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

• He often goes into the masses and has a heart-to-heart talk with the workers.
  他经常深入群众，和工人们促膝谈心。
• Communication between students and teachers should be a heart-to-heart talk.
  老师和学生间的交流应该是心与心的对话。
• 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；
• We had a heart-to-heart talk all night long.
  我俩倾谈了一夜。
• Let's talk heart-to-heart about heart problem.
  让我们诚恳地讨论有关心脏问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Boyfriend and girlfriend after breaking up, turned heart-to-heart talk's good friend.
  男女朋友分手之后，变成了谈心的好朋友。
• 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。