talk up

英 [tɔːk ʌp]

美 [tɔːk ʌp]

夸大; 过分夸奖; 吹捧; 说服…提高出价; 抬高…的价格

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 夸大;过分夸奖;吹捧
  If someonetalks upa particular thing, they make it sound more interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed.
  1. Politicians accuse the media of talking up the possibility of a riot...
     政治家们谴责媒体夸大了发生骚乱的可能性。
  2. He'll be talking up his plans for the economy.
     他会大肆吹捧自己制定的经济计划。
• PHRASAL VERB 说服…提高出价;抬高…的价格
  Totalksomeone or somethingupin negotiations means to persuade someone to pay more money than they originally offered or wanted to.
  1. Clarke kept talking the price up, while Wilkinson kept knocking it down.
     克拉克不断把价格向上抬，而威尔金森则不断往下压。

双语例句

• Small talk takes up big time, he says, so when people start to tell you about their weekends, cut them off politely with something like I'm in the middle of something, but what's up?
  闲聊会占用大量时间，所以当有人开始跟你讲他们的周末，友好的打断他们，比如说我正在忙，有什么事吗？
• You couldn't talk her up to27 cent?
  你就不能砍到两毛七吗？
• But while others talk up the world-changing power of the internet, he is under no illusions that it will do much to improve the lives of the world's poorest.
  但当别人津津乐道互联网拥有改变世界的力量时，他却不抱任何幻想，认为互联网对改善世界穷人的生活不会起到太大帮助。
• He is afraid to talk up when he disagrees with the teacher.
  他不同意老师的意见时，不敢直说。
• You're in a position to talk me up.
  你要在她面前帮我说好话。
• Will you talk up a bit?
  你再大声一点好吗？
• Don't hesitate to talk up if you think you are right.
  如果你认为你是对的，就不要犹豫，爽爽快快地讲好了。
• He'll be talking up his plans for the economy.
  他会大肆吹捧自己制定的经济计划。
• Ms Merkel faces domestic political pressure to talk up the credibility that comes with persuading markets that governments will stick to the rules of the growth and stability pact.
  默克尔面临国内政治压力，要求她推崇可信度，这种可信度源自说服市场相信：各国政府将坚守《增长与稳定公约》的规则。
• From one perspective, his enthusiasm is hardly surprising: he has pinpointed this area as Google's next big market and has plenty of reason to talk up the prospects.
  从某种角度而言，他的这种热情没什么值得惊讶的：他已瞄准这个领域，将其作为谷歌的下一个大市场，而且有很多理由畅谈未来的前景。