talking

1. VERB 讲话;说话
   When you talk, you use spoken language to express your thoughts, ideas, or feelings.
   1. He was too distressed to talk...
      他伤心得讲不出话来。
   2. A teacher reprimanded a girl for talking in class...
      老师斥责了一个在课堂上说话的女生。
   3. The boys all began to talk at once...
      所有的男孩子们立即说起话来。
   4. Though she can't talk yet, she understands what is going on.
      虽然她还不会说话，可发生的这一切她都懂。
   5. Talk is also a noun.
      
   6. That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants.
      会计们通常不会说那样的话。
2. V-RECIP 交谈;谈话
   If you talk to someone, you have a conversation with them. You can also say that two people talk .
   1. We talked and laughed a great deal...
      我们说笑了很久。
   2. I talked to him yesterday...
      昨天我和他谈过了。
   3. A neighbour saw her talking with Craven...
      一个邻居看见她在和克雷文交谈。
   4. When she came back, they were talking about American food...
      她回来时，他们在谈论美国食品。
   5. Can't you see I'm talking? Don't interrupt.
      没看见我在说话吗？别插嘴。
   6. Talk is also a noun.
      
   7. We had a long talk about her father, Tony, who was a friend of mine.
      她爸爸托尼是我的朋友，我们一起谈论了他很久。
3. V-RECIP 谈心，倾诉，诉说心事
   If you talk to someone, you tell them about the things that are worrying you. You can also say that two people talk .
   1. Your first step should be to talk to a teacher or school counselor...
      你第一步应该是去找老师或学校辅导员谈谈。
   2. There's no one she can talk to, and she's on the verge of collapse...
      她找不到一个可以倾诉的对象，快要崩溃了。
   3. We need to talk alone...
      我们得单独谈谈。
   4. Do ring if you want to talk about it...
      你要是想谈谈，一定给我打电话。
   5. I have to sort some things out. We really needed to talk.
      我必须把一些事情搞清楚。我们真的需要谈一谈。
   6. Talk is also a noun.
      
   7. I think it's time we had a talk.
      我感觉我们是该谈谈了。
4. VERB 发表谈话;发表观点
   If you talk on or about something, you make an informal speech telling people what you know or think about it.
   1. She will talk on the issues she cares passionately about including education and nursery care...
      她将会谈一些自己十分感兴趣的话题，包括教育和幼儿护理。
   2. He intends to talk to young people about the dangers of AIDS.
      他打算和青年人谈谈艾滋病的危害。
   3. Talk is also a noun.
      
   4. A guide gives a brief talk on the history of the site...
      导游简要地介绍了那个遗址的历史。
   5. He then set about campaigning, giving talks and fund-raising.
      然后他就着手进行竞选，发表讲话，筹集资金。

There are some differences in the way the verbs speak and talk are used. When you speak, you could, for example, be addressing someone or making a speech. Talk is more likely to be used when you are referring to a conversation or discussion. I talked about it with my family at dinner... Sometimes we'd talk all night. Talk can also be used to emphasize the activity of saying things, rather than the words that are spoken. She thought I talked too much. See also note at discuss.
speak 和 talk 两个动词的用法有些不同。speak 可以表示对人讲话或发表演讲，而 talk 更有可能表示谈话或讨论：I talked about it with my family at dinner (吃晚饭时，我和家人讨论了这件事)，Sometimes we'd talk all night (有时我们能谈上一宿)。talk 也可以用来强调说话的行为，而非所说的话，例如：She thought I talked too much (她嫌我话太多)。参见 discuss 词条下的说明。

