talk-of-the-town

IPA/tˈɔːkɒvðətˈaʊn/
IPA/tˈɔːkʌvðətˈaʊn/

talk-of-the-town — 慣用語

1. the person, event, or subject that everyone nearby keeps discussing excitedly fo

1.慣用語B2
釋義

熱門話題

某地眾人都在熱議的人或事

the person, event, or subject that everyone nearby keeps discussing excitedly for a while

例句

After Trang won the marathon, she became the talk of the town.

Trang 贏得馬拉松後，成了鎮上的熱門話題。

become the talk of the town after public success

The new bakery was the talk of the town all weekend.

那家新麵包店整個週末都是鎮上的熱門話題。

be the talk of the town for a new business

同義詞
  • center of attention

    broader and can describe attention in a single room, not necessarily across a whole community

  • big news

    focuses more on important information or an event than on ongoing conversation

  • latest sensation

    stronger and more dramatic, often used for sudden excitement in entertainment or fashion

反義詞
  • old news

    no longer interesting enough for people to keep discussing

  • a private matter

    something kept out of public conversation

文法句型

be the talk of the town

become the talk of the town

remain the talk of the town

make someone the talk of the town

用法筆記

Usually follows be, become, or remain, or appears after make + object. It often suggests a burst of local attention rather than long-term fame.

常見錯誤

❌After the concert, Ava was talk of town.
✅After the concert, Ava was the talk of the town.
💡this fixed expression normally needs the full article pattern.
❌The new cafe became the talk in town.
✅The new cafe became the talk of the town.
💡the idiom uses of, not in.