单词 | talk sb down |
释义 | talk sb down talk sb down (PERSUADE) — phrasal verb with talk /tɔːk/ aep /tɑːk/ verb [I] ► F0 to persuade someone who is threatening to kill themselves not to jump from a high place: » The policeman talked the girl down after she had been on the roof for two hours.Thesaurus+: ↑Urging and persuading , ↑Causing somebody to act talk sb down (PREVENT) — phrasal verb with talk /tɔːk/ aep /tɑːk/ verb [I] ► F0 to speak loudly or without stopping to prevent someone else from speaking: » I tried to explain, but he just talked me down.Thesaurus+: ↑Interrupting and preventing from speaking |
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