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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔FUNNY〕Tom Lehrer's black humor offended some people, who found jokes about such subjects as nuclear war unacceptable. 汤姆·莱勒的黑色幽默冒犯了一些人，他们觉得拿核战争这样的话题来开玩笑令人无法接受。朗文写作活用〔INTERESTING〕Her lectures were always stimulating and covered a variety of subjects. 她的演讲向来发人深省，并且涉及许多话题。朗文写作活用〔MENTION〕Then Meredith discovered that the way to get Harriet relaxed and talking was to introduce the topic of animals. 然后梅雷迪思发现，要使哈丽雅特放松并开口说话的途径就是引入动物这一话题。朗文写作活用〔NEWS〕The hoax made national news, and people were talking about it for weeks afterwards. 这个恶作剧成了全国新闻，几个星期之后仍旧是人们的话题。朗文写作活用〔SITUATION〕The climate of opinion on the sensitive topic of euthanasia is changing gradually. 在安乐死这个敏感话题上舆论趋向渐渐在改变。朗文写作活用〔SUBJECT〕The rise of Islam is a popular topic these days. 伊斯兰教的兴起是当今的流行话题。朗文写作活用〔SUBJECT〕This is getting us nowhere. Let's just drop the subject, okay? 这样又谈不出什么结果来，我们不谈这个话题了好吗？朗文写作活用〔accessible〕He writes accessibly about complex topics.他能把复杂的话题写得通俗易懂。韦氏高阶〔back〕Can we go back to what we were talking about earlier? 我们能回到先前谈论的话题吗？麦克米伦高阶〔balance〕The author keeps her readers off balance by always changing the subject.这个作者总在变换她的话题，把读者弄得云里雾里。韦氏高阶〔ball〕She tried to get the ball rolling by asking him a few questions.她问了他几个问题，想要由此进入话题。韦氏高阶〔bring around〕We gradually brought the conversation around to the subject of his unpaid bills.我们逐渐将话题转到他的未付账单上。韦氏高阶〔bring〕He brought up a subject rarely raised during the course of this campaign.他提出了一个在这次运动中很少被提及的话题。柯林斯高阶〔broach〕I broached the subject of her early life.我提及了她早年生活这一话题。外研社新世纪〔buzz〕Sex education in schools was the buzz topic.学校里的性教育是一个热门话题。外研社新世纪〔change〕Let's change the subject (= talk about something different).我们换个话题吧。剑桥高阶〔change〕Piper awkwardly tried to change the subject (=talk about something else) .派珀笨拙地想要改变话题。朗文当代〔chestnut〕It's that old chestnut: life imitating art, or art imitating life?还是那个老话题：是生活模仿艺术, 还是艺术模仿生活？外研社新世纪〔combustible〕I was desperate to change the subject, and we moved to less combustible talk about her future plans.我急切地想要转移话题, 于是我们开始谈论她对未来的打算, 这样气氛能缓和一些。外研社新世纪〔comparatively〕Comparatively few books have been written on the subject.有关这一话题的书写得相对较少。朗文当代〔contest〕Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。柯林斯高阶〔conversation〕After a while, the conversation turned to a friend's coming wedding.一会儿以后，话题就转到一个朋友即将举行的婚礼上去了。朗文当代〔conversation〕She knew that the topic of conversation had been changed as soon as she'd sat down at the table.她知道自己刚在桌前落座他们就转变了话题。外研社新世纪〔conversation〕The conversation turned to gardening.话题转到了园艺上。牛津高阶〔conversation〕The conversation turned to music. = Music became the topic of the conversation.话题转到了音乐上。韦氏高阶〔disturb〕Neither Baker nor Levy seemed eager to disturb the cordial atmosphere by discussing more sensitive issues.贝克和利维似乎都不愿谈及更为敏感的话题而破坏了友好的氛围。柯林斯高阶〔drag in〕They disapproved of my dragging in his wealth.他们不赞成我把他的财富扯进话题。柯林斯高阶〔drag in〕They disapproved of my dragging in his wealth.他们反对我把他的财富扯进话题。外研社新世纪〔drag〕Why must you always drag this subject in when we are talking? 