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double talk

/duhb-uhl-tawk/US // ˈdʌb əlˌtɔk //

双关语,双重标准,双关语录,双重性的谈话

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
    • : deliberately evasive or ambiguous language: When you try to get a straight answer, he gives you double-talk.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to engage in double-talk.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to accomplish or persuade by double-talk.

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Examples

  • What celebrity has started to talk about his or her eating disorder?

  • Hopefully not overly close, but we talk about it in the episode how similar it is.

  • Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.

  • Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.

  • Surely all this graphic talk of gastrointestinal distress is making you queasy.

  • Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.

  • In treble, second and fourth, the first change is a dodge behind; and the second time the treble leads, there's a double Bob.

  • And is this a mere fantastic talk, or is this a thing that could be done and that ought to be done?

  • Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.

  • Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace and among a free people.