| 词汇 | talk down |
| 释义 | talk down [phrasal verb] 1 talk down to (someone) : to talk to (someone) in an overly simple way which suggests that he or she is not intelligent以居高临下的口气（对某人）说话 Many politicians are guilty of talking down to voters.许多政治家错在以居高临下的口吻对选民说话。 Don't talk down to me. I'm not stupid.不要傲气十足地跟我说话，我不傻。 2 talk down (something or someone) or talk (something or someone) down a : to describe (something or someone) as unimportant贬低；贬损 He talked down [=downplayed] his accomplishments.他对自己的成就轻描淡写。 b : to cause (the price of something) to be lower by talking to someone使降价；砍价 She managed to talk down his asking price for the car.她总算把他给这辆车的开价压了下来。 : to convince (someone) to lower the price of something说服（某人）减价 She talked him down 500 dollars.她和他砍价，降了500美元。 3 talk (someone) down : to convince (someone who is standing on a high place and threatening to jump) to come down and not to commit suicide说服（站在高处威胁要自杀的人）下来 He tried to talk her down from the ledge. [=to convince her to not jump from the ledge]他竭力劝她从窗台上下来，不要往下跳。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 He was about to quit his job in anger, but she managed to talk him down. [=to convince him not to do it]他一气之下就要辞职，但她设法劝住了他。 talk |
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