heart-to-heart

英 [ˌhɑːt tə ˈhɑːt]

美 [ˌhɑːrt tə ˈhɑːrt]

n.  坦诚亲切的交谈; 谈心
adj.  率直的，诚实的

复数：heart-to-hearts　

牛津词典

noun

• 坦诚亲切的交谈；谈心
  a conversation in which two people talk honestly about their feelings and personal problems
  1. to have a heart-to-heart with sb
     和某人谈心

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 贴心的谈话;坦率的谈心
  Aheart-to-heartis a conversation between two people, especially close friends, in which they talk freely about their feelings or personal problems.
  1. I've had a heart-to-heart with him...
     我和他进行了一次推心置腹的谈话。
  2. Before the wedding, I had a heart-to-heart talk with my mother.
     婚礼前，我和母亲好好谈了谈心。

英英释义

noun

• an intimate talk in private
  1. he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart

adj

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
  1. his candid eyes
  2. an open and trusting nature
  3. a heart-to-heart talk
  Synonym:candidopen

双语例句

• Let's have a heart-to-heart talk with your boss about your promotion.
  让我们与老板坦诚地谈谈你的晋升问题。
• Mary would like to have a heart-to-heart conversation with her mother.
  玛丽想和她母亲进行知心的谈话。
• We had a heart-to-heart talk all night long.
  我俩倾谈了一夜。
• You should be in a placid mood and have a heart-to-heart talk with her.
  你应该心平气和的好好和她谈谈心。
• They have a heart-to-heart talk in the park.
  他们在花园进行了坦率的交谈。
• Have a heart-to-heart with your boss.
  2.与上司进行坦诚的交流。
• This teacher often has heart-to-heart talks with his students about the dos and don'ts as students.
  这个老师常常与学生谈心，讨论学生该做的和不该做的事情。
• A wise man once said that writing is the author having a heart-to-heart with himself;
  记得一位智者曾经说过，写作是作者和自己作心灵的交流；
• I told my friend that he had upset me and we had a heart-to-heart.
  我告诉我朋友说我对他有些意见，我们开诚布公地谈了一次。
• There wasn't anything in my orders about having any heart-to-heart chats with the old man.
  我的命令里可没提到要和一个老头谈心。