have a heart-to-heart (with sb)
We had a heart-to-heart about our relationship.
我们就我们的关系进行了一次推心置腹的谈话。
私下里亲密的谈话
私下里亲密的谈话
an intimate talk in private
After the argument, they decided to have a heart-to-heart to clear the air.
争吵后，他们决定进行一次坦诚的谈话以消除误会。
用法提示：此处heart-to-heart作为名词，与have搭配，表示进行一次亲密的私下谈话。
She appreciated the heart-to-heart with her mentor about her career doubts.
她很感激与导师就她的职业疑虑进行的坦诚交流。
用法提示：heart-to-heart用作名词，前面有定冠词the，指代一次具体的坦诚谈话。
We need a heart-to-heart to discuss our relationship issues openly.
我们需要一次坦诚的谈话来公开讨论我们的关系问题。
用法提示：heart-to-heart作为名词，前面有不定冠词a，表示需要一次这样的谈话。
We had a heart-to-heart about our relationship.
我们就我们的关系进行了一次推心置腹的谈话。
She wanted a heart-to-heart about his health.
她想就他的健康问题进行一次坦诚的交谈。
They often have heart-to-hearts over coffee.
他们经常边喝咖啡边进行坦诚的交谈。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had a heart-to-heart talk.
正确表达We had a heart-to-heart.
heart-to-heart作为名词本身已表示一次坦诚的谈话，无需再加talk，否则会误将其用作形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子We talked heart-to-heart.
正确表达We had a heart-to-heart.
heart-to-heart是名词，不能用作副词修饰动词；应使用have a heart-to-heart的动词短语结构。
heart-to-heart 是名词，指坦诚的谈话；heartfelt 是形容词，修饰情感或道歉，强调发自内心，不指谈话本身。
heart-to-heart 特指坦诚的私人谈话；intimate 是形容词，可形容关系、环境或细节，不限于谈话场合。
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