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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1465 COCA: 1164

conversation

noun
 
/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way（非正式）交谈，谈话
    • a phone conversation电话交谈
    • The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election.谈话的主题是选举可能的结果。
    • I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite).我设法找些话题。
    • conversation with somebody I had a long conversation with her the other day.前几天我与她作了一次长谈。
    • She was engaged in conversation with a colleague.她正在和一位同事谈话。
    • (British English) to get into conversation with somebody开始与某人攀谈
    • (North American English) to get into a conversation with somebody开始与某人攀谈
    • conversation between A and B I overheard a conversation between two colleagues.无意中听到两个同事的对话。
    • conversation about something We had to listen to endless conversations about high prices and food shortages.我们不得不听那些关于高物价和食品短缺的无休无止的谈话。
    • in conversation Don was deep in conversation with the girl on his right.唐与他右边的女孩在专心交谈。
    • I spent an hour in conversation with him.我花了一个小时和他交谈。
    • The conversation turned to gardening.话题转到了园艺上。
    • Desperately he struggled to keep the conversation going.他拼命努力让谈话继续下去。
    • I see no point in continuing this conversation.我认为继续这场谈话没有意义。
    • She tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of marriage.她试图把话题从婚姻上引开。
    • He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking.在谈话即将开始的时候，他突然感到一阵惊慌。
    Synonyms discussiondiscussion
    • conversation
    • dialogue
    • talk
    • debate
    • consultation
    • chat
    • gossip
    These are all words for an occasion when people talk about something.
    • discussion a detailed conversation about something that is considered to be important:
      • Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders.两位领导人仍在进行讨论。
    • conversation a talk, usually a private or informal one, involving two people or a small group; the activity of talking in this way:
      • a telephone conversation电话交谈
    • dialogue conversations in a book, play or film:
      • The novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue.这部小说描述多，对话少。
      A dialogue is also a formal discussion between two groups, especially when they are trying to solve a problem or end a dispute:dialogue 亦指两个团体间为解决问题或结束争端进行的正式对话、讨论、交换意见：
      • The President told waiting reporters there had been a constructive dialogue.总统告诉等候的记者，刚才进行了一次富有建设性的对话。
    • talk a conversation or discussion, often one about a problem or something important for the people involved:
      • I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.我和老板就我的事业前景进行了一次长谈。
    • debate a formal discussion of an issue at a public meeting or in a parliament. In a debate two or more speakers express opposing views and then there is often a vote on the issue:
      • a debate on prison reform关于监狱制度改革的辩论
    • consultation a formal discussion between groups of people before a decision is made about something:
      • There have been extensive consultations between the two countries.两国之间进行了广泛磋商。
    • chat a friendly informal conversation; informal talking. 指友好的非正式交谈、聊天The countable use of chat is especially British English: I just called in for a chat about the kids.
    • gossip a conversation about other people and their private lives:
      • We had a good gossip about the boss.我们讲了好一会儿老板的闲话。
    Patterns
    • a discussion/​conversation/​dialogue/​talk/​debate/​consultation/​chat/​gossip about something
    • a discussion/​conversation/​dialogue/​debate/​consultation on something
    • in (close) discussion/​conversation/​dialogue/​debate/​consultation with somebody
    • to have a discussion/​conversation/​dialogue/​talk/​debate/​consultation/​chat/​gossip with somebody
    • to hold a discussion/​conversation/​debate/​consultation
    Express Yourself Conversation openersConversation openers打开话题What can you say when you have to speak to someone for the first time or when you have to open a meeting? Here are some possible ways of starting a conversation or getting the audience's attention before a talk or speech:与人初次交谈时打开话题，会议开始要讲话，或者演讲之前引起听众注意，可用以下方式：
      • Do you mind if I sit here? 我坐在这儿可以吗？
      • Hello, is this seat taken?你好，这个座位有人吗？
      • May I join you? Can I get you a coffee?可以和你一起吗？我给你拿杯咖啡好吗？
      • Lovely weather we’re having!/Can you believe this rain/​wind/​cold/​sunshine?多好的天气呀！／真想不到会下这么大雨／刮这么大风／这么冷／阳光这么灿烂！
      • Excuse me, could I ask you a question?打扰一下，可以问您一个问题吗？
      • Shall we make a start? I think it's almost three o'clock.我们马上开始好吗？我看都快三点了。
      (British English)
      • Shall we get started? I'd like to introduce our speaker.我们开始吧？我来介绍一下演讲人。
      (especially North American English)
      • I think everyone's here, so I'd like to welcome you to this conference.我想大家都到齐了，在此我对出席本次会议的各位表示欢迎。
    Extra Examples
    • A chance conversation led to a brilliant new career for the young student.一次偶然的谈话让这位年轻的学生进入了一个前景光明的新职业。
    • All conversation ceased and everyone turned around.所有的谈话都停了下来，大家都转过身去。
    • All too soon the stilted conversation ran dry.这次谈话本来就有点儿不自然，很快就没什么可说的了。
    • Cara kept up a one-sided conversation.谈话时，卡拉只顾着一个人说个不停。
