| 单词 | conversation |
| 释义 | conversationconversationsconversationconversation /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən $ ˌkɑːnvər-/ noun [uncountable and countable] an informal talk between two or more peopleconversation withI had a short conversation with the teacher.have 我和老师作了一次简短的交谈。conversation aboutan interesting conversation about Italian operainterestopus 一段关于意大利歌剧的有趣谈话THESAURUS talk—conversationalconversational adjectiveCOLLOCATIONS: conversationverbsto have a conversationWe had a really interesting conversation.haveinterestto carry on/hold a conversationIt’s impossible to carry on a conversation with all this noise.to make conversation (=to talk in order to be polite)We sat there and tried to make conversation.sittryto get into conversation with somebody (=to start talking with someone)She got into conversation with one of the women in the queue.getwomanto engage somebody in conversation formal (=to deliberately start a conversation with someone)I tried to engage him in conversation.tryadjectivesa long/short conversationA customer was having a long conversation with the waitress.behavea private conversationGo away! This is a private conversation.bephrasesto be deep in conversation (=to be talking, so that you are not paying attention to anything else)He was deep in conversation with a man I had never seen before.behaveseeTHESAURUS: conversationconversation an informal talk between two or more people: She didn’t want to interrupt their conversation.I had a long telephone conversation with him.havediscussion a conversation about a serious or important subject: I don’t want to get into a discussion about politics.talk a long conversation, especially about a problem or about what you plan to do: We had a long talk about our relationship.havechat especially British English a friendly informal conversation: She was having a chat with one of her friends from college.behavefriendgossip a conversation about what other people have been doing in their private lives – often about things that are not really true: She and her friends often got together to have a gossip.friendgetIt’s all just gossip.small talk polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects, especially with someone you do not know well: We stood around making small talk about the weather.standmake |
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