词组 | talkative |
释义 | talkative /ˈtɔːkətɪv $ ˈtɒːk-/ adjective someone who is talkative talks a lot: He’s very talkative with his friends and family. Benjamin was in a talkative mood.THESAURUS: talkative chatty liking to talk a lot in a friendly way – a rather informal use: She is always very chatty and cheerful. | Today he seemed more relaxed and chatty. | I had a long chatty letter from Eleanor (=in which you talk a lot about things that have happened to you). | The boss was in an unusually chatty mood. articulate able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects: All the people we interviewed for the job were intelligent and highly articulate. | He is very articulate and good at dealing with reporters' questions. eloquent able to express your ideas and opinions well – used especially about people who speak in public and are able to influence people: Obama is a very eloquent public speaker. | He made an eloquent speech about the need for dialogue. | Commentators waxed eloquent about how this revolutionary technology was going to cure all of our problems (=they talked a lot about something and said how good they thought it was). garrulous formal talking a lot, especially about unimportant things: A garrulous old man was sitting near me in the bar. | Nigel became more garrulous as the evening went on.Other ways of saying this in informal EnglishA child who talks a lot is called a chatterbox: Cathy was a real chatterbox when she was at school.If someone talks a lot all the time, you say you can’t shut him/her up: You can’t shut him up, so I never get any work done when he’s here. |
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