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conversation

/kon-ver-sey-shuhn/US // ˌkɒn vərˈseɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən) //

谈话,会话,会谈,谈话内容

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk: how to master the art of conversation.such interchange by sign language, email, or other nonoral means of communication: I enjoy our time on the phone, but she prefers conversation by texting.an instance of this: I had a long phone conversation with my cousin in Florida.
    • : an informal public exchange of ideas or opinions about a particular issue; a dialogue: It’s time for a global conversation about the epidemic.
    • : association or social intercourse: a year's conversation with him as his caregiver and friend.
    • : criminal conversation.
    • : the ability to talk socially with others: She writes well but has no conversation.
    • : Obsolete. behavior or manner of living.close familiarity; intimate acquaintance, as from constant use or study.

Phrases

  • conversation piece
  • make conversation

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundialogue, discourse
Forms: conversations

Examples

  • Personally, I’m happy for conversations that move things forward in helping us be ever-safer with online data usage and storage.

  • Lorne Michaels, SNL’s producer, told Vulture in an interview that Carrey initiated the conversation about playing the part.

  • They also were instructed to edit the beginning and ending of each snippet to differentiate the posts slightly, according to the notes from the recorded conversation with a participant.

  • It became a very emotional experience for me, these conversations.

  • While standing in line for food I struck up a conversation with the man in front of me.

  • For many years afterward it was a never-ending topic of conversation, and is more or less talked of even to this day.

  • Yet, for god knows what reason, his name is never brought up in the “Great American Filmmaker” conversation.

  • Even though we were running late, Scott was jovial and candid in his conversation.

  • A successful trend-maker might be able to steer a conversation, but virality remains extremely difficult to predict.

  • In conversation, her ideas emerge at a roiling boil that often takes on a momentum of its own.

  • A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.

  • Cousin George's position is such a happy one, that conversation is to him a thing superfluous.

  • He insisted upon my staying a while, and we had the most amusing and entertaining conversation imaginable.

  • It was the conversation of every circle; and discussed according to the dispositions, or views of the speakers.

  • During this conversation Harry's right hand was resting beneath his jacket, grasping the butt of his revolver.