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词汇 talky
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Definition of talky in English:

talky

adjectivetalkiest, talkier ˈtɔːkiˈtɔki
informal
  • 1(of a film, play, novel, etc.) containing a great deal of talk or dialogue.

    viewers expecting a thriller may find the film talky and slow
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both tracks are talky and informative.
    • This is absolutely the talkiest movie I have ever seen.
    • But it is very talky in its middle act, a lot of the more horrible elements of the story needing exposition to envision them, since the production couldn't afford to create the necessary visuals.
    • The film is often talky, but rarely boring, thanks to the sharp dialogue.
    • This Harry Potter is also a lot talkier than the previous two.
    • The movie has a tendency to be talky, but that's because it's based on a play that Nelson wrote.
    • This is also the talkiest of the three Flash Gordon serials, with the action often grinding to a halt in favor of clunky dialogue.
    • I grew up in an era when a lot of contemporary poetry was so slack and "talky" that it did not satisfy me.
    • Biographical sketches invariably mention that he's the only director still working who began in the silent era, but never bother to add that the movies he's making nowadays are among the talkiest in history.
    • Karloff only appears in the slower, talkier moments in the film, and he disappears for good chunks of time.
    • Volume 2 is a talky affair.
    • The graceful 1st action scene comes after a talky (but interesting) first 15 minutes.
    • True, the opera can seem talky despite Mussorgsky's eloquent song-speech techniques, but with the right singing actors, a gallery of fascinating characters comes vividly to life.
    • You'd have to talk to my artists - I think they probably all would say I'm too talky and my books are too much people going back and forth.
    • By Hollywood standards, his films may seem slow, theatrical, or excessively talky.
    • There are many long talky scenes where a lot of history and philosophy is explained.
    • The modern sections with Streep are loose and talky and expository.
    • While it's a little talkier and more reliant on suspense and mystery than trigger-happy American action shows, it should please any fan of cloak-and-dagger antics.
    • The movie is not entirely successful - there are times when it is too talky and the "action" portion could have used some tightening.
    • That may sound like an unpromising topic for an opera, but Strauss knew what he was doing - the old composer was too much of a practical theater man to deal in abstractions or produce a talky treatise on aesthetics.
    Synonyms
    long-winded, verbose, prolix, full of verbiage, lengthy, protracted, long-drawn-out, diffuse, discursive, rambling, digressive, maundering, circumlocutory, periphrastic, repetitious, tautological, tortuous
    1. 1.1 (of a person) inclined to talk at length; talkative.
      he's neurotic, talky, and has a self-deprecating sense of humour
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Joan was talky and self-contradictory.
      • And we may get talky at times too, but it won't be for its own sake, or to pull the wool over people's eyes.
      • Some are tricky and talky bargainers.
      • We had an unusually talky audience with which to watch it: the old guy behind me kept thinking out loud, like, 'Oh, it's raining' and 'Where are they going?'
      • Sometimes you don't mind a talky cab driver, but I felt off-kilter and contemplative after my stroll so it was perfect.
      • Of course, it's not clear which way it should go - maybe women's stereotypical chattiness should make them talkier, or maybe men's stereotypical drive to dominate should make them the winners.
      • It's a fair assumption that he's aware of my existence simply because the community at my college is close-knit and talky.
      • She's attractive, smart, as talky as this guy, about the same age and she has a sense of humor about blind dates.
      • Prudie is printing your letter as representative of the tons of suggestions that came in about how to close down talky seatmates on planes.
      • Harris also makes Jenny rather talky, a second mouthpiece for his own opinions.
      • Years ago I had been fond of her; she had been warmer than the other aunts, less talky and vicious, and during the first years when Donald was away in New York, she had visited my mother often.
      • She's not my type, very talky.
      Synonyms
      chatty, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, conversational, gossipy, gossiping, chattery, chattering, babbling, blathering, gibbering, communicative

Derivatives

  • talkiness

  • noun
    informal
    • The problems with the film are in the length and its talkiness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A Man For All Seasons has a delicate slowness about it, with the talkiness inherent in an adapted stage play.
      • The World Wide Web, I'm likely to say in moments of unbridled talkiness, is an encyclopedia at my fingertips.
      • It won't find much of an audience outside of the art house circuit, because mainstream audiences will quickly grow tired of its talkiness.
      • The novel's weaknesses are an occasional tendency to talkiness, the rather familiar setup of the relationship of the main characters, and the slight flatness of the ending.

