单词 | talk down |
释义 | talk down 1. phrasal verb To talk down someone who is flying an aircraft in an emergency means to give them instructions so that they can land safely. The pilot began to talk him down by giving instructions over the radio. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If someone talks down a particular thing, they make it less interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed. They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth-biggest industry. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Businessmen are tired of politicians talking the economy down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for talk To talk someone down in negotiations means to persuade them to accept less money than they originally asked for. [mainly British] We talked them down and struck a deal. [VERB noun PARTICLE] When he makes you an offer, you send me in and I'll talk him down another thousand. [V n P amount] Following the Chancellor's measures, we are going to have to talk down sellers. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] |
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