| 单词 | the talkies |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe talkies A talking film, as opposed to a silent film. Frequently in plural (esp. the talkies). Cf. speakie n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [noun] > with sound talking film1904 talking picture1904 talkie1913 speaking-film1918 phonofilm1921 sound-film1923 talking movie1927 sound picture1928 talk-film1929 1913 Writer's Bull. Mar. 9 The silent ‘Movies’, so popular to-day, will become tame in comparison with the ‘Talkies’. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 Apr. 12/2 All have seen the movies, now people are to have the opportunity of seeing and hearing the ‘Talkies’... The author..of the remarkable speaking photoplay, ‘Shell Shocked’ is in the city. 1928 Daily Express 6 June 3/1 Marvel of the ‘talkies’. 1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies vi. 94 She said, ‘You're much later than you said. It's so boring to be late for a talkie.’ 1939 M. Spring Rice Working-class Wives v. 110 Another Leeds woman says ‘never get out except to shop; have never been to the talkies’. 1955 Times 25 May 5/5 It was not until the talkies came that the cinema divorced itself from reading. 1962 Movie Dec. 31/3 Part talkie with music and sound effects. 1978 E. Malpass Wind brings up Rain xix. 184 It was about this time that the first Talkies came to Ingerby: a fact that gave Benbow the courage..to ask Ulrike to go to the pictures with him. < as lemmas |
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