说服，驳倒

taking down───崩落；向下开采

tracking down───追捕

backing down───放弃；让步

calling down───祈求到；责骂；招致

calming down───平静下来；镇定下来

falling down───跌倒；坠落；跌落

marking down───记下；减价；降低分数

racking down───调低

talking down to───轻视地（对人）说话；用高人一等口气说话

They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry.───他们甚至指责政府贬低国家的第4大产业。

You may think talking down to your co-workers will build you up, but a condescending───你也许认为居高临下的和同事讲话可以建立你的威信，但是高傲的态度并不会让你看起来更强，反而会让你的同事憎恨你。

Talk to your child clearly without talking down. Communicate with respect and give the child the gift of language, new words and expressions.───口齿清楚地同孩子讲话，不要说着说着没声了。和孩子交流的时候要尊重孩子，告诉孩子新的词和短语，给孩子语言的天赋。

He said: "I think people have to be careful about not talking down one of the major export success of the UK. "───他说：“我认为，人们必须谨慎行事，不要贬低这项英国重大的出口成就。”

The same powerful interests at Washington are talking down to him, saying they speak about him like a dog.───同样的强大的利益集团在华盛顿谈论到他，说他们谈论他像一只狗。

But international concerns tell against currency intervention, so Japan is unlikely to take steps beyond talking down the yen.───但由于国际上的关注使政府不便干预汇市，日本除了发表言论试图压低日元汇率外，不太可能采取实际步骤。

Some female observers have raised concerns that it is a bunch of male big shots talking down to women about the best way to make progress.───一些女性观察家担心，它其实就是一群男性大人物以高人一等的口气告诉女性，如何取得进步。

Just be careful not to alienate your peers, say, by talking down their pet projects.───不过要注意不要影响与同事的关系，比如说贬低他们锺爱的项目。

An employer should avoid talking down to his staff.───雇主要避免员工用高人一等的语气说话。

My hon. Friend was also right about some Opposition Members talking down the economy.

He just can't deal with parents and adults because he's so used to talking down to students all day.

Politicians often succumb to the danger of talking down the economy.

I got the feeling he was talking down to me, even though I personally wired my own home exactly like that.

They even blame the government for talking down the nation's fourth biggest industry.

He began his lecture by talking down the initiatives of a rival company.