我们谈话时你为什么总是非要扯进这个话题? 英汉大词典〔draw〕She refused to be drawn on the subject.她拒绝对这个话题作出回答。朗文当代〔drift〕The conversation drifted from one subject to another.谈话从一个话题转到另一个话题。21世纪英汉〔drift〕The conversation drifted from topic to topic.交谈漫无边际地从一个话题转到另一个话题。韦氏高阶〔drop〕I think we'd better drop the subject.我认为我们最好不要谈这个话题。牛津高阶〔drop〕Let's drop the subject, shall we? 我们不谈这个话题，好吗？麦克米伦高阶〔emotive〕He raised the highly emotive issue of bullfighting.他提出了斗牛这个激动人心的话题。牛津搭配〔explore〕They then choose a specific topic they wish to explore further.然后他们选了一个希望继续探讨的具体话题。外研社新世纪〔flounder〕His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly.他突然改变话题，使她茫然不知所措。牛津高阶〔football〕The issue of tax reform became a political football.税制改革这一问题成为备受人们争论的话题美国传统〔forbidden〕The war was a forbidden subject.战争曾经是人们避讳的话题。柯林斯高阶〔forbidden〕The war was a forbidden subject.这场战争曾经是人们避讳的话题。外研社新世纪〔get on to〕We got on to the subject of relationships.我们开始讨论情爱关系这个话题。柯林斯高阶〔gets on his hobbyhorse〕She's been riding that hobbyhorse for months.这几个月她一直都在谈论她喜爱的那个话题。韦氏高阶〔get〕Let's get off the topic. 我们别再谈这个话题了吧。英汉大词典〔gingerly〕It's a delicate subject, and we need to approach it gingerly.这是个敏感话题，我们需要谨慎对待。韦氏高阶〔girlie〕We had a real girlie chat.我们一起聊了很多女孩子们感兴趣的话题。剑桥高阶〔go〕I'd like to go back to what Abby was saying just a minute ago.我想回到刚才阿比谈到的话题。麦克米伦高阶〔hobby-horse〕Honesty is a favourite hobby-horse for Courau.诚信是库罗最喜欢谈论的一个话题。柯林斯高阶〔hot〕The affair was a hot topic of conversation.那件事成了热门话题。朗文当代〔idea〕Music A theme or motif.【音乐】 话题，主题美国传统〔innocuity〕Conversation will lag and digress politely to innocuities.谈话会拖延下去,而且还要客客气气地拉扯些无关痛痒的话题。英汉大词典〔issue〕What you say is interesting, but it does not affect the point at issue here.你所说的很有意思，不过对讨论中的话题没有影响。牛津搭配〔laden〕Try to avoid discussing emotionally laden subjects.尽量避免谈论充满感情色彩的话题。牛津搭配〔later on〕We'll talk about this subject some more later on.我们以后再谈这一话题。韦氏高阶〔lead〕This argument leads us away from the topic.这场辩论使我们离开了话题。英汉大词典〔lead〕To proceed toward (a main topic) with preliminary remarks.用前言引入（一主要话题）美国传统〔live〕It's a pretty live topic at the moment.这是当前的一个热点话题。外研社新世纪〔manner〕We would discuss all manner of subjects.我们会讨论各种各样的话题。朗文当代〔minefield〕The whole subject is a political minefield.整个话题就是一个政治上的雷区。柯林斯高阶〔minefield〕The whole subject is a political minefield.整个话题就是一个政治雷区。外研社新世纪〔motoring〕These magazines cover all kinds of popular subjects such as motoring, gardening, and sports.这些杂志涵盖各种流行的话题，如驾车、园艺和运动。朗文当代〔move on〕We've talked too much about modern literature, let's move on.关于现代文学我们已经谈得很多了，让我们换个话题吧。21世纪英汉〔nudge〕He nudged the conversation towards the subject of money.他将谈话逐步引到钱这个话题上。牛津高阶〔off limits〕Unlike most group discussions, nothing was off limits.话题没有限制，这和大多数小组讨论不一样。朗文当代〔open letter〕A published letter on a subject of general interest, addressed to a person but intended for general readership.公开信：一封关于一般话题并寄给一个人但又希望所有人都知道的信美国传统〔opine〕You can opine about/on any subject you like.你可以对任何喜欢的话题发表意见。韦氏高阶〔organize〕Each set of questions is organized around a specific topic.每一组问题都是围绕一个特定的话题而列在一起的。麦克米伦高阶〔pick up on〕The media has recently begun to pick up on this issue.