Word · Frequency #289
talks
交谈；谈话；讨论
talks is the plural of talk.
核心释义
A conversation or discussion, usually serious and informal.
- 1.
A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
- 2.
通过对话交流思想
an exchange of ideas via conversation
- 3.
A lecture.
- 4.
讨论(‘谈论’是‘讨论’的非正式替代)
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
- 5.
Gossip; rumour.
- 6.
向观众发表演讲的行为
the act of giving a talk to an audience
- 7.
A major topic of social discussion.
- 8.
A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenage) child about a reality of life; in particular:
- 9.
Empty boasting, promises or claims.
讲座；演讲；报告；闲话；流言；传闻；话题；谈资；空谈；大话；空话；（父母或监护人与孩子的）谈心；告诫谈话
用法In use
We had a long talk about our summer plans.
用法提示：这里的 talk 是名词，表示一次交谈或对话。
The teacher wants a private talk with your parents after class.
用法提示：这里的 a private talk 指一次私下讨论，talk 为名词。
After the meeting, the two leaders had a friendly talk in the corridor.
用法提示：had a friendly talk 中 talk 是名词，表示一段交谈。
let's have more work and less talk around here
his poetry contains much talk about love and anger
I attended an interesting talk on local history
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- small talk
- 闲聊
- She is good at making small talk at parties.她在派对上很擅长闲聊。
- pep talk
- 鼓舞士气的讲话
- The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game.教练在比赛前给团队做了鼓舞士气的讲话。
- talk show
- 脱口秀
- He appeared on a popular talk show last night.他昨晚出现在一个热门脱口秀节目中。
- give a talk
- 发表演讲
- The professor will give a talk on climate change.教授将就气候变化发表演讲。
- idle talk
- 闲谈
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记‘talk’为‘谈话’：想象一张嘴在‘滔滔’不绝地说话，‘talk’的‘t’像舌头。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation、formal lecture、rumor/gossip 该词作为名词时，既可用于日常非正式交谈，也可用于正式演讲或指代流言蜚语，因此register选择混合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'talk', with the 'alk' spelling pronounced /ɔːk/. Note that 'talk' itself is not included.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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