Definition of talky in US English:

talky

adjectiveˈtɔkiˈtôkē
informal
  • 1(of a movie, play, novel, etc.) containing a great deal of talk or dialogue.

    viewers expecting a thriller may find the film talky and slow
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The movie is not entirely successful - there are times when it is too talky and the "action" portion could have used some tightening.
    • You'd have to talk to my artists - I think they probably all would say I'm too talky and my books are too much people going back and forth.
    • This is also the talkiest of the three Flash Gordon serials, with the action often grinding to a halt in favor of clunky dialogue.
    • This Harry Potter is also a lot talkier than the previous two.
    • But it is very talky in its middle act, a lot of the more horrible elements of the story needing exposition to envision them, since the production couldn't afford to create the necessary visuals.
    • True, the opera can seem talky despite Mussorgsky's eloquent song-speech techniques, but with the right singing actors, a gallery of fascinating characters comes vividly to life.
    • Both tracks are talky and informative.
    • Karloff only appears in the slower, talkier moments in the film, and he disappears for good chunks of time.
    • The modern sections with Streep are loose and talky and expository.
    • While it's a little talkier and more reliant on suspense and mystery than trigger-happy American action shows, it should please any fan of cloak-and-dagger antics.
    • The movie has a tendency to be talky, but that's because it's based on a play that Nelson wrote.
    • I grew up in an era when a lot of contemporary poetry was so slack and "talky" that it did not satisfy me.
    • The film is often talky, but rarely boring, thanks to the sharp dialogue.
    • By Hollywood standards, his films may seem slow, theatrical, or excessively talky.
    • There are many long talky scenes where a lot of history and philosophy is explained.
    • Volume 2 is a talky affair.
    • That may sound like an unpromising topic for an opera, but Strauss knew what he was doing - the old composer was too much of a practical theater man to deal in abstractions or produce a talky treatise on aesthetics.
    • The graceful 1st action scene comes after a talky (but interesting) first 15 minutes.
    • Biographical sketches invariably mention that he's the only director still working who began in the silent era, but never bother to add that the movies he's making nowadays are among the talkiest in history.
    • This is absolutely the talkiest movie I have ever seen.
    Synonyms
    long-winded, verbose, prolix, full of verbiage, lengthy, protracted, long-drawn-out, diffuse, discursive, rambling, digressive, maundering, circumlocutory, periphrastic, repetitious, tautological, tortuous
    1. 1.1 (of a person) inclined to talk at length; talkative.
      he's neurotic, talky, and has a self-deprecating sense of humor
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Of course, it's not clear which way it should go - maybe women's stereotypical chattiness should make them talkier, or maybe men's stereotypical drive to dominate should make them the winners.
      • She's attractive, smart, as talky as this guy, about the same age and she has a sense of humor about blind dates.
      • Some are tricky and talky bargainers.
      • Joan was talky and self-contradictory.
      • She's not my type, very talky.
      • And we may get talky at times too, but it won't be for its own sake, or to pull the wool over people's eyes.
      • Sometimes you don't mind a talky cab driver, but I felt off-kilter and contemplative after my stroll so it was perfect.
      • Prudie is printing your letter as representative of the tons of suggestions that came in about how to close down talky seatmates on planes.
      • We had an unusually talky audience with which to watch it: the old guy behind me kept thinking out loud, like, 'Oh, it's raining' and 'Where are they going?'
      • Years ago I had been fond of her; she had been warmer than the other aunts, less talky and vicious, and during the first years when Donald was away in New York, she had visited my mother often.
      • Harris also makes Jenny rather talky, a second mouthpiece for his own opinions.
      • It's a fair assumption that he's aware of my existence simply because the community at my college is close-knit and talky.
      Synonyms
      chatty, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, conversational, gossipy, gossiping, chattery, chattering, babbling, blathering, gibbering, communicative
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