1. vt. & vi.说话，谈话，交谈　 say things with sb
2. vt.谈论，讨论，商谈　 speak about; discuss
3. vi.表达思想　 express thoughts as if by speech

　～ Billingsgate　用粗话骂人
　～ buckle　谈及婚姻，谈及婚嫁
　～ business　谈生意经，讲正经事
　～ Greek　用别人不懂的字眼谈话
　～ Hebrew　胡说八道
　～ horse　吹牛，说大话
　～ muggins　说瞎话，胡扯
　～ sense　说得有道理
　～ shop　说行话，说本行话
　～ show　名人专访
　～ the day's news　谈论当天的新闻
　～ turkey　一本正经地谈，言归正传
　～ aloud　大声地说
　～ early　早早地说
　～ together　商量
　～ accurately　准确地说
　～ actually　明确地说
　～ admirably　说得很好
　～ agreeably　说得很中听
　～ amorously　一往情深地说
　～ apologetically　抱歉地说
　～ approximately　大概地说
　～ articulately　说得清楚
　～ badly　讲得不好
　～ bitterly　沉痛地说
　～ bluntly　直截了当地说
　～ boldly　大胆地讲出来
　～ briefly　扼要地说
　～ broadly　一般地说
　～ brokenly　断断续续地说
　～ brusquely　鲁莽地说
　～ candidly　坦白地说
　～ cautiously　谨慎地说
　～ circuitously　拐弯抹角地说
　～ civilly　彬彬有礼地说
　～ comparatively　相对说来
　～ confidently　满怀信心地说
　～ coolly　冷冷地说
　～ decisively　很肯定地说
　～ definitely　明确地说
　～ deliberately　故意说
　～ disrespectfully　毫无尊敬地说
　～ distinctly　清楚地说
　～ emphatically　强调说
　～ exactly　准确地表明
　～ falsely　错误地说
　～ feelingly　富有感情地说
　～ felicitously　贴切地表明
　～ firmly　坚定地说
　～ flatly　断言
　～ fluently　流利地说
　～ frankly　坦率地说
　～ freely　无拘束地谈话
　～ friendly　友好地谈话
　～ generally　总体上说来
　～ glibly　伶牙俐齿地说
　～ happily　高兴地说
　～ harshly　严厉地说
　～ highly　赞扬地说
　～ hoarsely　声音嘶哑地说
　～ humbly　谦卑地说
　～ impressively　说得给人留下深刻印象
　～ incoherently　说话语无伦次
　～ individually　个别交谈
　～ intelligibly　说得清楚明白
　～ interestingly　说话风趣
　～ ironically　讽刺地说
　～ legally　从法律上来说
　～ lightly　轻蔑地说
　～ loudly　大声讲话
　～ naturally　自然地说
　～ nervously　紧张不安地说
　～ objectively　客观地说
　～ openly　公开地说
　～ passionately　热情地说
　～ peevishly　气恼地说
　～ peremptorily　专断地说
　～ perfectly　熟练地背诵
　～ philosophically　从哲学上来说
　～ plainly　明白地说
　～ positively　明确地说
　～ practically　实际上说
　～ properly　确切地说
　～ quickly　说得很快
　～ reproachfully　责备地说
　～ roughly　粗鲁地说
　～ safely　有把握地说
　～ sardonically　挖苦地说
　～ slightingly　轻蔑地说
　～ softly　温和地说话
　～ soothingly　安慰地说
　～ stoutly　坚定地说
　～ succinctly　扼要地说
　～ sweepingly　一概而论地说
　～ tactfully　婉转地说
　～ technically　从技术上来说
　～ truthfully　如实地说
　～ unkindly　不友好地说
　～ unthinkingly　未经思考地说
　～ vulgarly　说话粗鲁
　～ widely　广泛论述
　～ back　回嘴，反驳
　～ down　驳倒
　～ out　把话都讲完
　～ over a matter　讨论一件事情
　～ over the plan　讨论这计划
　～ round　说服
　～ up　大声讲，大胆地讲
　～ about the elections　谈论有关选举的事
　～ about the problem　谈论问题
　～ about the work　谈论工作
　～ against others　说别人的坏话
　～ at length　详细阐述
　～ for an hour　谈一小时
　～ sb into buying a new car　说服某人买一辆新车
　～ of one's trip　谈论旅行见闻
　～ of the matter　谈到那件事
　～ on a topic　谈论某一话题
　～ on politics　讨论政治
　～ over the phone　在电话里谈话
　～ through an interpreter　通过一位译员交谈
　～ to oneself　自言自语
　～ to some foreign sailors　同外国海员谈话

