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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

talk [tɔːk]
  1. 1. noun [c] (prepared speech) 讲话
    a talk on careers abroad
    关于海外事业发展讲话
  2. 2. noun [u] (conversation) 谈话
    I will not have that kind of talk at the table!
    不会餐桌进行这类谈话的!
  3. 3. noun [u] (gossip) 谣言
    There is talk that the president may be deposed.
    谣言总统可能罢免
  4. 4. noun [c] (discussion) 交谈
    I want to have a long talk with her.
    我想跟她长谈一次
  5. 5. vi. (speak) 说话
  6. 6. vi. (chat) 聊
    We talked for hours.
    我们聊了几个小时
  7. 7. vi. (give information) 招供
    They'll talk, they'll name me.
    他们招供的,他们会供出我的
  8. 8. vi. (gossip) 说闲话
    We don't want the neighbours to talk.
    我们不想邻居说闲话
  9. 9. vt. [+politics] [ sport etc] 谈论
    Let's talk business.
    咱们谈论正事吧。
  10. 10. n pl [政治 etc] talks 会谈
    to give a talk
    讲座
  11. 11. n pl [+politician] 发表讲话
    to talk to {or} with sb
    某人谈话
    to talk about sth
    谈论某事
    talking of...
    谈到…

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

talk [tɔːk]
  1. 1. verb 交谈谈论
    We often talk business.
    我们经常讨论业务
    Actions talk louder than words.
    行动胜于言辞
  2. 2. verb 口述,用语言表达
    She talks a lot of nonsense.
    她的许多话是胡言乱语
  3. 3. verb 说,讲
    The baby talks already.
    这个小孩已经说话了。
  4. 4. vt. 透露泄露
    If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!
    你不答应我的要求,我就把它说出去
  5. 5. vi. 泄密走漏风声招供
    Be careful--his secretary talks.
    小心他的秘书传播小道消息
  6. 6. vi. 演讲讲话讲课
    She will talk at Rutgers next week.
    下周她将在罗格斯发表演讲
  7. 7. vt. 说得使,说得让
  8. 8. n.[c] 交谈谈论
    Let's have more work and less talk around here.
    我们都少说话,多干事
  9. 9. n.[c] 讨论探讨
    His poetry contains much talk about love and anger.
    他的诗歌包含许多有关爱情愤怒的讨论
  10. 10. n.[c] 演讲讲话讲课
    I attended an interesting talk on local history.
    参加一个关于地方志有趣讲座
  11. 11. n.[c] 一场演讲一次讲话
  12. 12. n.[u] 谣言流言
    There has been talk about you lately.
    最近人们一直谈论你。
  13. 13. n.[u] 空话空谈
  14. 14. n.[u] 讲话方式

Collins English-English Dictionary

talk [tɔːk]
  1. 1. vi. [intr; often foll by to or with] to express one's thoughts, feelings, or desires by means of words (to); speak (to)
  2. 2. vi. [intr] to communicate or exchange thoughts by other means
    lovers talk with their eyes
  3. 3. vi. [intr; usually foll by about] to exchange ideas, pleasantries, or opinions (about)
    to talk about the weather
  4. 4. vi. [intr] to articulate words; verbalize
    his baby can talk
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to give voice to; utter
    to talk rubbish
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to hold a conversation about; discuss
    to talk business
  7. 7. vi. [intr] to reveal information
    the prisoner talked after torture
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to know how to communicate in (a language or idiom)
    he talks English
  9. 9. vi. [intr] to spread rumours or gossip
    we don't want the neighbours to talk
  10. 10. vi. [intr] to make sounds suggestive of talking
  11. 11. vi. [intr] to be effective or persuasive
    money talks
  12. 12. n a speech or lecture
    a talk on ancient Rome
  13. 13. n an exchange of ideas or thoughts
    a business talk with a colleague
  14. 14. n idle chatter, gossip, or rumour
    there has been a lot of talk about you two
  15. 15. n a subject of conversation; theme
    our talk was of war
  16. 16. n [often plural] a conference, discussion, or negotiation
    talks about a settlement
  17. 17. n a specific manner of speaking
    children's talk
  18. 18. n See also talk about talk at talk back talk down talk into talk out talk round talk through talk up
  19. 19. n [Etymology] C13 talkien to talk; related to Old English talu tale, Frisian talken to talk

Examples

you can talk the talk but can you walk the walk?
to talk big
说大话,吹牛,自吹自擂
breezy talk
谈笑风生的交谈
to talk cold turkey about our chances
直截了当地谈论我们的机缘
Do; don't merely talk.
要干,别光嘴说。
a talk larded with jokes
夹杂着许多笑话的谈话

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