| 词组 | talk back |
| 释义 | Idiom talk back (to someone) Theme: RUDENESS to respond (to a rebuke) rudely or impertinently.John got in trouble for talking back to the teacher.A student never gains anything by talking back. Idiom talk backtalk back (to someone) to answer rudely.They were arrested on minor charges after talking back to a police officer.In my family, kids just never talked back. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of talk back (= to answer someone) Phr V talk back talks, talking, talked talk back if someone, especially a child, talks back, they reply rudely to someone they should be polite tousually + toHe knew better than to talk back to his father. backtalk noun AmericanThat's enough of your backtalk, Tommy! talk back to answer your parent, teacher, manager etc rudely after they have criticized you or told you to do something+to I'd never let a child of mine talk back to me like that. Another City player, Allen, was shown a red card for talking back to the referee.■ SIMILAR TO: answer back talk back (to one)To answer, respond, or interrupt in a rude or impertinent manner; to sass. If you don't stop talking back like that, you'll be going to bed with no dinner! The student got detention for talking back to her teacher. talk back (to someone)to challenge verbally a parent, an older person, or one's superior. Please don't talk back to me! I've told you before not to talk back! talk backAlso, answer back. Reply rudely or impertinently, as in She was always in trouble for talking back, or The teacher won't allow anyone to answer back to her. [Second half of 1800s] talk backv. 1. To respond to someone rudely or inappropriately: The servants were not supposed to talk back to their masters. 2. To make a hostile response: The enemy's guns are talking back. 3. To respond to a signal or transmission, especially through a path of electronic communication: My computer is sending information through the modem, but the network computer is not talking back. |
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