Word
heart-to-heart
adjective
坦诚的；推心置腹的；开诚布公的
核心释义
openly straightforward and direct, without reserve or secretiveness
- 1.
坦诚直率,毫无保留
openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
坦诚直率,毫无保留；率直的；亲密的
用法In use
We had a heart-to-heart talk about our future.
用法提示：用作形容词，修饰名词 talk，表示'坦率的'。
After the argument, they sat down for a heart-to-heart conversation.
用法提示：用作形容词，修饰名词 conversation，表示'亲密的'。
She appreciated the heart-to-heart discussion with her mentor.
用法提示：用作形容词，修饰名词 discussion，表示'坦诚的'。
a heart-to-heart + [noun]
名词常为 talk, conversation, chat 等。
We had a heart-to-heart talk.
我们进行了一次坦诚的谈话。
be heart-to-heart
较少用作表语，但偶尔可见。
Their conversation was heart-to-heart.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- heartfelt
- 真诚的 · 区别：heart-to-heart 强调双方坦诚交流，heartfelt 强调的是个人深切的感情。
词族Word family
- heart-to-hearts
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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