| 单词 | talk of |
| 释义 | > as lemmastalk of a. talk of: to speak of, about, or in reference to (anything); also, = talk about at sense 1a in colloquial use, sense 1a; often in indirect passive, to be talked of. to talk of (doing something), to speak somewhat vaguely, so as to suggest a notion, or express one's probable intention, of doing it. talking of.., apropos of..; also jocular introducing an unconnected subject. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of to speak of ——c825 sayOE besayc1200 talk ofc1230 to make mention ofc1300 readc1300 yminnea1325 nevenc1330 to make mindc1350 toucha1375 famea1400 minta1400 clepec1400 rehearsec1405 recitec1436 reckonc1480 mentionatec1525 mention1530 to speak upon ——1535 name1542 repeatc1550 voice1597 commemorate1599 to speak on ——1600 notice1611 quote1612 to make vent ofa1616 memorate1623 mensh1928 c1230 Hali Meid. 17 Ȝif ȝe þrafter þenne speken togedere folliche & talkeð of unnet. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 8035 Hit is meruaile of ham to talke. c1470 Henry Wallace I. 295 Tawkand thus of materis that was wrocht. 1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 141v Hearyng them talke of the wonderfull workes, whyche Christ our sauour dyd. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. ii. 40 He doth nothing but talke of his horse. View more context for this quotation 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 180 Erostratus, that Fir'd Diana's Temple to be Talk'd of for having done so. 1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 72 Talk of the Devil, and see his horns. 1759 S. Johnson Idler 25 Aug. 265 He..talked..volubly of Pettifoggers. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. viii. 206 The day was long talked of. 1831 M. Edgeworth Let. 30 Apr. (1971) 531 ‘Talking of coincidencies’ as Mr. Ward would say..that was something of a coincidence. 1840 Spirit of Times 23 May 133/2 By the way, ‘talking of guns’, we shall take it as a great favor if our correspondents will send their orders for English Magazines, papers, etc., direct to Messrs. Wiley and Putnam, instead of ordering them from this office. 1851 E. B. Browning Let. 12 Nov. (1897) II. vii. 29 Talk of English comforts! It's a national delusion. 1857 C. Dickens Let. 15 Sept. (1995) VIII. 447 [Wilkie Collins] talks of going to the theatre to-night in a cab. 1876 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 684 This gives Pulcheria time to murmer, ‘Talk of snub-noses!’ 1886 J. Payn Heir of Ages i Talk of an angel and we hear the flutter of her wings. a1910 Mod. Talking of Switzerland—have you ever been there in winter? 1950 F. Stark Traveller's Prelude xv. 191 She..asked: ‘Were you in a very small hospital?’ ‘I thought so.’ Talk of cats! to talk of a. talk of: to speak of, about, or in reference to (anything); also, = talk about at sense 1a in colloquial use, sense 1a; often in indirect passive, to be talked of. to talk of (doing something), to speak somewhat vaguely, so as to suggest a notion, or express one's probable intention, of doing it. talking of.., apropos of..; also jocular introducing an unconnected subject. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > mention or speak of to speak of ——c825 sayOE besayc1200 talk ofc1230 to make mention ofc1300 readc1300 yminnea1325 nevenc1330 to make mindc1350 toucha1375 famea1400 minta1400 clepec1400 rehearsec1405 recitec1436 reckonc1480 mentionatec1525 mention1530 to speak upon ——1535 name1542 repeatc1550 voice1597 commemorate1599 to speak on ——1600 notice1611 quote1612 to make vent ofa1616 memorate1623 mensh1928 c1230 Hali Meid. 17 Ȝif ȝe þrafter þenne speken togedere folliche & talkeð of unnet. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 8035 Hit is meruaile of ham to talke. c1470 Henry Wallace I. 295 Tawkand thus of materis that was wrocht. 1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 141v Hearyng them talke of the wonderfull workes, whyche Christ our sauour dyd. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. ii. 40 He doth nothing but talke of his horse. View more context for this quotation 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 180 Erostratus, that Fir'd Diana's Temple to be Talk'd of for having done so. 1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 72 Talk of the Devil, and see his horns. 1759 S. Johnson Idler 25 Aug. 265 He..talked..volubly of Pettifoggers. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. viii. 206 The day was long talked of. 1831 M. Edgeworth Let. 30 Apr. (1971) 531 ‘Talking of coincidencies’ as Mr. Ward would say..that was something of a coincidence. 1840 Spirit of Times 23 May 133/2 By the way, ‘talking of guns’, we shall take it as a great favor if our correspondents will send their orders for English Magazines, papers, etc., direct to Messrs. Wiley and Putnam, instead of ordering them from this office. 1851 E. B. Browning Let. 12 Nov. (1897) II. vii. 29 Talk of English comforts! It's a national delusion. 1857 C. Dickens Let. 15 Sept. (1995) VIII. 447 [Wilkie Collins] talks of going to the theatre to-night in a cab. 1876 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 684 This gives Pulcheria time to murmer, ‘Talk of snub-noses!’ 1886 J. Payn Heir of Ages i Talk of an angel and we hear the flutter of her wings. a1910 Mod. Talking of Switzerland—have you ever been there in winter? 1950 F. Stark Traveller's Prelude xv. 191 She..asked: ‘Were you in a very small hospital?’ ‘I thought so.’ Talk of cats! < as lemmas |
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