An occasion where a great deal of talking goes on — a long conversation, a meeting, a conference full of speeches and discussion.

An occasion一個場合 where a great deal of talking goes on話說個沒完——a long conversation, a meeting, a conference full of speeches and discussion一場長談、一個會議，或滿是演講和討論的研討會。

The word carries a tone, and the tone is usually dry or mocking: calling a government meeting a talkfest suggests hours of words and nothing decided at the end. It is especially common in Australian and New Zealand newspapers, where politicians attack each other's summits as talkfests.

The word carries a tone這個字帶著語氣，and the tone is usually dry or mocking而且通常是乾乾的、帶點嘲諷：calling a government meeting a talkfest把一場政府會議說成talkfest suggests暗示的是 hours of words and nothing decided at the end講了好幾個小時的話，結果什麼都沒決定。It is especially common它特別常見 in Australian and New Zealand newspapers在澳洲和紐西蘭的報紙裡，where politicians attack each other's summits as talkfests政治人物在那裡把彼此的高峰會罵成talkfest。

But it also has a friendly use, for two old friends who sit up until three in the morning catching up — "we had a proper talkfest". Which meaning you get depends completely on the situation.

But it also has a friendly use但它也有友善的用法，for two old friends用在兩個老朋友身上 who sit up until three in the morning catching up聊到凌晨三點還捨不得睡——"we had a proper talkfest"「我們好好談了一場」。Which meaning you get哪一個意思 depends completely on the situation完全看場合而定。

It is informal, and you would not put it in a serious report unless you meant to criticise.

It is informal這是個口語的字，and you would not put it in a serious report你不會把它放進正式報告，unless you meant to criticise除非你就是想批評。