　They were talking with each other.　他们正在交谈。
　They talked loudly.　他们大声谈话。
　Talk much, and err much.　言多必失。
　They were all talking at once.　他们一下子全都说起话来。
　He could have come to the office if he wanted to talk.　他若想商谈什么事情，本可以到办公室来。
　Human beings can talk; animals can't.　人能讲话，动物不能。
　Some parrots can talk.　有些鹦鹉能学人讲话。
　People who cannot speak or hear can talk by using sign language.　不能讲话或听不见的人可以用手语交谈。
　Many deaf-mutes began to talk after acupuncture treatment.　许多聋哑人经过针刺治疗开始能说话了。
　We must stop meeting like this—people are beginning to talk!　我们绝不能再这样约会了——人们已经说起闲话来了！
　Don't park your car outside my house; you know how people talk!　别把你的车停在我的屋子外面，你知道人家会说些什么！
　The police persuaded the suspect to talk.　警方劝嫌疑犯招供。
　He likes to talk big as though he was an important person.　他老爱说大话，就仿佛他是一位要人似的。
　You can't believe more than half of what he says; he always likes to talk big.　他说的话你最多只能信一半，他总喜欢说大话。
　She talked quite sensible.　她说得很有道理。
　Please talk sense.　请谈些有意义的话。
　You're talking nonsense!　你真是胡说八道。
　Don't talk nonsense! I refuse to listen.　别胡扯了，我不愿听！
　He would never do such a thing. You're talking rubbish! Rubbish!　他决不会干这样的事。你瞎说！瞎说！
　The man doesn't talk reason.　这个人不讲道理。
　I talk Chinese.　我讲汉语。
　They kept on talking philosophy throughout the night.　他们通宵都在谈论哲学。
　The instructor never talks personalities.　那位导师从不飞短流长说人坏话。
　The day's news is being talked.　人们正在谈论今天的新闻。
　They talk themselves ill.　他们讲得都病倒了。
　He talked me to death.　他说得我无地自容。

