conversation

[ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn]
  • 释义
  • 交谈,谈话;

  • 词义辨析
  • conversation, chat, dialogue, discussion
  • 这四个词都可作“谈话”解。它们的区别在于:conversation是非正式会谈,可能是热烈和令人兴奋的,也可能是乏味和令人厌烦的; chat是朋友间非常随便的交谈,所谈的往往是些有趣的事,但不是很重要的事; discussion一般指严肃地讨论某一个问题或难题,并且寻求结论或解决的办法, discussion有时可转变为辩论; dialogue是两个或两个以上的人之间的对话以及小说、戏剧等中的对白。例如:
    In my conversation with him,I mentioned your business plan.我和他谈话时曾提及你的营业计划。
    The two friends sat in a corner and had a chat about the weather.两个朋友坐在屋角闲聊天气。
    There was a general discussion following his speech.他的讲话完后进行了一般性的讨论。
    There is some good descriptive writing in the novel, but the dialogue is poor.这小说里有些很好的描写,但对白很差。
  • conversation,dialogue,talk,chat
  • 这些名词都含“交谈”之意。
    conversation一般用词,指两个或更多人互相交换意见的交谈。
    dialogue指“对话”。
    talk普通用词,可与conversation换用,指正式交谈。
    chat指熟人之间非常随便的交谈,强调谈话的亲密和非正式性。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    She steered the conversation to more general topics.

    她把谈话引向更为一般性的话题.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    Someone has been listening in to our telephone conversation.

    有人一直在窃听我们的电话谈话.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    After she finished her conversation with flying colours, she hung up.

    她出色地谈完之后, 把电话挂了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    She was seen in animated conversation with the singer Yuri Marusin.

    有人看见她与歌手尤里·马鲁辛交谈甚欢。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    The conversation slows down the action of the play.

    这些对话使剧情进展有所减缓.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 6、

    The weather is a stock topic of conversation.

    天气是老一套的话题.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 7、

    You can hardly expect scintillating conversation from a kid that age.

    你几乎想不到那么点儿的孩子会说出妙趣横生的话来。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    The conversation was carried on in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

    会谈是在亲切友好的气氛中进行的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    A chance conversation led to a brilliant new career for the young catering student.

    一次偶然的谈话让这名年轻的餐饮业学生进入了一个前景一片光明的新职业.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    There was a brief pause in the conversation.

    对话中有短暂的停顿.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    Over breakfast at my motel, I fell into conversation with the owner of a hardware shop.

    我在汽车旅店吃早饭时,和一位五金店的老板聊了起来。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    We struck up a conversation, in the course of which it emerged that he was a sailing man.

    我们聊了起来,在谈话过程中得知他是一名水手。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    I hate having to make polite conversation.

    我很讨厌不得不说些应酬话。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    She was asked to recount the details of the conversation to the court.

    她被要求向法庭陈述谈话细节。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 15、

    They were too distantly seated for any conversation.

    他们坐得相隔太远,不便谈话。

    柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    She sat silently, flinging the odd word into the conversation from time to time.

    她静静地坐着, 在谈话过程中不时插上一两句话.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.

    这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    I'm afraid I must break this conversation short. I have to go now.

    恐怕这次谈话只能到此为止, 现在我得走了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    We were enjoying a pleasant conversation , until she sailed in with her unpleasant remarks.

    我们正在愉快地交谈, 她却起劲地加了进来,说些没人爱听的话.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 20、

    I latched on to their conversation.

    我倾听他们的谈话.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 21、

    Her conversation was salted with wit.

    她的话妙趣横生.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    I only caught the fag end of their conversation.

    我仅听到他们谈话的结尾。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 23、

    a shouty conversation on the stairs

    楼梯上的高声谈话

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 24、

    We made stilted conversation for a few moments.

    我们不自然地客套了几句。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 25、

    They can't believe you can even hold a conversation.

    他们不敢相信你竟然能够把一场对话进行下去。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 26、

    Keep the conversation off linguistic matters.

    避谈语言学问题。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 27、

    The latest machines scramble the messages so that the conversation cannot easily be intercepted.

    最新的机器对信号作扰频处理,通话就不易被侦听了。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 28、

    Pollard opened the conversation with some small talk.

    波拉德在寒暄中开始了谈话。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 29、

    When they were in company she always seemed to dominate the conversation.

    他们在一起的时候,她好像总是操纵着话语权。

    ——柯林斯例句