5. N-PLURAL (通常指国家、劳资间为达成某种协定的)谈判，商谈
   Talks are formal discussions intended to produce an agreement, usually between different countries or between employers and employees.
   1. ...the next round of Middle East peace talks...
      下一轮中东和平谈判
   2. Talks between striking railway workers and the Polish government have broken down...
      罢工的铁路工人和波兰政府间举行的谈判已经破裂了。
   3. They are holding hostages to try to force the authorities into talks on possible amnesties for drugs offences.
      他们扣押了若干人质以胁迫当局就赦免毒品犯罪与他们谈判。
6. V-RECIP 磋商;讨论
   If one group of people talks to another, or if two groups talk, they have formal discussions in order to do a deal or produce an agreement.
   1. We're talking to some people about opening an office in London...
      我们在和一些人讨论在伦敦设立办事处的事儿。
   2. The company talked with many potential investors...
      公司和许多潜在的投资人举行了磋商。
   3. It triggered broad speculation that GM and Jaguar might be talking.
      这引发了人们对通用公司和捷豹公司可能在进行磋商的大量猜测。
7. V-RECIP 会谈;对话;谈判
   When different countries or different sides in a dispute talk, or talk to each other, they discuss their differences in order to try and settle the dispute.
   1. The Foreign Minister said he was ready to talk to any country that had no hostile intentions...
      外交部长说他愿意和任何不怀敌意的国家举行会谈。
   2. They are collecting information in preparation for the day when the two sides sit down and talk...
      他们正在收集情报，为双方坐下来谈判的那一天做准备。
   3. John Reid has to find a way to make both sides talk to each other...
      约翰·里德得想办法让双方对话。
   4. The speed with which the two sides came to the negotiating table shows that they are ready to talk.
      双方那么快就来到谈判桌旁，这说明他们愿意谈判。
8. VERB 议论;嚼舌;说闲话
   If people are talking about another person or are talking, they are discussing that person.
   1. Everyone is talking about him...
      人人都在议论他。
   2. People will talk, but you have to get on with your life.
      人们会有议论，但日子还得过下去。
   3. Talk is also a noun.
      
   4. There has been a lot of talk about me getting married...
      有很多传言说我要结婚了。
   5. There was even talk that charges of fraud would be brought.
      甚至有传闻说会以诈骗罪起诉。
9. VERB (通常指不情愿地)供出，招认，招供
   If someone talks when they are being held by police or soldiers, they reveal important or secret information, usually unwillingly.
   1. They'll talk, they'll implicate me.
      他们会招供的，他们会把我牵连进去的。
10. VERB 讲，说，操(某种语言或口音)
    If you talk a particular language or talk with a particular accent, you use that language or have that accent when you speak.
    1. You don't sound like a foreigner talking English...
       听你讲英语，不像是外国人。
    2. They were amazed that I was talking in an Irish accent.
       我说话带爱尔兰口音让他们感到很惊奇。
11. VERB 谈论，讨论(政治、体育等)
    If you talk something such as politics or sport, you discuss it.
    1. The guests were mostly middle-aged men talking business.
       顾客多数是些谈正事的中年男子。
12. VERB 说，讲(…的话)
    You can use talk to say what you think of the ideas that someone is expressing. For example, if you say that someone is talking sense, you mean that you think the opinions they are expressing are sensible.
    1. You must admit George, you're talking absolute rubbish.
       乔治，你得承认你说的全都是废话。
13. VERB 谈论;讨论
    You can say that you are talking a particular thing to draw attention to your topic or to point out a characteristic of what you are discussing.
    1. We're not talking a murder here; we're talking poker machines or gambling — things that are misdemeanors in most states...
       我们现在讨论的不是谋杀，而是扑克机或赌博——这些在多数州只能算轻罪了。
    2. We're talking megabucks this time.
       我们这次谈的可是上百万的买卖。
14. N-UNCOUNT (想法、威胁)说说而已，空谈
    If you say that something such as an idea or threat is just talk, or all talk, you mean that it does not mean or matter much, because people are exaggerating about it or do not really intend to do anything about it.
    1. Has much of this actually been tried here? Or is it just talk?...
       这个多半已经真正尝试过了吗？还是仅仅说说而已？
    2. Conditions should be laid down. Otherwise it's all talk.
       应该先定下条件，否则全是空谈。
15. PHRASE 这才叫…;真是
    You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation.
    1. Took us quite a while to get here, didn't it? Talk about Fate moving in a mysterious way!...
       我们用了很长时间才走到今天这步，是吧？这就叫命运难测啊！
    2. She threw the cake I'd made on the floor and stood on it. Talk about being humiliated!
       她把我做的蛋糕扔到地上，然后踩在了上面。真是欺人太甚！
16. PHRASE 我说，说到，谈到(用于引出新话题)
    You can use the expression talking of to introduce a new topic that you want to discuss, and to link it to something that has already been mentioned.
    1. Belvoir Farms produce a delicious elderflower tea. Talking of elderflower, you might wish to try Elderflower Champagne.
       贝尔沃农场生产一种非常好喝的接骨木花茶。说到接骨木花，你兴许想尝尝接骨木花香槟酒。
    2. As it says in the Bible, my cup is running over. Talking of which, I must get you a cup of tea.
       正如《圣经》所说，给我恩赐太多了，我的杯子已经满满当当了。说到杯子，我得去给你倒杯茶来。
17. to talk shop → see: shop

1. I heard a very angry man talking in German.
   我听到一个怒不可遏的人说着德语。
2. Maria was talking baby talk to the little one.
   玛丽亚正用儿语和小家伙说话。
3. Talking about it brought it all back.
   谈到这个让人想起了整件事。
4. I think you should be careful about talking of the rebels as heroes
   我觉得你说话应该小心，不能把反叛分子当英雄。
5. I don't have the least idea of what you're talking about
   我一点儿都不知道你在说什么。
6. It was nice talking to you, Miss Giroux
   吉鲁小姐，和您谈话很愉快。
7. 'Hey, I don't know what you're talking about,' Russo objected.
   “喂，我不知道你在说些什么，”拉索反驳道。
8. Just pass this round as I'm talking and take a little look at it
   我讲的时候大家把这个传一下，稍微看一眼。
9. She looked forward to talking to her daughter by phone
   她盼望着能打电话和女儿交谈。
10. People were talking to him, listening to him, taking him places.
    人们和他交谈、听他讲话、带他游览。
11. I filled the kettle while she was talking and plugged it in
    她说话间，我把水壶灌满并插上了电源。
12. Some of what we're talking about might better be discussed in private.
    我们要谈论的一些事情最好是在私下里讨论。
13. I certainly don't remember talking to you at all
    我当然完全不记得和你讲过话。
14. It's a funny sensation to know someone's talking about you in a language you don't understand.
    知道有人正用一种你听不懂的语言谈论你，这种感觉很奇怪。
15. She put me on speakerphone and he heard me talking.
    她打开免提电话让我说话，这样他那边便听到我讲的话了。
16. A teacher reprimanded a girl for talking in class
    老师斥责了一个在课堂上说话的女生。
17. A neighbour saw her talking with Craven
    一个邻居看见她在和克雷文交谈。
18. Can't you see I'm talking? Don't interrupt.
    没看见我在说话吗？别插嘴。
19. We're talking to some people about opening an office in London
    我们在和一些人讨论在伦敦设立办事处的事儿。
20. Everyone is talking about him
    人人都在议论他。
21. We're talking megabucks this time.
    我们这次谈的可是上百万的买卖。
22. That's my wife you were talking to
    刚才和你说话的人是我老婆。
23. I don't understand what you are talking about
    我不明白你在说什么。
24. We are talking about upping everybody's pay.
    我们在谈提高大伙工资的问题。
25. This woman really wound me up. She kept talking over me.
    这个女人真气死我了。她一直想要说服我。
26. They stopped talking at my approach.
    我走近时他们停止了谈话。
27. This is the Uncle Zhang we're always talking about.
    他就是我们常常念叨的张大伯。
28. Don't interrupt my talking.
    别打岔，听我说下去。
29. We were just talking about John when he came in the door.
    我们正在谈论约翰的时候，他从门外走进来了。真是说曹操，曹操就到。
30. He was disciplined at school for talking back to the teacher.
    他因为和教师顶嘴受到了处分。

noun

1. an exchange of ideas via conversation
   1. let's have more work and less talk around here

   Synonym:    talk