近期，这家媒体开始在这个话题上大做文章。韦氏高阶〔public service〕The star has recorded public-service announcements for local TV on subjects including HIV and teen pregnancy.这位明星为当地电视台录制的公共服务公告包括艾滋病和青少年怀孕等话题。剑桥高阶〔rage〕He flies into a rage if you even mention the subject.你只要一提起这个话题，他就会暴跳如雷。牛津高阶〔ramble〕He had lost track of what he was saying and began to ramble.他忘了原先的话题，开始瞎扯起来。牛津高阶〔say〕I want to say something on this subject.我想就这个话题说几句。麦克米伦高阶〔sensitive〕Sex education and birth control are sensitive issues.性教育和计划生育都是敏感的话题。剑桥高阶〔shuffle〕He shuffled the question off and changed the topic.他把这问题撇在一边,改变了话题。英汉大词典〔skip〕The teacher kept skipping from one subject to another so it was difficult to follow what he was saying.老师不断地从一个话题跳到另一个话题，所以很难跟上他的讲话思路。剑桥高阶〔stay off〕Let's stay off the subject of politics.我们还是避开政治这个话题吧。韦氏高阶〔steer clear〕I try to steer clear of the subject of politics when I talk to him.我和他谈话时尽量避开政治话题。韦氏高阶〔steer〕He tried to steer the conversation away from his recent problems.他尽量把话题从他近期的问题引开。韦氏高阶〔stick to〕Please stick to the script/subject/rules.请按照讲稿/话题/规则往下进行。韦氏高阶〔string together〕The filmmaker strung together interviews with a number of experts on the subject.电影制作人对一些专家就这一话题所做的访谈进行了编辑制作。韦氏高阶〔subject〕Climate change is still very much a subject for debate.气候变化仍然是人们时常争论的话题。牛津高阶〔subject〕I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject.我需要告诉她这个消息，但不知道该如何提起话题。韦氏高阶〔subject〕I wish you'd change the subject(= talk about sth else).我希望你换个话题。牛津高阶〔subject〕Look, I don't want to talk about it, so can we drop the subject? 提起某话题麦克米伦高阶〔taboo〕Rape is a taboo subject .强奸是忌讳的话题。朗文当代〔talk〕Last year at this time no one had ever heard of him, but now he's the talk of the town.去年这时候都没人听说过他，但现在他却是街头巷尾谈论的话题。韦氏高阶〔talk〕Oh yes, talking of Harry, have you seen him recently? 说起某事（在交谈中用于承接刚刚提及的话题）麦克米伦高阶〔topicality〕The sinking of the tanker has made aspects of marine pollution particularly topical.油轮的沉没使得海洋污染的方方面面都成为眼下大家尤为关注的热点话题。柯林斯高阶〔topic〕We shall return to the topic of education in Chapter 7.我们将在第七章再回到教育这个话题。朗文当代〔touchy〕Security is a touchy subject at the moment.眼下安全问题是个敏感话题。外研社新世纪〔transparent〕He made transparent excuses to avoid the topic of politics.他明显使用借口来避免谈论政治话题。英汉大词典〔unmentionable〕There are certain topics that are considered to be unmentionable.有一些话题被认为是不宜提及的。韦氏高阶〔vast〕The vast majority of books on the subject are complete rubbish.有关这一话题的绝大多数书籍都是一派胡言。朗文当代〔wane〕Public interest in the issue has waxed and waned over the years.这些年来公众对这个话题的兴趣时冷时热。牛津搭配〔warm〕The more she spoke, the more she warmed to her subject.她对自己的话题越说越起劲。朗文当代〔water〕The conversation got into the murky waters of jealousy and relationships.交谈进入到爱妒交织的复杂话题。牛津高阶Sex education and birth control are sensitive issues for the anti-abortion movement.性教育和计划生育是反堕胎运动的敏感话题。剑桥国际She steered the conversation away from the unpleasant subject. 她设法摆脱这一不愉快的话题。译典通That painting is a good talking point.那幅画是个好话题。剑桥国际The best way to break the ice is to offer her a drink. 打开话题的最好方式即问她要不要饮料。译典通The speaker changed the subject with incredible nimbleness. 演讲人极其聪明地转换了话题。译典通 |
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