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  • Conjugation : past  talked ; pp  talked ; ing  talking ; pl  talks
  • Derivatives : n  talker ; n  talkability ; adj  talkable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

talk [tɔːk]
  1. 1. noun [c] (prepared speech) 讲话
    a talk on careers abroad
    关于海外事业发展的讲话
  2. 2. noun [u] (conversation) 谈话
    I will not have that kind of talk at the table!
    我不会在餐桌上进行这类谈话的!
  3. 3. noun [u] (gossip) 谣言
    There is talk that the president may be deposed.
    有谣言说总统可能被罢免。
  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.
    他们会招供的，他们会供出我的。
  8. 8. vi. (gossip) 说闲话
    We don't want the neighbours to talk.
    我们不想让邻居说闲话。
  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
    作讲座
  11. 11. n pl [+politician] 发表讲话
    to talk to {or} with sb
    跟某人谈话
    to talk about sth
    谈论某事
    talking of...
    谈到...

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

talk [tɔk] [tɔːk]
  1. 1. vi. 讲话，谈话，交谈，说话
    After days of torture, he finally talked.
    几天的刑讯之后，他终于招供了。
    He won't talk to her anymore.
    他再也不会和她说话了。
  2. 2. vi. 演讲（of，on，about）
  3. 3. vi. （用信号等）通讯，通话或交谈
    to talk by signs
    用符号通讯
  4. 4. vi. 饶舌；说闲话；传播流言蜚语
    He talks rubbish.
    他废话连篇。
  5. 5. vi. 协商；磋商；交换意见
  6. 6. vi. （会）说话；咿哑学语；学人讲话
  7. 7. vi. 揭人隐私；尤指讲人坏话
  8. 8. vt. 讲；说；谈
  9. 9. vt. 用（某种语言、方言等）讲
    to talk Spanish
    讲西班牙语
    to talk slang
    用俚语讲
  10. 10. vt. 谈论，讨论
    to talk sports
    谈论游戏
  11. 11. vt. 说得使…，讲得使…
    to talk oneself hoarse
    讲得声音嘶哑
  12. 12. noun 谈话，讲话
    He gave a talk on the radio yesterday.
    昨天他做了个广播讲话。
  13. 13. noun （非正式的）交谈；（非正式的）演讲
    I must have a talk with her.
    我得和她谈一谈。
  14. 14. noun 会议；（正式）会谈
    The journalists were there during his talk with the President.
    他和总统交谈时，记者们都在场。
  15. 15. noun 谣言；流言蜚语
    You should hear the talk!
    你真应该听听这些流言蜚语！
  16. 16. noun 谈论的题材，话题
    The talk was all about the wedding.
    聊天的内容都是关于婚礼的。
  17. 17. noun 空谈；空论
    I have heard a lot of talk about the new store.
    我听说了很多关于这家新商店的传闻。
  18. 18. noun 方言；隐语
  19. 19. noun 说话方式，语调

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
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Examples

you can talk the talk but can you walk the walk? → or walk the talk
big talk
大话 → big
to talk big
说大话，吹牛，自吹自擂 → big
breezy talk
谈笑风生的交谈 → breezy
to talk cold turkey about our chances
直截了当地谈论我们的机缘 → cold turkey
to confine a talk to ten minutes
把谈话限制在10分钟以内 → confine
Do; don't merely talk.
要干，别光嘴说。 → do
idle talk
闲谈 → idle
a talk larded with jokes
夹杂着许多笑话的谈话 → lard
large talk
夸张之辞 → large
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