Word · Frequency #289
talks
说话；交谈
talks is the third person singular of talk.
To communicate by speaking
- 1.
To communicate, usually by means of speech.
交流,通常指用言语。
- 2.
To speak (a certain language).
说(某种语言)。
- 3.
To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
指责别人而自己也有同样过错。
- 4.
To gossip; to create scandal.
说闲话；制造丑闻。
- 5.
To manifest outwardly in speech, as opposed to reality or action.
仅停留在口头,而非实际行动。
说闲话；搬弄是非；空谈；说空话；说（某种语言）；会讲；五十步笑百步；交流,通常指用言语。
In use
We talked for hours about our summer plans.
She talks to her grandmother on the phone every Sunday.
I need to talk with you about the project before the meeting.
talk to/with sb
用于表示与某人进行对话。
I need to talk to you.
我需要和你谈谈。
talk about sth
They are talking about the weather.
他们正在谈论天气。
talk to sb about sth
明确谈话的双方和话题。
She talked to her boss about the project.
她和老板谈了谈那个项目。
Connections
Collocations
- talk about
- 谈论；讨论
- We need to talk about your plans for the summer.我们需要谈谈你夏天的计划。
- talk to
- 与…交谈；对…说话
- I talked to my manager about the problem.我和经理谈了这个问题。
- talk through
- 把…详细讨论；仔细商量
- Let's talk through the details before we sign anything.在签署任何文件之前，我们先把细节详细讨论一下。
- talk someone into
- 说服某人做某事
- She talked me into joining the gym.她说服我加入了健身房。
- talk nonsense
- 说废话；胡说
- Stop talking nonsense and give me a straight answer.别胡说八道，给我一个直截了当的回答。
- talk back
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：talk 与 walk 只差一个字母，t 像伸出的舌头，说话靠舌头，走路靠腿。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常闲聊、电话交谈、会议讨论 作“说话、交谈”讲时，talk 在口语和一般书面语中都很常见；正式公文或学术写作里通常更偏向用 speak、converse。日常使用时比较中性，没有明显的正式或随意色彩。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时，宾语为话题或语言；不及物时常用介词搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -alk 结尾，且其中的 l 不发音，均读 /oːk/，与 talk 押韵。注意：hawk /hoːk/ 也押韵但拼作 -awk；talc /tælk/ 形似但读 /tælk/，不押韵；tall /toːl/ 元音相同但结尾不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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