n (1)交(会)谈 (act of speaking;conversation)[C]：have a little/long～with sb about sth 就某事和某人谈了一会儿/很长时间;a serious/peace～认真交谈/和平会谈;hold disarmament～s 举行裁军会谈;have several～s on the economic problems of the two countries 就两国的经济问题进行了几轮商谈;〖同〗dialogue，discussion;

(2)报告，演讲(informal speech or lecture)[C][N(on/about)]：give a～on art/politics/family health 做有关艺术/政治/家庭保健的报告;an inspiring～令人鼓舞的演讲;〖同〗speech，lecture，address;

(3)说话的方式(particular manner of speech)[U]：plain/lisping～普通话/口齿不清的话语;baby-～ 儿语;〖同〗language，dialect，idiom;

(4) 1)空谈(mere empty speech;useless discussion)[U]：much～and no action 太多的空话却没有行动;His threats were just～. 他的威胁仅仅是空谈而已。be all～只会说空话; 2)谣言(any rumour or speculation concerning sth)[U]：There is a lot of～about closing the office/his behaviour/the President resigning. 有许多关于公司倒闭/他的行为/总统辞职的谣言。be the～of the town 成为街头巷尾人们谈论的话题;〖同〗gossip，rumour，word;

v (1)谈话，谈论(communicate or exchange ideas，information，etc by speaking)[I，I+prep(to/with)(about/of)]：～seriously/for an hour 认真地交谈/谈了一个小时;～by using signs 用手语交谈;～to (with) a friend/sb's parents和一个朋友/某人的父母交谈;～about sb's behavior/poetry/going to America 谈某人的行为/诗歌/去美国的事;～of the bitterness of the past/of writing a play for children/of applying for another job 谈到过去的苦/要写一部儿童剧/要申请另外一个工作;〖同〗discuss，speak，chat;〖反〗listen;

(2) 1)讨论，磋商(discuss;speak about)[T+n]：～philosophy/music/business 讨论哲学/音乐/谈生意;～sth with the doctor/the adviser/the lawyer和医生/顾问/律师磋商某事;〖同〗speak，consult，negotiate; 2)讲(express in a spoken form)[T+n]：～sense/nonsense/rubbish/a bit of shop 讲得有道理/讲得没道理/说废话/谈一点本行;〖同〗speak，say，utter，state，declare;

(3)讲某种语言(use specified language or idiom in speaking)[T+n]：～French/Spanish together 一起讲法语/西班牙语;Everyone at the party～ed English. 晚会上的每个人都讲英语。

(4)讲闲话(spread a rumor)[I]：You can't stay here—people will～! 你别待在这儿，别人会讲闲话的。not to do anything that makes people～不做让别人说闲话的事情;

(5)有说话的能力(have the power of speaking)[I]：The baby can learn to～，but cats can't. 婴儿能学会说话，猫不能。〖同〗speak;

(6)因讲话陷入某种状态(bring，put，influence，etc by talk)[C+n+adj]：～oneself hoarse/a person sleepy 讲得自己声音嘶哑/某人打瞌睡;

(7)供认，说出情况(give information，usu after being beaten or threatened，which one wanted to keep secret)[I]：persuade the prisoner/the suspect to～劝囚犯/犯罪嫌疑人供认;refuse to～拒绝说出情况;

talk back (v adv)顶嘴(vi)：a saucy child who～ed back to his parents/his teachers一个和父母/老师顶嘴的无礼的孩子;

talk down (v adv)驳倒(vt)：Don't worry，our next speaker is very experienced and will easily～the opponents down. 不要担心，我们下一位发言者非常有经验，会很容易把对方驳倒的。

talk into (v prep)说服某人做某事(vt)：～sb into agreement/staying/changing the job 劝某人同意/留下来/换一个工作;

talk out of (v adv prep)说服某人不做某事(vt)：～sb out of a decision/quitting school 劝某人改变决定/不要退学;

talk over (v adv)商量(vt)：Come and see me in my office and we'll～it over. 请到办公室来见我，我们一起商量一下这件事。

talk up (v adv) 1)大声说(vi)：～up a bit 大点声说; 2)坦率地讲：If you thought that wasn't fair，why didn't you～up? 如果你认为那不公平，为什么不坦率地说出来呢?

→′talkative adj 多话的，喜欢说话的;′talkativeness n 健谈;′talker n 说话的人;只说不干的人;′talking-point n 话题;′talking-to n 斥责，训斥，责备;

【用法】 1)talk to和talk with 意思基本一样，稍有区别。talk to sb 往往指的是“和……谈话”，从一方的角度去和别人谈某事，如：The teacher should～to your father about your behavior.(老师应该找你的父母谈谈你的表现。)而talk with sb 指的是双方或更多的人互相讨论某事，如：～with a friend(和朋友交谈)。2)talk about和talk of 意思基本一样，但强调谈某事或某人时，一般用talk about，如：～about one's holidays/one's job(谈自己的假期/工作)。而强调谈到或谈起某事时，一般用talk of，如：～of retiring at the end of the year(谈到年底退休的事)。3)talk 可以做[C]名词，也可做[U]名词。作可数名词时，可作“非正式的演说”讲;用作可数名词的复数时，是正式用法，表示“会谈”，如：hold peace～s (举行和平谈判)。作不可数名词时，是表示“说话”动作的最普通的词。

【辨异】 1)talk 与say、speak和tell的区别见SAY。2)talk 与conversation、discussion和gossip的区别见CONVERSATION。