talk down
第三人称
talks down
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talking down
过去式
talked down
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talked down
1
居高临下地说话, 轻视地说
to speak to someone in a way that suggests they are inferior or less intelligent than the speaker
- Instead of talking down, offer constructive feedback for improvement.
与其居高临下地说话,不如提供建设性的反馈以改进。
- It's not professional to talk down to clients, regardless of the situation.
无论情况如何,居高临下地对客户说话都是不专业的。
- Talking down to others is not a sign of effective leadership.
居高临下地对别人说话并不是有效领导的标志。
- The coach emphasized the importance of not talking down to teammates during the game.
教练强调了在比赛中不要对队友居高临下地说话的重要性。
- He always talks down to his employees, which affects their morale.
他总是居高临下地对他的员工说话,这影响了他们的士气。
2
贬低, 轻视
to describe someone or something in a way that makes them seem less good or important
- They often talk down the beauty of the countryside compared to city life.
与城市生活相比,他们经常贬低乡村的美丽。
- She knew how to skillfully talk down the importance of the event to avoid stress.
她知道如何巧妙地淡化事件的重要性以避免压力。
- The marketing team shouldn't talk down the new product features during the presentation.
营销团队在演示过程中不应该贬低新产品的功能。
- The critic had a tendency to talk down every movie regardless of its merits.
这位评论家倾向于贬低每一部电影,不管它的优点。
- She always tries to talk down her competitors when discussing their products.
在讨论竞争对手的产品时,她总是试图贬低他们。
3
引导降落, 通过无线电协助降落
to control an airplane's landing, using radio communication
- The skilled controller can talk down any plane with precision.
熟练的管制员可以精确地 引导 任何飞机。
- The automated system was able to talk down the drone to the designated landing spot.
自动化系统能够引导无人机降落到指定的着陆点。
- The captain skillfully talked down the damaged aircraft to a safe landing.
机长熟练地引导受损飞机安全着陆。
- The radio tower had to talk down the distressed aircraft after it lost navigation systems.
无线电塔不得不在飞机失去导航系统后引导这架遇险的飞机。
- The ground control team successfully talked down the emergency flight in challenging weather conditions.
地面控制团队在具有挑战性的天气条件下成功地 引导 了紧急飞行。
4
讨价还价, 压价
to convince someone to reduce the cost of something
- The customer skillfully talked the car salesman down during the negotiation.
顾客在谈判中巧妙地压低了汽车销售员的价格。
- They successfully talked the supplier down on the bulk purchase cost.
他们成功地说服供应商降低大宗采购的成本。
- With his negotiation skills, he talked the contractor down on the home renovation estimate.
凭借他的谈判技巧,他说服承包商降低了房屋装修的预算。
- She talked the seller down to a more reasonable price for the antique.
她讨价还价让卖家以一个更合理的价格出售古董。