Communication & Speech

Phrasal verbs for speaking and expressing

简介

沟通不只是说话——重要的是知道什么时候该"speak up（大声说出来）"，什么时候该"hold back（保留意见）"，以及怎么"get your point across（把话说清楚）"。短语动词给描述语言交流增添了微妙的层次。

这一章聚焦于沟通类的短语动词：我们怎么开始对话、展开论点、分享信息，以及有时候怎么会沟通失败。

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本章全部短语动词（79）

• speak up To speak louder or express your opinion
• point out To draw attention to something
• get across To communicate successfully
• talk over To discuss something thoroughly
• come out with To say something unexpectedly
• go on about To talk too much about something
• speak out To publicly express an opinion, especially a controversial one
• cut in To interrupt someone while speaking
• go on To continue speaking; to happen
• fill in To give someone information they missed
• butt in To interrupt rudely
• spell out To explain something in detail
• hear out To listen to someone completely
• own up To admit to doing something wrong
• run by To tell someone about an idea to get their opinion
• talk into To persuade someone to do something
• talk out of To persuade someone not to do something
• blurt out To say something suddenly without thinking
• shut up To stop talking
• water down To dilute; to make less strong or effective
• play down To make something seem less important
• talk round To persuade someone to change their mind
• pick up on To notice or become aware of something
• back up To support someone's statement
• brush off To dismiss or ignore someone
• gloss over To avoid discussing something important
• touch on To mention something briefly
• call back To return a phone call
• ring up To telephone someone (British)
• write back To reply in writing
• put across To communicate an idea successfully
• pipe down To be quiet
• clam up To suddenly stop talking
• get at To imply or suggest
• chime in To add to a conversation
• trail off To gradually stop speaking
• ramble on To talk at length without focus
• drone on To talk boringly for a long time
• harp on To keep talking about something repeatedly
• mouth off To speak disrespectfully
• pipe up To start speaking suddenly
• prattle on To talk at length about trivial things
• rabbit on To talk excessively
• rattle off To say something quickly and easily
• reel off To recite quickly from memory
• sound off To express opinions loudly
• talk back To reply rudely to someone in authority
• talk down to To speak condescendingly
• waffle on To talk vaguely or at length
• bang on about To talk at length about something repeatedly
• let on To reveal or pretend
• fess up To confess or admit
• read out To read aloud
• call out To publicly criticize or challenge
• hit back To respond defensively to criticism
• fire back To respond quickly and aggressively
• answer back To reply rudely
• shout out To call loudly or give public praise
• fob off To give an unsatisfactory answer to dismiss someone
• palm off To get rid of by deception
• butt out To stop interfering
• weigh in To give an opinion in a discussion
• wade in To intervene forcefully
• jump in To join a conversation suddenly
• break in To interrupt a conversation
• talk at To speak without listening
• chat away To talk continuously in a friendly way
• natter on To chat idly
• yak on To talk excessively
• gab away To talk a lot
• blabber on To talk foolishly or too much
• hold back To keep information secret
• keep back To not reveal information
• leave out To omit from what is said
• clue in To inform someone
• tip off To give secret information
• give away To accidentally reveal
• let slip To accidentally reveal
• spill out To reveal suddenly or uncontrollably