 ♣ talk about　(v.+prep.)
1. 讨论；谈及；谈论 discuss; mention; have a conversation about a subject
　What are you talking about?　你们在讨论什么?
　Let's talk seriously about your future.　咱们认认真真地谈谈你的将来吧。
　I talked yesterday about the problems facing young people in today's society.　昨天我讲了当今社会青年人所面临的问题。
　We talked about what to do.　我们讨论该怎么办。
　You will get yourself talked about if you behave badly.　你如果行为不检点就会被人们议论。
2. 考虑做… think of sth/doing sth
　Are you still talking about moving to another city, or have you still not made up your mind?　你们仍在考虑要搬到另一个城市去，还是没有下定决心?
3. （在口语里常用来表示惊讶、羡慕、憎恶等感情色彩） (used to express surprise, admire, hate, etc.)
　Talk about roses!You ought to have seen those at the flower show.　玫瑰美极了！你没有去看花展太可惜了。
　Talk about rising prices!Have you seen what coffee is costing these days?　物价飞涨得太厉害了！这些日子咖啡的价格高得简直令人不可相信。
　Talk about a wonderful holiday! All our money was stolen!　还提什么美好的假日呢！我们的钱都被偷得精光！
 ♣ talk back　(v.+adv.)
　顶嘴　answer in a rude way; answer back
　Don't talk back!　别顶嘴！
　Ruth was disciplined at school for talking back to the teacher.　露丝因和老师顶嘴而受了处分。
　It annoys me the way the children talk back to you like that.　这些孩子像那样与你顶嘴使我很生气。
 ♣ talk down　(v.+adv.)
　大声说话盖住（某人），不给（某人）说话机会　silence sb by talking louder and longer
　Harry is quite good in meetings but he must learn not to talk down to people.　哈里很善于开会，但他必须学会不高人一等地对人们说话。
　It's always unwise for a lecturer to talk down to his audience.　讲演者用高人一等的口气同听众讲话是不明智的。
　Richard is good at talking his opponent down.　理查德善于大声地把对方讲得无话可说。
　The children were excited and they talked down their teacher from time to time.　孩子们很兴奋，说话声不时盖过了他们的老师。
 ♣ talk into　(v.+prep.)
　说服（某人）做某事；（把…)说成…　persuade sb to do sth; say sth into sth
　We finally talked him into agreement.　我们最终说服他同意了。
　The salesclerk talked the customer into buying the new suit.　店员说服那位顾客买下了这套衣服。
　She talked her husband into having a holiday in France.　她说服了她的丈夫去法国度假。
　He is a man who talks black into white, right into wrong.　他是一个这样的人：会把黑的说成白的，把对的说成错的。
　I was talked into doing it.　我被说服同意去做了。
 ♣ talk nineteen to the dozen
　讲得太快　talk fast
　She was talking nineteen to the dozen, so that I couldn't hear one word from another—I wish she'd slow down and speak clearly!　她说得太快，我听不出她说些什么——她要能讲慢点儿，讲得清楚点儿就好了！
 ♣ talk of　(v.+prep.)
　谈到；谈论　have a conversation about sb/sth/doing sth
　Talk of the devil, and he will appear.　说曹操，曹操就到。
　Talking of an aeroplanes, have you ever had a ride in it?　谈到飞机，你坐过吗?
　She talked gaily of art and literature and music.　她兴高采烈，大谈艺术、文学和音乐。
　We talked of his plans for the future.　我们讨论了他未来的计划。
　What did they talk of?　他们谈论了什么?
　We were just talking of the most exciting books that we had read recently.　刚才我们正在谈论我们最近读的最令人激动的书。
　Bernard Shaw talks again of writing a play for us.　萧伯纳又谈起了为我们写部戏剧。
　They talk of building a new library there.　他们谈起要在那个地方建座新图书馆。
　At one stage my friend talked of throwing up his job in advertising, but nothing much came of it.　有一段时期，我的朋友谈到想放弃他在广告业方面的工作，不过后来并没有什么结果。
　He is talking of going to college.　他打算上大学。
　She talked of writing a one-act play.　她打算写一个独幕剧。
 ♣ talk off　(v.+adv.)
　说得天花乱坠；说得烦死人　speak at great length
　You can talk my head off, but you can't change wrong into right.　随你怎么说得天花乱坠，你也不能把错的说成对的。
　All I wanted was a chance to read my book, but my seatmate talked my ear off.　我只想有个看书的机会，但我的同座却一直唠叨个没完。
 ♣ talk on　(v.+prep.)
　谈及　have a conversation about sb/sth
　For the rest of the journey she talked on art, letters and other themes.　在旅途的剩下的时间里她谈了艺术、文学和其他东西。
 ♣ talk out of　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　劝服（某人）不做某事　persuade sb not to do sth
　He talked his wife out of buying the new car.　他说服了他的太太不要买那辆新汽车。
　His parents talked him out of getting married soon.　他的父母说服了他，使他没有马上结婚。
 ♣ talk over　(v.+adv.)
1. 说服；讨论，商量 persuade; discuss
　I have talked him over.　我已经说服他了。
　They must have a great deal in common to talk over.　他们一定有许多共同话题可谈。
　Talk it over with your wife and give me your answer tomorrow.　和你妻子商量一下，明天给我答复。
　The matter was talked over at the last meeting.　这事上次会议上讨论过。
2. 说服某人改变意见 persuade sb not to do sth
　In the end I was able to talk the other committee members over, and they agreed to vote in favour of the plan.　最后我终于说服了其他委员，他们同意投票赞同那项计划。
 ♣ talk round¹　(v.+adv.)
　说服　persuade sb to agree to do sth
　At first he didn't want to come but I talked him round.　起初他不愿来，但我说服了他。
　I was against going to China, but Mary eventually managed to talk me round.　我本不打算去中国，但玛丽终于说服了我。
 ♣ talk round²　(v.+prep.)
　转弯抹角地说〔谈〕　avoid speaking directly about (a subject)
　Get down to the brass tacks, and quit talking round the subject.　谈实质问题吧，别兜圈子了。
　We don't like talking round things without coming to an decision.　我们不喜欢转弯抹角地谈问题而不作任何决定。
 ♣ talk to　(v.+prep.)
1. 对（某人）讲话〔谈话〕 have a talk to sb
　She was talking to a friend.　她正在跟一个朋友讲话。
　I've asked you not to talk to that rough boy!　我说过让你别和那粗野的小子说话！
　A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.　我认为反映民族心声的报纸才是好报纸。
2. 责骂 scold
　I'll talk to that boy when he gets in!　等那孩子回来我要教训他！
　He is talking to them sharply.　他正在严厉地责备他们。
　There is something the matter with this washing machine. I'll have to talk to the shop about it.　这台洗衣机有毛病，我要向商店提出意见。
 ♣ talk up　(v.+adv.)
1. 捧，夸奖 speak in favour or support of
　We have been talking up the game.　我们一直在热烈讨论那场比赛。
2. 坦白说话 say what you want or think; say what sb may not like
　If you do not talk down to a child, it will surely talk up to you.　如果你对一个小孩子说话不摆大人架子，他一定会对你坦白说话。
 ♣ talk with　(v.+prep.)
1. 与（某人）谈话；对（某人）讲话 have a talk to sb
　The President talked with union leaders again yesterday.　总统昨天再一次同工会领导人进行会谈。
　That scientist is trying to talk with plants.　那个科学家正试图跟植物交谈。
2. 责骂 scold
　I suppose that your father should talk with you when he comes home.　我认为你父亲回到家会责骂你。

