
好词典

源自中古英语 'talken',与古英语 'talu'(故事或叙述)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语。
❶ 指说话或交谈的行为或过程,常用于描述人们之间的对话或讨论。
“Their talking kept me awake all night.”
(他们的谈话让我整晚都睡不着。)
“I could hear the sound of talking from the next room.”
(我能听到隔壁房间的说话声。)
❶ 用于描述某物或某人具有说话或表达的能力,常用于比喻或特定语境中。
“He bought a talking parrot for his daughter.”
(他给女儿买了一只会说话的鹦鹉。)
“The talking robot amazed the audience.”
(会说话的机器人让观众惊叹不已。)
talking point — 指讨论或辩论中的主要话题或焦点,常用于正式或非正式场合。
“Climate change became the main talking point at the conference.”
(气候变化成了会议上的主要讨论话题。)
talking to — 指对某人进行严肃的谈话,通常是因为其行为不当或需要纠正。
“The manager gave him a talking to for being late again.”
(经理因为他再次迟到而对他进行了严肃的谈话。)