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OF CONVERSATION | VERB + CONVERSATION | CONVERSATION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief, short簡短的交談▸➤lengthy, long冗長的交談;長談◇We engaged in a long conversation.我們進行了一次長談。➤endless, pointless無休止的/無意義的對話◇We had to listen to endless conversations about high prices and food shortages.我們不得不聽那些關於高物價和食品短缺的無休無止的談話。➤everyday, general, normal, ordinary日常的/一般的/常規的/普通的談話➤casual, idle, informal閒談◇It's not a subject that often crops up in casual conversation.這不是閒談中常常會冒出來的那種話題。➤intimate, personal, private親密的/私人的/私下的談話▸➤face-to-face, one-on-one (NAmE) 面對面的/一對一的談話◇The two of you need to have a face-to-face conversation.你們兩個人需要面對面地談一談。➤one-sided, two-way只一方開口的談話;雙向的交談◇Think of prayer as a two-way conversation.把祈禱想成一種雙向的交談。➤phone, telephone電話交談▸➤overheard, recorded, taped無意中聽到的談話;被錄音的談話▸➤civilized, polite文明的/禮貌的交談◇We sat making polite conversation and feeling rather uncomfortable.我們彬彬有禮地坐着交談,感到有點兒不舒服。➤friendly, pleasant友善的/愉快的談話▸➤animated, lively熱烈的談話➤heated激烈的談話▸➤fascinating, good, intelligent, interesting, stimulating愉快的交談;機智的交談;有意思的談話;鼓舞人心的談話◇He said that television had been the death of good conversation.他說電視已取代了人與人之間愉快的交談。➤candid, honest坦誠的/誠懇的交談▸➤deep, in-depth, meaningful, proper, real, serious深入的/深刻的/有意義的/像樣的/認真的/嚴肅的談話◇There was no time for a proper conversation.沒有時間進行一次像樣的交談。➤simple簡單的交談◇When you are struggling with an unfamiliar language, the simplest conversations can be misinterpreted.如果不熟悉一種語言,最簡單的談話都可能被誤解。➤strange奇怪的談話▸➤chance偶然的交談◇A chance conversation led to a brilliant new career for the young student.一次偶然的談話讓這位年輕的學生進入了一個前景光明的新職業。➤awkward, desultory, halting, stilted尷尬的/不着邊際的/斷斷續續的/不自然的談話◇We carried on a rather awkward conversation.我們尷尬地進行了交談。➤hushed, murmured, quiet, whispered輕聲交談;低聲交談➤ongoing (especially NAmE) 繼續進行的交談◇There is an ongoing conversation in society about how we raise our children.社會上關於如何撫養孩子的討論還在繼續。➤imaginary想像的談話▸➤after-dinner, dinner餐後的/餐桌上的談話▸➤adult成年人的談話◇Young children become quickly bored by adult conversation.小孩子對大人的談話很快就會厭倦。➤water-cooler (NAmE) 同事間的閒聊◇The book became an instant best-seller and topic of water-cooler conversation (= a popular subject for discussion, for example between people who work together).這本書一出版就十分暢銷,成為人們工作之餘談論的熱門話題。... OF CONVERSATION➤snatch談話片段◇I overheard snatches of a conversation between two doctors.我無意中聽到兩位醫生之間的零星談話。VERB + CONVERSATION➤carry on, have, hold, make進行談話◇You can't hold a private conversation there.那裏無法進行私人談話。◇I tried to make conversation with the three people around the table.我嘗試和桌子旁 3 個沉默的人交談。➤begin, initiate, open, spark, start, strike up開始談話;首先開口交談;開啟對話;交談起來◇He was waiting for her to open the conversation.他在等她先開口說話。➤draw sb into, engage sb in使某人參與談話◇When I tried to engage him in conversation, she always interrupted.我試圖讓他參與談話的時候,她總是打岔。➤fall into, get into開始交談◇I got into conversation with one of the directors. (BrE) 我和其中一位主管交談起來。◇I got into a conversation with Chris about UFOs. (NAmE) 我和克里斯談起了不明飛行物。➤be deep in, be engaged in談得起勁;在談話中◇They were deep in conversation and didn't notice the time.他們談得很起勁,沒有注意到時間。