Word · Frequency #20294
Fully loadedtalkers
说话的人;健谈者;空谈者
talkers is the plural of talker.
A person who talks, especially one who speaks in public or who talks a lot.
- 1.
A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.
说话者,尤指发表演讲或健谈、喋喋不休的人。
- 2.
Any creature or machine that talks.
任何能说话的生物或机器。
- 3.
A table talker or shelf-talker.
桌面展示牌或货架展示牌。
- 4.
An augmentative and alternative communication device.
辅助和替代沟通设备。
说话者,尤指发表演讲或健谈、喋喋不休的人。;任何能说话的生物或机器。;桌面展示牌或货架展示牌。;辅助和替代沟通设备。;说话的人
In use
My uncle is a natural talker and can keep a conversation going for hours.
The conference hired an experienced talker to open the event with a keynote speech.
He is more of a talker than a doer, always promising but rarely acting.
a/an + adjective + talker
good talker 指善于表达、健谈的人;修饰语可改变含义,如 empty talker 指空谈者。
She is a good talker.
她是个善于言谈的人。
be + quite + a + talker
quite a talker 常指话多的人,有时带轻微贬义。
He's quite a talker.
他相当健谈。
be + no + great + talker
no great talker 是固定说法,表示不太健谈,不能逐字理解为“不是伟大的谈话者”。
Connections
Collocations
- a good talker
- 健谈的人;善于交谈的人
- My uncle is a good talker and can keep a conversation going for hours.我叔叔很健谈,能让谈话持续好几个小时。
- a poor talker
- 不善言辞的人;嘴笨的人
- Though he is a poor talker, he writes beautifully.虽然他嘴笨,但文章写得很美。
- a smooth talker
- 花言巧语的人;油嘴滑舌的人
- The salesman was a smooth talker, but I didn't trust a word he said.那个推销员花言巧语,可他说的话我一句也不信。
- a big talker
- 说大话的人;吹牛的人
- Don't believe him; he's a big talker who never keeps his promises.别信他;他光说大话,从不守诺言。
Idioms & figurative uses
- smooth talker
- 花言巧语的人He's a smooth talker, but you shouldn't trust everything he says.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 talk(说话)+ er(人):一直 talk 的人就是 talker——爱说话、健谈甚至空谈的人。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常交谈、公共演讲 泛指“说话的人”时通常为中性;指“饶舌者/空谈者”时多用于口语,常带贬义,具体视语境而定。
Grammar Note
多指说话的人,可指公开演讲者,也可略带贬义指饶舌或空谈的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所列单词都与 talker 共享 -ker 拼写,但发音不同。walker、stalker、hawker、corker 在标准英音中读 /ɔː/,与 talker 的 /ɒː/ 相近但不完全相同;barker 读 /ɑː/,locker 读 /ɒ/,差异更明显。注意不要仅凭拼写推断发音。
Learn the forms together
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.