on speaking terms

基本解释

One in ten of the families polled said they were not on speaking terms at the time of the survey.
十分之一的受访家庭表示，在调查开展时，家庭成员之间正处于冷战状态。
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.
与我的各位前任一样，我也不与烟草业交谈。不过，我要对这帮家伙说的是：我们艰难前行，已走过漫长的道路。
Bettencourt is no longer on speaking terms with her daughter, who lives just down the road.
贝登古尔与她的女儿从此互不见面，尽管她们住在同一条路上。

"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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