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

• It's time we had a heart-to-heart chat about your work.
  该是我们坦率的谈谈你的工作的时候了。
• 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。
• After graduation from high school, I have ever had a heart-to-heart talk with my uncle.
  高中毕业后，我与我的叔叔进行了一次促膝的谈话。
• I don't have time for a heart-to-heart right now, okay?
  我现在没空和你谈心，好吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• But as a teenager I yearned for heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
  而正值豆蔻年华的我却渴望母女间有一种推心置腹的倾心交谈。
• I've had a sincere, heart-to-heart talk with her, and now she's come to see sense.
  我同她真心真意讲了一番话，她就明白过来了。
• 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。
• We had a heart-to-heart talk all night long.
  我俩倾谈了一夜。