 ♣ talk business, talk shop
　这两个短语意思不同：talk business是“讲正经事”的意思；而talk shop作“讲行话”解。试比较：
　
 ♣ talk, chat, converse, speak
　参见speak条。
 ♣ talk over, discuss
　参见discuss条。
 ♣ talk, say, speak, tell
　参见say条。
 ♣ talk to, speak to, tell off
　参见speak条。
 ♣ 下面各组中的句子意思相同：
　
　

　他谈到今年夏天要访问北京。
　［误］ He talked that he would visit Beijing this summer.
　［正］ He talked of visiting Beijing this summer.
　［析］ talk后不可接从句作宾语，但可接"of+v-ing”的形式。

1. S 交谈，谈话，聊天　 a conversation
2. C 演说，讲话　 an informal speech or lecture
3. U 空话，废话　 empty of meaningless speech
4. S 热门话题　 a subject much talked about by everyone in a particular place

　become the ～　成为话题
　break off the ～　中断会谈
　carry out ～s　谈话，进行会谈
　cease a ～　停止谈话
　compose a ～　使讨论静下来
　continue a ～　继续谈话，继续会谈
　deliver ～　讲演
　end a ～　结束报告，结束演讲
　finish one's ～　讲完，结束报告，结束演讲
　give a ～　作一次报告
　have a ～　听交谈
　hear a ～　听报告
　hold a ～　进行交谈
　hush ～　使讨论静下来
　listen to a ～　听报告，听演讲
　make ～　闲谈，无话找话谈（以消磨时间）
　muzzle ～　使谈话静下来
　overhear sb's ～　偷听某人的谈话
　silence ～　使谈话静下来
　start a ～　开始讲话，开始作报告
　stifle ～　使谈话静下来
　all ～s　空话连篇
　big ～　说大话，吹牛皮
　boasting ～　说大话，吹牛皮
　careless ～　漫不经心的谈话
　casual ～　随便谈谈
　double ～　含糊不清的骗人话
　earnest ～　诚挚的会谈
　empty ～　空谈
　fast ～　花言巧语
　formal ～　正式谈话，正式会谈
　frank ～　坦率的谈话
　free ～　随便的谈话，自由谈话
　friendly ～　友好的交谈
　good ～　好报告，好演讲
　heart-to-heart ～　开诚布公的谈话，谈心
　interesting ～　有趣的报告
　large ～　夸张之词/cn>
　long ～　长谈
　loose ～　信口胡说
　much ～　许多传说
　plain ～　坦白的谈话
　poor ～　糟糕的报告
　preparatory ～　预备性会谈
　private ～　私下交谈
　public ～　公开谈话
　short ～　短时间的交谈，短的报告
　small ～　聊天
　straight ～　坦率的谈话
　sweet ～　甜言蜜语

名词+～

　baby ～　儿语
　broadcast ～　广播讲话
　business ～　谈生意
　peace ～　和谈
　radio ～　广播讲话
　sales ～　推销商品的讲话，商品宣传
　shop ～　行话
　table ～　席间闲聊，餐桌漫谈