    • Don was in close conversation with the girl on his right.唐正和他右边的女孩亲切交谈。
    • During the course of conversation, it emerged that Sheila had lived in Nigeria.从谈话中得知，希拉在尼日利亚生活过。
    • He said that television had been the death of good conversation.他说电视已取代了人与人之间愉快的交谈。
    • He was waiting for her to open the conversation.他在等她先开口说话。
    • I got into a conversation with Chris about UFOs.我和克里斯谈起了不明飞行物。
    • I got into conversation with one of the directors.我和一个负责人交谈起来。
    • I had an interesting conversation with Dick Wortley.我和迪克・沃特利进行了一次很有意思的交谈。
    • I managed to bring the conversation around to why they were leaving.我设法将谈话转到了他们为什么离开这个问题上。
    • I overheard snatches of a conversation between two doctors.我无意中听到两位医生之间的零星谈话。
    • I recall a conversation in which he told me he would never leave Paris.我回想起他在一次谈话中告诉我他永远不会离开巴黎。
    • I tried to make conversation with the three people around the table.我尝试和桌子旁 3 个沉默的人交谈。
    • I was courteous but didn't encourage conversation.我谦恭有礼，但是不愿多与人交谈。
    • I was keen to strike up a conversation with him.我渴望和他交谈起来。
    • In the Western world it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.在西方国家，交谈时保持目光接触是礼貌的行为。
    • In the programme tonight we hear Dr Chris Toole in conversation with the artist Mary Witherspoon.在今晚的节目中，我们将听到克里斯·图尔博士和艺术家玛丽·威瑟斯庞的谈话。
    • It's not a subject that often crops up in casual conversation.这不是闲谈中常常会冒出来的那种话题。
    • Our hostess did her best to keep the conversation going.我们的女主人尽了最大努力使谈话继续下去。
    • Police taped the conversation.警方对谈话进行了录音。
    • She avoided conversation with the other passengers.她避免和其他乘客交谈。
    • She could hear him over the buzz of conversation and laughter.一片嗡嗡的谈笑声中，她能听到他的声音。
    • She ignored all my attempts at conversation.我每次尝试和她谈一谈，她都不理睬。
    • She turned the conversation to her work.她把话题转到了她的工作上。
    • The book became an instant best-seller and topic of water-cooler conversation.这本书一出版就十分畅销，成为人们工作之余谈论的热门话题。
    • The conversation drifted away from babies.话题不知不觉离开了婴孩。
    • The conversation drifted into family chat.谈话不知不觉地变成了聊家常。
    • The conversation ended when the vacuum cleaner started up.真空吸尘器一开，谈话就结束了。
    • The conversation moved on to other things.谈话接着转到了其他事情上。
    • The conversation proceeded in French.谈话用法语进行。
    • The main topic of conversation was the big football match.话题主要是这场重要的足球比赛。
    • The two of you need to have a face-to-face conversation.你们两个人需要面对面地谈一谈。
    • There is an ongoing conversation in society about how we raise our children.社会上关于如何抚养孩子的讨论还在继续。
    • There was no time for a proper conversation.没有时间进行一次象样的交谈。
    • They all relaxed and conversation flowed freely.他们都很放松，自由自在地畅谈着。
    • They were deep in conversation and didn't notice the time.他们谈得很起劲，没有注意到时间。
    • Think of prayer as a two-way conversation.把祈祷想成一种双向的交谈。
    • We carried on a rather awkward conversation.我们尴尬地进行了交谈。
    • We engaged in a long conversation.我们进行了一次长谈。
    • We had a long conversation about old cars.我们围绕旧汽车谈了很久。
    • We sat making polite conversation and feeling rather uncomfortable.我们彬彬有礼地坐着交谈，感到有点儿不舒服。
    • When I tried to engage him in conversation, she always interrupted.我试图让他参与谈话的时候，她总是打岔。
    • When did this conversation take place?这次谈话是什么时候的事？
    • When you are struggling with an unfamiliar language, the simplest conversations can be misinterpreted.如果不熟悉一种语言，最简单的谈话都可能被误解。
    • You can't hold a private conversation there.那里无法进行私人谈话。
    • Young children become quickly bored by adult conversation.小孩子对大人的谈话很快就会厌倦。
    • a conversation between Jane and her parents简和父母的谈话
    • a conversation on the topic of activities for children以儿童活动为主题的谈话
    • a plain girl who had no conversation and no social graces相貌平平、不善交谈也不懂社交礼仪的女孩
    • listening to endless conversations about high prices and food shortages听那些无休无止关于价格高、食品匮乏的谈话
    • I got into a conversation with a man on the bus.我在公共汽车上跟一个男人攀谈起来。
    • I tried to make polite conversation.我设法说些应酬话。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • short
    • lengthy
    • …
    … of conversation
    • snatch
    verb + conversation
    • carry on
    • have
    • hold
    • …
    conversation + verb
    • occur
    • take place
    • continue
    • …
    preposition
    • during conversation
    • in conversation with
    • conversation about
    • …
    phrases
    • an attempt at conversation
    • be in… conversation (with somebody)
    • a buzz of conversation
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘living among, familiarity, intimacy’): via Old French from Latin conversatio(n-), from the verb conversari ‘keep company (with)’, from con- ‘with’ + versare, frequentative of vertere ‘to turn’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1465 COCA: 1164
conversation

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF CONVERSATION | VERB + CONVERSATION | CONVERSATION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1465 COCA: 1164
conversation noun
⇨ discussion
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1465 COCA: 1164
conversation
Informal conversation about other people or unimportant things: conversation, chat, gossip...

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