talk at

一方的に話す、相手の話を聞かずに話す

相手の話を聞かず、十分に返事をする機会も与えずに話す。

やさしい英語で： To speak to someone without listening to them or giving them a real chance to answer.

• Please don't talk at me.
• She talked at us for an hour without asking any questions.
• A good teacher listens instead of just talking at students.

使い方： talk at someone (He talks at his children without letting them speak.)

類義語： lecture, hold forth to

よく使う表現： talk at someone, talk at people, talk at an audience

会話する、語り合う

誰かと話を交わす。

やさしい英語で： To have a conversation with someone.

• Come over and talk at me.
• We talked at each other about the village news.
• I'll talk at you later; tell me how your trip went.

使い方： talk at someone (I'll talk at you tomorrow when we have more time.)

類義語： talk to, chat with, converse with

よく使う表現： talk at someone, talk at friends, talk at neighbours