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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
2 
talk down (something or someone) or talk (something or someone) down
a  : to describe (something or someone) as unimportant贬低；贬损
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
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
⇒ Main Entry: 1 talk

talk down

verb

talked down; talking down; talks down

intransitive verb

: to speak in a condescending or oversimplified fashion

transitive verb

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of talk down was in 1844

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