1.PHRASAL VERB 短语动词 夸大;过分夸奖;吹捧 If someone talks up a particular thing, they make it sound more interesting, valuable, or likely than it originally seemed.
【语法信息】：V P n (not pron)
【语法信息】：Also V n P
Politicians accuse the media of talking up the possibility of a riot... 政治家们谴责媒体夸大了发生骚乱的可能性。
He'll be talking up his plans for the economy. 他会大肆吹捧自己制定的经济计划。
2.PHRASAL VERB 短语动词 说服…提高出价;抬高…的价格 To talk someone or something up in negotiations means to persuade someone to pay more money than they originally offered or wanted to.
【语法信息】：V n P
【语法信息】：Also V P n (not pron)
【语域标签】：mainly BRIT 主英
Clarke kept talking the price up, while Wilkinson kept knocking it down. 克拉克不断把价格向上抬，而威尔金森则不断往下压。