积累:talk

一、“talk + 介词”类短语

这类短语核心是通过介词明确“talk”的对象、内容或方向,是最基础也最常用的搭配类型。

1. talk to sb.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语)

核心含义:“和某人说话”,侧重“单向沟通”或“主动与对方交流”,不强调对方是否回应,也可用于“劝说、告诫某人”的场景

用法解析:主语是“主动发起对话的人”,宾语是“对话的对象”,日常口语和书面语通用,可根据语境调整语气(日常闲聊或严肃劝说)。

例句:

日常场景:She often talks to her mother on the phone every weekend.(她每周都会和妈妈通电话聊天。)

劝说场景:The teacher talked to Tom after class because he was late again.(因为汤姆又迟到了,老师课后找他谈了谈。)

2. talk with sb.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语)

核心含义:“和某人交谈”,侧重“双向互动”,强调双方都参与对话、交换观点,更偏向“平等的沟通”(如讨论、商量)

用法解析:与“talk to sb.”容易混淆,关键区别在“互动性”——“talk with”隐含“双方有来有回”,而“talk to”可能是“一方说、一方听”。在非正式场合中,两者偶尔可通用,但正式语境下需区分互动关系。

例句:

We talked with the manager about the new work plan for an hour.(我们和经理就新工作计划讨论了一个小时。)

My best friend and I often talk with each other about our dreams.(我和最好的朋友经常互相聊我们的梦想。)

3. talk about sth./sb.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语)

核心含义:“谈论某事/某人”,侧重“对话的内容围绕某个主题(人或事物)”,是表达“讨论对象”最直接的短语。

用法解析:“about”后接名词、代词或动名词(如 talking about studying),可用于任何场景(日常闲聊、新闻评论、学术讨论等),只要需要明确“讨论的核心内容”,就可用该短语。

例句:

They are talking about the movie they watched last night.(他们正在聊昨晚看的那部电影。)

Don’t talk about others’ private lives behind their backs.(不要在背后谈论别人的私生活。)

4. talk of sth./sb.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语)

核心含义:“提及、谈到某事/某人”,侧重“偶然、简略地提到”,而非“深入讨论”,语气比“talk about”更轻,且常隐含“话题与当前语境关联度不高”或“传闻中的内容”。

用法解析:日常口语中使用频率低于“talk about”,更常见于“偶然提及”或“转述传闻”的场景,如“talk of the town”(全城热议的话题,固定搭配)。

例句:

She talked of a trip to Japan, but I don’t know if she’ll go.(她提到过要去日本旅行,但我不知道她会不会去。)

The talk of the office is that our company will have a new boss.(办公室里大家都在传,我们公司要新来一位老板了。)

5. talk over sth.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语,宾语可置于“talk”和“over”之间,如 talk sth. over)

核心含义:“详细讨论、深入商量某事”,侧重“为了达成共识、解决问题而仔细沟通”,隐含“双方认真交换意见、反复斟酌”的过程。

用法解析:宾语多为“需要决策的事”(如计划、问题、方案),日常中可替换为“discuss sth. in detail”,但“talk over”更强调“通过沟通解决问题”的目的。

例句:

Let’s talk over the details of the project at tomorrow’s meeting.(咱们在明天的会议上详细讨论一下项目的细节吧。)

My parents and I talked the matter over, and finally they agreed with my decision.(我和父母仔细商量了这件事,最后他们同意了我的决定。)

二、“talk + 副词”类短语

这类短语通过副词补充“talk”的状态(如“大声说”“不停说”)或结果(如“说服”“讲清楚”),更侧重描述“说话的方式”或“沟通的效果”。

1. talk aloud

词性:动词短语(不及物,不直接接宾语,若接内容需加“about”等介词)

核心含义:“大声地说、出声地说”,侧重“说话的声音能被他人听到”,区别于“自言自语(talk to oneself)”或“小声说(talk quietly)”,但不强调“刻意喧哗”,只是“声音足够大”。

用法解析:日常中可用于“朗读”“公开表达”等场景,如“talk aloud while reading”(朗读时出声),也可形容“不经意间大声说话”。

例句:

He often talks aloud when he’s thinking, which sometimes surprises his colleagues.(他思考时经常会出声说话,有时候会吓到同事。)

The teacher asked us to talk aloud so that everyone in the group could hear.(老师让我们大声说,这样小组里每个人都能听到。)

2. talk away

词性:动词短语(可及物或不及物,及物时后接“时间”,表“浪费时间”;不及物时表“不停地说”)

核心含义:有两个常见含义:① 不停地说(强调“说话时间长、停不下来”);② (通过说话)浪费时间(后接“时间”作宾语,如 talk away hours)。

用法解析:含义①侧重“说话的持续性”,常带轻微贬义(如“喋喋不休”);含义②侧重“时间被说话消耗”,隐含“没做更重要的事”。

例句:

含义①:She talked away for two hours without letting anyone else speak.(她滔滔不绝地说了两个小时,没给别人说话的机会。)

含义②:We talked away the whole afternoon, forgetting to finish the work.(我们聊了一下午,忘了要完成工作。)

3. talk back

词性:动词短语(不及物,若接对象需加“to”,即 talk back to sb.)