介词+～

　in the ～s　会谈中
　minutes of ～s　会谈纪要
　series of ～s　一系列讲话

～+介词

　～ of the town　众人的话题
　～ on bringing up children　有关如何培养孩子的报告
　～ on photography　有关摄影的报告
　～ on sb's visit to China　有关某人访问中国的报告
　～ with the visitors　与客人们的交谈

　His talk was so diffuse that I missed his point.　他的谈话漫无边际，我抓不住他的要点。
　The dean has arranged with me about a talk in the evening.　系主任已约定晚上与我谈话。
　He hospitably asked me to step in and have a talk.　他殷勤地邀请我进去谈谈。
　It will afford us great pleasure to have a business talk with you.　和你共谈业务将给我们带来无限喜悦。
　I have a very sharp recollection of my last talk with him two years ago.　两年前我和他最后一次谈话的情景仍历历在目。
　There was a delay before the car came to collect us so we made small talk in the meantime.　汽车来接我们晚了，因此在此期间我们便聊开了。
　He used so many technical terms in his talk that the audience could not make head or tail of it.　他在讲话中用了许多专门术语，听众简直摸不着头脑。
　I went to his talk with great interest, but to my disappointment, nothing very new came forth.　我抱着极大的兴趣去听他的讲话，但使我失望的是讲话中没有什么新东西。
　I blushed at my friend's bad manners and loud talk.　我为我朋友的不礼貌和高声说话而感到害臊。
　Did you hear the president's talk last night?　昨晚你听了总统的讲话没有?
　I shall have to read up on this subject if I am to give a talk about it.　如果我准备做一次关于这课题的讲座，我就必须把它彻底研究一番。
　They often give talks, advising children to acquire hygienic habits.　他们常常作报告，让孩子们养成良好的卫生习惯。
　I blamed George for the failure of the talks.　我为谈判失败责备乔治。
　Peace talks have broken down in the Middle East.　中东和平谈判失败了。
　Matters have been brought to a head in the peace talks; tomorrow they will either succeed or fail.　和平谈判已到紧要关头，成败系于明天的会谈。
　The two governments had talks about their common troubles.　两国政府就共同关心的问题进行了会谈。
　Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.　她的行为在邻居中引起了许多闲言碎语。
　There's a lot of talk about you in the village.　村里对你有很多议论。
　There is too much talk and not enough work being done.　空谈太多，没做什么实事。
　His threats are just talk. Don't worry!　他的威胁只不过是虚张声势的空话而已，不要担心！
　The manager strongly condemned empty talk instead of hard work.　那位经理强烈谴责了不脚踏实地、夸夸其谈的作风。

 ♣ idle talk
　闲聊，闲扯 gossip〔useless〕　conversation
　How much trouble in this life is caused by idle talk!　这一生中，无聊的闲话引起多少烦恼啊！
　I've heard that we're going to get a pay rise, but it may be just idle talk.　我听说我们的薪水将增加，不过这可能只是闲聊。
 ♣ the talk of the town〔street〕
　街谈巷议的话题　sth that everybody is discussing
　Their engagement is the talk of the town.　他们订婚的事成了镇上谈论的话题。
　The fire is the talk of the town.　火灾成了镇上众人的话题。
　The modern sculpture outside the new library is the talk of the town.　新图书馆外面那尊现代雕塑成了街谈巷议的话题。
　Her sudden marriage is the talk of the street.　她的突然结婚成了街谈巷议的话题。

 ♣ talk, address, lecture, oration, report, speech
　参见address条。
 ♣ talk, dialogue
　两者均可表示“口头交流”。其区别是：talk指通过谈话交换意见、思想、消息等，也可指在较随便的场合所作的内容广泛的“讲话”，往往具有亲切、诚挚、坦率的特点；dialogue指“对话”，较为正式，尤指对话体的作品或戏剧中的对白和小说中的对话，近年也可指意见分歧的双方的交换意见。例如：
　The novel is written in dialogue.　这本小说是用对话体写的。
　More dialogues between world leaders is needed.　世界各国领导人之间需要多交换意见。

　［派生词］ talkative adj.健谈的；多嘴的；喜欢说话的
　［同义词］ v. communicate, converse, say, speak, tell, confer, consult, discuss n. address, lecture, speech
　［词源］　中古英语talkien（谈话）