭：Nothing of what he said made sense - he was talking through his hat.他说的话没有任何意义，他自己都不知道说了什么。‖II. n.［c］ 1.谈话；会谈；报告：give a talk on/about…做一个有关…报告 The two governments had/held talks about their common trouble.两国政府就它们之间的纠纷举行了会谈。2. ［u］闲话，谣言: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk. 她的行为导致了许多闲话。
talker n. 讲话人，爱说话的人
