on speaking terms

基本解釋

One in ten of the families polled said they were not on speaking terms at the time of the survey.
十分之一的受訪家庭表示，在調(diào)查開展時，家庭成員之間正處于冷戰(zhàn)狀態(tài)。
Like my predecessors, I am not on speaking terms with the tobacco industry, but I will say this: We’ve come a long way, bullies.
與我的各位前任一樣，我也不與煙草業(yè)交談。不過，我要對這幫家伙說的是：我們艱難前行，已走過漫長的道路。
Bettencourt is no longer on speaking terms with her daughter, who lives just down the road.
貝登古爾與她的女兒從此互不見面，盡管她們住在同一條路上。

"But when you're trying to deal with processes and technical terms on the aircraft, there's no substitute for speaking the same language."

Apart from being even more male-dominated than the Scottish party, a good many Welsh constituency parties are barely on speaking terms with their neighbours.
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These are useful steps for two nuclear-armed powers which, divided by the Himalayan mountain ranges and contrasting cultures, have until recently barely been on speaking terms.
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In the case of Secretaries Rice and Clinton, I've not only been on speaking terms with these two formidable women, we've also become cherished colleagues and good friends.
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