talk用作名詞時(shí)，有交談，商談，非正式的演講和講話等含義。用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)有說話，用語言表達(dá)（某事）等含義。

一.用作名詞

1.交談，商談，談?wù)摚瑫?huì)談

The officers held a long talk about the price control and pay rise.

官員們就價(jià)格調(diào)控和工資上漲進(jìn)行了長時(shí)間的討論。

2.談話，（尤指）空談；謠言，閑話

His talk was evocative of the bygone days.

他的談話令人回憶起往昔的時(shí)日。

3.非正式的演講或講話

I 'd like to have a talk with him about something urgent.

我有點(diǎn)急事要跟他談。

4.（尤用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞）說話的方式

He gave cheerfulness to the feast by pleasant talk.

他談笑風(fēng)生，給宴會(huì)帶來愉快的氣氛。

二.用作動(dòng)詞

1.說話；談話

Don't talk to him, he is out of sorts

別跟他說話，他在發(fā)脾氣。

A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.

一個(gè)人可能說話像個(gè)聰明人，而行為像個(gè)大笨蛋。

2.討論（某事）；談?wù)?；洽?/p>

Preachers can talk but never teach, uless they practise what they preach.

說教的人不身體力行，就只能空談，不能起教育作用。

3.用語言表達(dá)（某事）；說（某事）

We have been beating about the Bush on the matter for so long and it's time to talk turkey.

在這外問題上我們兜了這么長時(shí)間的圈子了，現(xiàn)在也該說點(diǎn)兒真格兒的了。

4.用（某種語言）說；說（某種語言）

She can talk Spanish.

她能講西班牙語。

5.提供情況；招供

Well, I feel rather disinclined to talk about the accident.

嗯，我很不愿意談這次事故。