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talk down
[phrasal verb] 1
talk down to (someone) : to talk to (someone) in an overly simple way which suggests that he or she is not intelligent以居高临下的口气（对某人）说话
- Many politicians are guilty of talking down to voters.许多政治家错在以居高临下的口吻对选民说话。
- Don't talk down to me. I'm not stupid.不要傲气十足地跟我说话，我不傻。
2
talk down (something or someone) or talk (something or someone) down
a : to describe (something or someone) as unimportant贬低；贬损
- He talked down [=downplayed] his accomplishments.他对自己的成就轻描淡写。
b : to cause (the price of something) to be lower by talking to someone使降价；砍价 : to convince (someone) to lower the price of something说服（某人）减价
- She managed to talk down his asking price for the car.她总算把他给这辆车的开价压了下来。
- She talked him down 500 dollars.她和他砍价，降了500美元。
3
talk (someone) down : to convince (someone who is standing on a high place and threatening to jump) to come down and not to commit suicide说服（站在高处威胁要自杀的人）下来 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- He tried to talk her down from the ledge. [=to convince her to not jump from the ledge]他竭力劝她从窗台上下来，不要往下跳。
- He was about to quit his job in anger, but she managed to talk him down. [=to convince him not to do it]他一气之下就要辞职，但她设法劝住了他。
⇒ Main Entry: 1 talk
talk down
verb
talked down; talking down; talks down
: to speak in a condescending or oversimplified fashion
: to disparage or belittle by talking
Synonyms
Example Sentences
a company that prefers to talk up its own products rather than talk down those of its competitors
Recent Examples on the Web Rivian is scheduled to install an EV charger next month, Mueller said, and there’s talk down the road of electric snowmobiles. 
Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2022 Disney doesn’t always have to talk down to its audience. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 June 2022 As in his other books, Mr. Murphy did not talk down to his young readers or sugarcoat. New York Times, 8 June 2022 At the same time, do not talk down to your audience. Peter Boyd, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Michelle says Martin needs to lift women up and not talk down to them. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021 Leaning into nostalgia for The Lost Boys was the perfect choice because Nightbooks genuinely feels like a loving throwback to the ‘80s when horror projects aimed at kids didn’t talk down to their audience. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021 Few public figures could successfully pull off this kind of project, especially without seeming to talk down to the audience. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021 One was trying to talk down Parker, who had a gun to his head and was threatening to kill himself. Kyle Whitmire, al, 12 Aug. 2021 See More
Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2022 Disney doesn’t always have to talk down to its audience. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 June 2022 As in his other books, Mr. Murphy did not talk down to his young readers or sugarcoat. New York Times, 8 June 2022 At the same time, do not talk down to your audience. Peter Boyd, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Michelle says Martin needs to lift women up and not talk down to them. Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021 Leaning into nostalgia for The Lost Boys was the perfect choice because Nightbooks genuinely feels like a loving throwback to the ‘80s when horror projects aimed at kids didn’t talk down to their audience. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021 Few public figures could successfully pull off this kind of project, especially without seeming to talk down to the audience. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021 One was trying to talk down Parker, who had a gun to his head and was threatening to kill himself. Kyle Whitmire, al, 12 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1844, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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