j&JSfc, The box office takings are up on last
week.
takkie = tackie
tala /'tarla/ noun a traditional pattern of
rhythm in classical Indian music
igfi ( )
tal cum pow-der /'taelkam paud0(r)/ (also informal talc /taelk/) noun [U] a fine
soft powder, usually with a pleasant smell, that you put on your skin to make
it feel smooth and dry flTOKh fhjft
tale /teil/ noun 1 a story created using the
imagination, especially one that is full of action and adventure ( X Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two
Cities’ ik M
M M id » 0 a fairy/moral/romantic, etc. tale Jr if, M m , S1f| — see also folk tale 2 an exciting spoken
description of an event, which may not be completely true (
: I love listening to his
tales of life at sea. fie # tff ftki#MAtk 0 I’ve heard tales of
people seeing ghosts in that house. flcflf M A AAiP]$JA 7 MJE M il % o 0 The team’s tale of woe
continued on Saturday (= they lost another match). ± JS $8 A iA
A PA X if
!<& £8 o 0 Her experiences provide a cautionary tale (= a warning) for us all. ffcffj XMMmXZ
—
see also telltale IT5T77I see old,
tell talent /'taelant/
noun 1 [C, U] ~ (for sth) a natural ability to do
sth well AT*; AW; AM: to have great artistic talent iMW z£AAM 0 a man of many talents &X&X 0 She showed considerable talent
for getting what she wanted. M U A A W, t£ ¥ 7 $ JiSu 0 a talent
competition/contest/show (= in which people perform, to show how
well they can sing, dance, etc.) XX i&i£# / / Mft 2 [U, C] people or a person with a
natural
ability to do sth well If Xtfc fill A; KX; A7: There is a wealth of
young talent in British theatre.
—
ftA^llfto 0 He
is a great talent. ilk H7 T 7 j& A X o 3 [U] (BrE, slang) people who are sexually
attractive ( A: He likes to spend
his time chatting up the local talent. itklMAiftiiRf |J8?£lEfn
tal ent ed /'taelantid/ adj. having a natural ability to
do sth well A7#J; A7767 a
talented player
A7iIzftX
'talent scout (also scout, talent spotter) noun a
person whose job is to find people who are good at singing, acting, sport, etc.
in order to give them work
mm. m\. T)kx£m&
m
tal is man /'taelizman/ noun an object that is thought
to have magic powers and to bring good luck jPMfih M
talk 0*w /to:k/ verb, noun k verb
►
SPEAK TO SB A Aift iA 1 ~
(to/with sb) (about sb/sth) | ~ of/on sth to say things; to speak in order to
give information or to express feelings, ideas, etc. i£t£; i# iS; M: [V] Stop talking and listen!
Pjf
! O We
talked on the phone for over an hour. ffcjl J^E ftitMM 7—7^7Bf
o 0 Who
were you talking to just now? iff[fJ X fiHI il ift it ? 0 We looked around the school
and talked with the principal, ffc f 1 78PAf.^$>
A
feii
if 7 7 M c 0 Ann and Joe aren’t
talking to each other right now (= they refuse to speak to each other because
they have argued). XM&KX
JJ
0 <o When they get together, all they talk about is
football,
ilk il l f£—M Bf, M ifc i M $ „
<> What
are you talking about? [- used when you are surprised, annoyed
and/or worried by sth that sb has just said) iff
O I don’t know what you’re
talking about (= used to say that you did not do sth that sb has
accused you of).
a ( aaa>.
o Mary is talking of looking
for another job.
;5f
A# 7 0 [VN-ADJ] We talked ourselves hoarse,
catching up on all the news. if] A.iff ififM.. IE 7
HP $. I® 7 c
►
DISCUSS if if; 2 ~ (to/with sb) (about sth) to discuss sth, usually sth
serious or important if if;, Mife. frjM.
M
( M ) : [V] This situation can’t go on.
We need to talk, Am#/£7tkM^TA7o fMmWtA —Mo o The two sides in the
dispute say they are ready to talk. XikMff MM1 HSM MM» 0 Talk to your doctor if you ’re still
worried. #P ^ iff {ft ^ A M. 7, Sfc IS X M “ Mo o [VN] to talk business MIE#
►
SAY WORDS ifeit 3 to say words in a
language (
inW
)
because they were talking in Chinese, f^il jn/r Ail ltkiNit
A, 0 A ffeffli&WiSitfciSo 0 [VN] Are they talking Swedish or Danish?
►
SENSE/NONSENSE ft / XM 4 [VN] to say things
that are/
are
not sensible i&, iff ( ff5I. ) : She talks
a lot of sense. Hfe iff # il M 0 0 [BrE) You’re talking
rubbish! \ o See if you can
talk some sense
into him (= persuade him to be sensible).
WMSo
►
FOR EMPHASIS jjHjHi# A 5 [VN] be talking sth (informal) used to emphasize an amount of money, how
serious sth is, etc. uQvmmm.
murmzmimji,
We’re talking £500 for three hours’ work. P[f iif
500
►
ABOUT PRIVATE LIFE 6 [v] to talk about a person’s
private
life iM A i7 iS; iAA ECEa gossip : Don’t phone me at
work—people will talk. #1] fE ± M Bf
►
GIVE INFORMATION 7
[V] to give information to
sb,
especially unwillingly ft E; jjtiA: ffliA: The police questioned him but he refused
to talk.
rm look who’s ‘talking | ‘you can/can’t talk | you’re a 'fine one to
talk (informal) used to tell sb that they should not criticize sb else for sth because
they do the same things too ( ffi S Bf
fi]
A ) 17ffA: ‘George is so careless with
money. ’ ‘Look who’s talking!’
M^'JAi
” now
you’re 'talking (informal) used when you like what
sb has suggested very much ( X M
'talk
about ... (informal) used to emphasize sth
( )
X *”],
% M. ■
■■ A# 7 : Talk about mean! She didn’t even buy me a
card,
it X wj & if %! % W 7 '& in
?c
A0 talk 'dirty (informal) to talk to sb about sex
in order to make them sexually excited talk the
hind leg off a 'donkey [informal) to talk too much,
especially about boring or unimportant things ($907$: A'&7; talking of sb/sth [informal, especially
BrE) used
when you are going to say more about a subject that has already been mentioned
( ^^-MifrBf ff! )
new boyfriend last week. M £ij ff, ± M h iS M 7 M 6'J if 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 MffiA; 7.TIM7M Xff ( ftHf ^ ® ) .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 jfiil: You can talk the talk, but
can you
walk the walk? [= can you act in a way that matches your
words?) iff f# A A J! it • «T iff ft Ok ¥'J ^ ? talk through your 'hat [old-fashioned, informal) to
say silly things while you are talking about a subject you do not understand
#B1; ft Cl AM ; (Hilt, talk 'tough (on sth) [informal, especially NAmE) to
tell people very strongly what you want ® @ 8k ik ; 0 8k 7 talk 'turkey
[informal,
especially NAmE) to talk about sth
seriously $$ 3i^ft8kM; fE^liA#(8kM talk your way out of sth/of doing sth to make excuses and give
reasons for not doing sth; to manage to get yourself out of a difficult
situation Stb|f I# -Jf I managed to talk
my way out of having to give a speech. A A ififf VjL&M'EE l^ 7fc ‘you can/can’t talk [informal) = look
who’s talking at talk
v. you’re
a fine one to talk [,informal) = look
who’s talking at talk v. — more at
DEVIL, KNOW V., LANGUAGE, MONEY, SENSE /7., TURN n.
.talk a1 round/'round sth to talk about sth in a
general way without dealing with the most important