parts of it   Xlrji^Fftfeiin!, 'talk at sb to

speak to sb without listening to what they say in reply ( XS^X*) *f£AA&Ai6,

.talk 'back (to sb) to answer sb rudely, especially sb in authority (     ) ®9t, MM—related noun

back talk .talk sb/sth—down to help a pilot of a plane to land by giving instructions from the ground 31 ( '.T&fTM ) Hfe; 311# .talk sth—down to make sth seem less important or successful than it really is $£ f& ; U W : You shouldn’t talk down your own achievements. fftXAJ!2f& i ci          .talk 'down to

sb to speak to sb as if they were less important or intel­ligent than you l^it? A4*# W        .talk sb 'into/

out of sth to persuade sb to do/not to do sth

: I didn’t want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it. A*XSl&®@*h HStfMfi&ifrtt IR T o o [+ -ing] She tried to talk him out of leaving. MMAiSfrfiXf^o .talk sth— out to discuss sth thor­oughly in order to make a decision, solve a problem, etc. te-«;     ( &£ ) ; 1MH& ( HS )

.talk sth—over (with sb) to discuss sth thoroughly, especially in order to reach an agreement or make a decision        #A (  ) :

You’ll find it helpful to talk things over with a friend. IE

m. .taiksb

'round (to sth) [BrE) to persuade sb to accept sth or agree to sth i# JR; Af M % A |wj M: We finally managed to talk them round to our way of thinking. ift JR fife fj      A IIW M c .talk sb ‘through sth to

explain to sb how sth works so that they can do it or understand it l£7£AHi&: Can you talk me through the various investment options? f/j; ft A X- X Af 17 #W ##     .talk sth — through to discuss sth

thoroughly until you are sure you understand it iAiS .talk sb/sth 'up to describe sb/sth in a way that makes them sound better than they really are

mnoun

►                CONVERSATION £ A 1 [C] ~ (with sb) (about sth) a

conversation or discussion 3CA; A A; i3i&; A: I

had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.

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have a heart-to-heart talk with her. A##£T'3JHitfefHM A~~A„ o note at discussion

►                FORMAL DISCUSSIONS JE A vj ife 2 talks [pi ] ~ (between

A and B) (on/over sth) formal discussions between governments or organizations ( iFS( jfr A       AIh] IE A

fill ) A, £A, AiT arms/pay/peace, etc. talks % fa.      fnX^A£iJ o to hold talks #4r^A o Talks

between management and workers broke down over the issue of holiday pay.          0 X.&fti»A£JifcS7o

0 A further round of talks will be needed if the dispute is to be resolved.

►                SPEECH i# 3 [C] ~ (on sth) a speech or lecture on a particular subject () HHr, iHiX She gave a talk on her visit to China, MtcA o note at

SPEECH

►                WORDS WITHOUT ACTIONS 4 [U] (informal) words that

are spoken, but without the necessary facts or actions to support them $          ; X A: It’s just talk. He’d never

carry out his threats. &KXMJiAiftffiffio f1fe£&T£-fe fife W'tlsJirF A it fiA^o 0 Don’t pay any attention to her— she’s all talk. jg|0rJ&tt,

►                STORIES/RUMOURS fA H]; i| a 5 [U] ~ (of sth/of doing sth) | ~ (that ...) stories that suggest a particular thing might happen in the future fAW; igW; ifftWAin;

m: There was talk in Washington of sending in troops.

JiUfto 0 She dismissed the stories of her resignation as newspaper talk, ftfe X SS&WA MSf SR W ft

if, A*8P7i£6lft«SMigW.

►                TOPIC/WAY OF SPEAKING i£jg; AiXXA 6 [U] (often in compounds 'Sf j&U&S'n is]) a topic of conversation or a way of speaking AH; A A AT A: business talk

A 0 She said it was just girl talk that a man wouldn’t understand,     J§ AJMXflWo o The

book teaches you how to understand Spanish street talk (= slang). iiAXftMMJIMSTfl Ao 0 It was tough talk, coming from a man who had begun the year

in a hospital bed. j&Aib i

P , ARTS'?® 5JT — see also small talk, sweet talk

at SWEET-TALK, TRASH TALK

IE1BI the talk of sth the person or thing that everyone is talking about in a particular place ( Siffe A AAife W ) AH, Ai&X'lX Overnight, she became the talk of the town (= very famous). — filial, MAT©X#MA ifeW AJ§U — more at fight v.

SYNONYMS

talk

discuss ♦ speak ♦ communicate

These words all mean to share news, information, ideas or feelings with another person or other people, especially by talking with them. l7X#i»J£j #3c$iL

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talk to speak in order to give information, express feelings or share ideas j^i$A\ i#A> i&A: We talked on the phone for over an hour. AflftEtl AM A 7-T^XBX

discuss [rather formal) to talk and share ideas on a subject or problem with other people, especially in order to decide sth jf Aife\ iTife, jSiii: Have you discussed the problem with anyone? fftTfilM HAliA AMIS®I? EEB0 YOU cannot say ‘discuss about sth’. Xlfeift discuss about sth: I’m-net-prepared to discuss about this on the phone-.

speak to talk to sb about sth; to have a conversation with sb AA, 3£A: I’ve spoken to the manager about it. iMT^AB^ffl^SAMTo o 'Can I speak to Susan?’ ‘Speaking.’ (= at the beginning of a

telephone conversation)        ” “AM

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TALK OR SPEAK? m talk 2EM speak ?

Speak can suggest a more formal level of communication than talk. You speak to sb about sth to try to achieve a particular goal or to tell them to do sth. You talk to sb in order to be friendly or to ask their advice. Tf talk speak MftW^AMlOiLiE Ao

speak, %j A?lvA0 A ijf"Jtalk: Have you talked to your parents about the problems you’re having? o I’ve spoken to

Ed about it and he’s promised not to let it happen again. ABMIWI^^MaT, ltfe^&Xik&#«#&£X0 communicate [rather formal) to exchange information or ideas with sb jtAf^A^itfg JE: We only communicate by email. AfflR APfTfftfT3c^to o Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.        EEH1

Communicate is often used when the speaker wants to draw attention to the means of communication used.         communi­

cate 0

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

h to talk/discuss sth/speak/communicate with sb

►                to talk/speakto sb

►                to talk/speak to sb about sth

►                to talk/speak of sth

talka-tive /'torkativ/ adj. liking to talk a lot (ft;  MAW: He’s not very talkative, is

he? ftfeWAX^, JiBG? 0 She was in a talkative mood.

talk-back /'toikbaek/ noun [U] [technical Ain) a system that allows people working in a recording or broad­casting studio to talk to each other without their voices being recorded or heard on the radio ( ^ ^ A ft 3 H

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talk-er /'to:ka(r)/ noun a person who talks in a particular way or who talks a lot i# i£ • • • W A; M A A W A: