talks

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. The Social Democrats say they are ready after all to begin talks on joining a coalition government.
   社会民主党人竟然说他们准备开始谈判加入联合政府了。
2. Talks with the teachers 'union over the weekend have averted a strike
   周末与教师工会举行的谈判避免了一场罢工。
3. Both sides have benefited from the talks.
   双方都从谈判中获益。
4. The talks have bogged down over the issue of military reform.
   谈判在军队改革问题上陷入了僵局。
5. Talks with business leaders broke down last night
   昨晚与商界领导人的谈判破裂了。
6. They called for a compromise on all sides to break the deadlock in the world trade talks
   他们呼吁各方作出让步以打破世界贸易谈判中的僵局。
7. Peace talks between the two sides ended in deadlock last month.
   双方上个月的和平谈判陷入了僵局。
8. The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.
   会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
9. Delegates from the warring sides held a new round of peace talks but went away empty-handed
   交战各方的代表进行了新一轮的和谈，但是毫无成果。
10. The debate could endanger the proposed peace talks.
    这一争论可能会危及提议进行的和平谈判。
11. The Prime Minister's talks with the leaders of the Democratic Party were largely exploratory.
    首相与民主党领袖们的谈话在很大程度上是试探性的。
12. His decision to hold talks is extraordinary because it could mean the real end of the war.
    他作出举行谈判的决定非同寻常，因为这可能意味着战争真的要结束了。
13. If this round of talks fails, the world's trading environment is likely to become increasingly hostile.
    如果这一轮谈判破裂了，世界贸易环境可能会变得越来越糟糕。
14. Rwanda is to hold talks with leaders of neighbouring countries next week.
    卢旺达下周将与周边国家的领导人举行会谈。
15. Preliminary talks on the future of the bases began yesterday.
    昨天开始了关于基地未来的初步讨论。
16. Talks aimed at producing a new world trade treaty have been under way for six years.
    旨在制定出一个新的世界贸易条约的谈判已经进行了6年。
17. The Chancellor is reported to have been delighted with the progress of the first day's talks
    据报道，总理对第一天会谈的进展表示满意。
18. When we're together, all he talks about is business. I wish he were more romantic
    我们在一起的时候，他总是谈论生意。我希望他能更浪漫一点。
19. Middle East peace talks in Washington showed signs of progress yesterday
    昨天在华盛顿举行的中东和谈有了取得进展的迹象。
20. The President had talks during a brief stopover in Lisbon with his Portuguese counterpart
    总统在里斯本作短暂停留期间和葡萄牙总统进行了会谈。
21. To strengthen his position in Parliament, he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party
    为巩固其在国会中的地位，他曾与农民党的领导人进行多次会谈。
22. 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。
23. During their talks, the two presidents discussed the transit of goods between the two countries.
    会谈中，两位总统讨论了两国间货物运输的问题。
24. What results emerged from your talks?
    你们的会谈产生了什么结果？
25. The President sent a special envoy to the peace talks.
    总统派了一名特使参加和平谈判。
26. That country's military leaders have shut the door on any further peace talks.
    那个国家的军事首脑们关闭了进一步和平谈判的大门。
27. The talks proceeded in a friendly atmosphere.
    会谈在友好的气氛中进行。
28. The two sides held talks on questions of common interest.
    双方就共同关心的问题进行了会谈。
29. The talks have been moved from Paris to London.
    会谈已由巴黎移到了伦敦。
30. He talks without stopping.
    他说个不停。

noun

1. a discussion intended to produce an agreement
   1. the buyout negotiation lasted several days
   2. they disagreed but kept an open dialogue
   3. talks between Israelis and Palestinians

   Synonym:    negotiationdialogue