talk down

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  • na.驳倒；放低嗓子说；放大声音盖过其他声音
  • Web说服；指示；贬低
Simple Present：talks down  Present Participle：talking down  Past Tense：talked down  

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驳倒;放低嗓子说;放大声音盖过其他声音;【航空】(用无线电)引导着陆

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AllAll,驳倒驳倒,放低嗓子说放低嗓子说,放大声音盖过其他声音放大声音盖过其他声音,说服说服,指示指示,贬低贬低
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1.
China's leaders have been unusually direct in trying to talk down the market.
中国领导人从不忌讳通过口头干预方式给股市降温。
zhōng guó lǐng dǎo rén cóng bù jì huì tōng guò kǒu tóu gān yù fāng shì gěi gǔ shì jiàng wēn 。
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2.
I can sense your getting ready to tell me to take an aspirin in a glass of wine. Don't talk down to me!
听着好像你接下来就会建议我把阿司匹林放到酒里然后喝下去一样。不许居高临下地跟我说话！
tīng zhe hǎo xiàng nǐ jiē xià lái jiù huì jiàn yì wǒ bǎ ā sī pǐ lín fàng dào jiǔ lǐ rán hòu hē xià qù yí yàng 。 bù xǔ jū gāo lín xià de gēn wǒ shuō huà !
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3.
Don't talk down to me, Frank! Whether you like it or not, I know just as much about the subject as you do, if not more.
不要对我说了，弗兰克！不管你喜欢还是不喜欢，我知道这个问题的只是尽可能多地做，如果不是更多。
bú yào duì wǒ shuō le , fú lán kè ! bù guǎn nǐ xǐ huan hái shì bù xǐ huan , wǒ zhī dào zhè ge wèn tí de zhǐ shì jìn kě néng duō de zuò , rú guǒ bú shì gèng duō 。
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4.
There's claims a transfer won't happen as Juve attempt to talk down Liverpool's asking price.
外界消息指出，利物浦和尤文在转会费价格存在分歧，转会可能就此告吹。
wài jiè xiāo xi zhǐ chū , lì wù pǔ hé yóu wén zài zhuǎn huì fèi jià gé cún zài fēn qí , zhuǎn huì kě néng jiù cǐ gào chuī 。
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5.
At best, this may lead to choppy trading in 2011 as countries try to talk down their currencies, or even to intervene in the markets.
最好的情况是，随着各国努力使本国货币贬值，抑或者甚至是干预市场，上文所讲的或许会在来年会引起一场紊乱的国际贸易。
zuì hǎo de qíng kuàng shì , suí zhe gè guó nǔ lì shǐ běn guó huò bì biǎn zhí , yì huò zhě shèn zhì shì gān yù shì chǎng , shàng wén suǒ jiǎng de huò xǔ huì zài lái nián huì yǐn qǐ yī chǎng wěn luàn de guó jì mào yì 。
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6.
They are a matter of concern to the government, which has been trying subtly to talk down the market.
他们是中国政府关注的对象。政府一直试图通过措辞微妙的讲话评论，阻止股市过热。
tā men shì zhōng guó zhèng fǔ guān zhù de duì xiàng 。 zhèng fǔ yì zhí shì tú tōng guò cuò cí wēi miào de jiǎng huà píng lùn , zǔ zhǐ gǔ shì guò rè 。
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7.
Try not to talk down to children when you're teaching them.
你教孩子时尽量不要用高高在上的口气讲话。
nǐ jiāo hái zi shí jǐn liàng bú yào yòng gāo gāo zài shàng de kǒu qì jiǎng huà 。
blog.hjenglish.com
8.
Would you have one in authority over you scream at you and talk down to you?
你希望有个权威人事在你之上对你咆哮用高人一等的口气对你说话吗？
nǐ xī wàng yǒu gè quán wēi rén shì zài nǐ zhī shàng duì nǐ páo xiào yòng gāo rén yì děng de kǒu qì duì nǐ shuō huà ma ?
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9.
Don't talk down to coworkers, including subordinates.
不要用居高临下的口吻和同事说话，包括下属。
bú yào yòng jū gāo lín xià de kǒu wěn hé tóng shì shuō huà , bāo kuò xià shǔ 。
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10.
You talk down to me like I'm some kind of idiot.
你一付高高在上的样子跟我说话，好像我是个笨蛋似的。
nǐ yī fù gāo gāo zài shàng de yàng zǐ gēn wǒ shuō huà , hǎo xiàng wǒ shì gè bèn dàn shì de 。
zhidao.baidu.com