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单词 talks up
释义

talk up

verb

talked up; talking up; talks up

transitive verb

: to discuss favorably : advocate, promote
talk up the new product

intransitive verb

: to speak up plainly or directly

Synonyms

  • ballyhoo
  • boost
  • hype
  • pitch
  • plug
  • promote
  • publicize
  • tout
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Example Sentences

the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie feel free to talk up if you have any objections
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Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

talks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of talk up
1
as in promotes
to provide publicity for the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • promotes
  • sells
  • beats the drum (for)
  • ballyhoos
  • announces
  • publicizes
  • hypes
  • plugs
  • touts
  • advertises
  • pitches
  • boosts
  • praises
  • plumps (for)
  • pushes
  • barks
  • reviews
  • hails
  • recommends
  • merchandises
  • publishes
  • merchandizes
  • broadcasts
  • lauds
  • endorses
  • plonks (for)
  • acclaims
  • plunks (for)
  • indorses
2
as in speaks up
to voice one's opinions freely with force feel free to talk up if you have any objections

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • speaks up
  • speaks out
  • shouts
  • cries
  • yells
  • pipes up
  • sounds off
  • speaks one's mind
  • calls
  • shoots
  • spouts (off)
  • hollers
  • vociferates
  • roars
  • bays
  • bawls
  • bellows
  • sings (out)
  • enounces
  • thunders
  • articulates
  • enunciates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clams up
  • shuts up
  • belts up
  • suppresses
  • hushes
  • dummies up
  • quiets
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