核心含义:“顶嘴、反驳”,侧重“对长辈、上级或权威人士不礼貌地回应”,隐含“不服从、态度生硬”的语气,日常中多为贬义。

用法解析:主语通常是“晚辈、下属”,宾语是“长辈、上级”,口语中常用,书面语中可替换为“answer back”,但“talk back”更口语化。

例句:

It’s impolite for a child to talk back to their parents.(孩子跟父母顶嘴是不礼貌的。)

He got angry because his assistant talked back to him in the meeting.(他很生气,因为助理在会议上反驳了他。)

4. talk down

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语,可构成“talk sb. down”或“talk down sth.”)

核心含义:有两个核心含义:① (通过大声或强势的说话)压制、驳倒某人(talk sb. down);② 贬低、看轻某事/某人(talk down sth./sb.),两者都带“通过语言让对方处于弱势”的意味。

用法解析:含义①侧重“沟通中的强势压制”,如“在争论中驳倒对方”;含义②侧重“主观上贬低价值”,如“说某件事不重要”。

例句:

含义①:No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t talk down the experienced debater.(不管他多努力,都没能驳倒那位有经验的辩手。)

含义②:Don’t talk down his achievements—he worked really hard for them.(别贬低他的成就,那是他努力换来的。)

5. talk out

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语,常构成“talk out sth.”或“talk sb. out of sth.”)

核心含义:主要有两个常用义:① 把(问题、想法)彻底说清楚(talk out sth.),侧重“通过沟通解决困惑”;② 劝说某人放弃某事(talk sb. out of sth.),侧重“通过语言改变对方的决定”,这是更高频的用法。

用法解析:“talk sb. out of sth.”是重点搭配,“sth.”多为“不好的计划、危险的行为”,如“talk sb. out of giving up”(劝某人不要放弃);“talk out sth.”则常见于“解决矛盾”的场景,如“talk out a disagreement”(把分歧说清楚)。

例句:

含义①:Let’s sit down and talk out this problem—we can’t keep arguing.(咱们坐下来把这个问题说清楚,不能一直吵下去。)

含义②:Her friends talked her out of quitting her job without a new offer.(她的朋友劝她不要在没找到新工作前辞职。)

三、“talk + 副词 + 介词”类短语(三词短语)

这类短语结构更复杂,含义更具体,通常指向“通过谈话达成的特定目的”或“针对某类问题的沟通”,在实际场景中实用性很强。

1. talk down to sb.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语“sb.”)

核心含义:“以居高临下的语气和某人说话”,侧重“把对方当作能力、认知不如自己的人,用轻视、傲慢的态度沟通”,隐含“不尊重对方”的意味,多为贬义。

用法解析:区别于“talk down sb.”(驳倒某人),“talk down to sb.”的核心是“态度傲慢”,而非“争论输赢”,常见于“上级对下属、长辈对晚辈(不当的态度)”或“自以为是的人对他人”的场景。

例句:

She hates it when people talk down to her just because she’s young.(她讨厌别人因为她年轻就用居高临下的语气跟她说话。)

The manager never talks down to his team—he always treats everyone equally.(这位经理从不居高临下地对团队说话,他总是平等对待每个人。)

2. talk sb. into sth.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接“sb.”和“sth.”,“sb.”是被劝说的对象,“sth.”是被劝说做的事)

核心含义:“劝说某人做某事”,侧重“通过耐心、有说服力的沟通,让原本不愿意做的人改变想法”,与“talk sb. out of sth.”(劝放弃)是相反搭配。

用法解析:“sth.”可以是名词(如 a trip)或动名词(如 going),日常中可替换为“persuade sb. to do sth.”,但“talk sb. into sth.”更口语化,强调“通过对话说服”的过程。

例句:

I finally talked my sister into going to the concert with me.(我终于说服我姐姐和我一起去看演唱会了。)

He tried to talk me into investing in his business, but I refused.(他试图说服我投资他的生意,但我拒绝了。)

3. talk through sth.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语“sth.”,可构成“talk through sth.”或“talk sb. through sth.”)

核心含义:“详细讲解、逐步说明某事”,侧重“为了让对方理解,分步骤、有条理地解释”,尤其适用于“复杂的流程、问题或计划”,隐含“帮助对方掌握细节”的目的。

用法解析:“talk sb. through sth.”更常用,强调“针对某人进行讲解”,如“教某人操作步骤”“帮某人梳理问题”,日常和工作场景都很适用(如职场培训、生活指导)。

例句:

The IT support talked me through the steps to fix my computer.(IT 支持一步步教我怎么修电脑。)

Before the exam, the teacher talked through the key points we needed to remember.(考试前,老师详细讲解了我们需要记住的重点。)

4. talk around sth.

词性:动词短语(及物,后接宾语“sth.”)

核心含义:“绕开某事不谈、回避某个话题”,侧重“故意不直接提及核心问题,转而说无关的内容”,隐含“不想面对、不愿意讨论”的态度。

用法解析:与“talk about sth.”(直接讨论)相反,“talk around sth.”的关键是“回避核心”,常见于“尴尬、敏感或不想回答的话题”,口语和书面语都可使用。

例句:

Every time I ask about his past, he talks around the subject.(每次我问起他的过去,他都绕开话题不谈。)

Let’s stop talking around the problem—we need to face it directly.(咱们别再回避这个问题了,得直接面对它。)

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