➤continue, keep up繼續交談◇Cara kept up a one-sided conversation.談話時,卡拉只顧着一個人說個不停。➤control, dominate控制/支配談話▸➤bring around, bring round, steer, turn轉移話題;改變話題◇I managed to bring the conversation around to why they were leaving.我設法將談話轉到了他們為什麼離開這個問題上。◇He tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of money.談話中他盡力避開錢這個話題。◇She turned the conversation to her work.她把話題轉到了她的工作上。➤enter, join, join in加入談話▸➤break off中斷談話▸➤conclude, end, finish結束談話▸➤avoid避免交談◇She avoided conversation with the other passengers.她避免和其他乘客交談。➤encourage樂於交談◇I was courteous but didn't encourage conversation.我謙恭有禮,但是不願多與人交談。➤hear, listen to, overhear聽見/傾聽/無意中聽到談話➤record, tape給談話錄音◇Police taped the conversation.警方對談話進行了錄音。➤break into, interrupt插話;打斷談話▸➤resume恢復談話➤recall, remember回想/記得談話◇I recall a conversation in which he told me he would never leave Paris.我回想起他在一次談話中告訴我他永遠不會離開巴黎。CONVERSATION + VERB➤occur, take place談話進行◇When did this conversation take place?這次談話是在什麼時候進行的?➤continue, proceed談話繼續◇The conversation proceeded in French.談話用法語進行。➤flow暢談◇They all relaxed and conversation flowed freely.他們都很放鬆,自由自在地暢談着。➤come around to sth, come round to sth, drift, move on (to sth), switch, turn to sth, veer back to sth, veer off sth談話轉到⋯;談話轉題;談話繼續(到⋯);話題轉變;話題又回到⋯上;話題偏離⋯◇The conversation drifted away from babies.話題不知不覺離開了嬰孩。◇The conversation moved on to other things.談話接着轉到了其他事情上。◇The conversation turned to football.談話轉到了足球上。➤revolve around談話圍繞着▸➤cease, end, stop談話結束◇All conversation ceased and everyone turned around.所有的談話都停了下來,大家都轉過身去。◇The conversation ended when the vacuum cleaner started up.真空吸塵器一開,談話就結束了。➤die, die away, die down談話漸漸停下▸➤dry up, run dry (especially NAmE) 談話繼續不下去◇All too soon the stilted conversation ran dry.這次談話本來就有點兒不自然,很快就沒什麼可說的了。PREPOSITION➤during conversation在談話中◇In the Western world it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.在西方國家,交談時保持目光接觸是禮貌的行為。➤in conversation with在和⋯談話◇In tonight's show we hear Chris Toole in conversation with the artist Mary Withers.在今晚的節目中,我們將聽到克里斯・圖爾博士和藝術家瑪麗・威瑟斯的談話。➤conversation about關於⋯的談話◇We had a long conversation about old cars.我們圍繞舊汽車談了很久。➤conversation between⋯之間的談話◇a conversation between Jane and her parents簡和父母的談話➤conversation on關於⋯的談話◇a conversation on the topic of activities for children以兒童活動為主題的談話➤conversation with和⋯的談話◇I had an interesting conversation with Dick Wortley.我和迪克・沃特利進行了一次很有意思的交談。PHRASES➤an attempt at conversation嘗試交談◇She ignored all my attempts at conversation.我每次嘗試和她談一談,她都不理睬。➤be in... conversation (with sb)(和某人)⋯地交談◇Don was in close conversation with the girl on his right.唐正和他右邊的女孩親切交談。➤a buzz of conversation, a hum of conversation談話的嗡嗡聲◇She could hear him over the buzz of conversation and laughter.一片嗡嗡的談笑聲中,她能聽到他的聲音。➤during the course of (the) conversation在談話的過程中◇During the course of conversation, it emerged that Sheila had lived in Nigeria.從談話中得知,希拉在尼日利亞生活過。➤keep the conversation going使談話繼續下去◇Our hostess did her best to keep the conversation going.我們的女主人盡了最大努力使談話繼續下去。➤a lull in the conversation談話中的沉寂➤a topic of conversation話題◇The main topic of conversation was the war.話題主要是這場戰爭。