speak是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to say words, to use the voice, or to have a conversation with someone -- 說話，談話；說

  • Would you mind speaking more slowly, please? 請你再說慢點，好嗎？

  • mainly UK "Can I speak to Dan please?" 「請問丹在嗎？」

  • mainly US "Can I speak with Scott please?" 「請問斯科特在嗎？」

  • "Speaking." (= This is Scott.) 「我就是。」

  • If he tells Julie what I said, I'll never speak to him again. 如果他把我說的話告訴茱莉，我就再也不和他說話。

  • formal She spoke of her sadness over her father's death. 她談起了父親過世帶給她的悲傷。

  • She speaks very highly of (= says good things about) the new director. 她對新導演的評價很高。

  • I can certainly come but I can't speak for my wife (= I can't tell you whether she can or not). 我確定能來，但我不能確定我妻子能不能來。

  • formal Who is going to speak for (= represent in a court of law) the accused? 誰將爲被告辯護？

  • He's old enough to speak for himself (= to say what he thinks). 他已經到了能發表自己看法的年齡。

  • I went with Ava - speaking of (= on the subject of) Ava, have you seen her new haircut? 我和艾娃一起去的——說起艾娃，你見過她的新髮型了嗎？

  • We've been invited to Rachel and Jamie's wedding - speaking of which, did you know that they're moving to New York? 我們應邀參加了瑞秋和傑米的婚禮——說到這個，你知道他們要搬到紐約去嗎？

  • Speaking as (= with my experience as) a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting. 身爲四個孩子的母親，我可以這麽說，孩子真會讓人筋疲力盡。

  • Sue speaks with an American accent. 蘇說話帶美國口音。

  • Why are you speaking in a whisper (= very quietly)? 你爲什麽說話這麽小聲？

  • For five whole minutes, neither of them spoke a word (= they both said nothing). 足足有五分鐘的時間，他倆誰都沒說話。

  • Historically speaking, the island is of great interest. 從歷史的角度說，那個島很值得注意。

  • Generally speaking, it's a good school. 總的來說，這是一所不錯的學校。

  • Strictly speaking (= if I behave according to the rules), I should report it to the police. 嚴格地說，我應該向警方告發這件事。

  • The manager promised that she would speak to the person responsible. 經理答應說，她會告誡當事人的。

• 1 to (be able to) talk in a language -- （會）說，（會）講（某種語言）

  • He speaks fluent French. 他法語說得很流利。

  • How many foreign languages do you speak? 你會說幾種外語？

  • I couldn't speak a word of (= I did not know any) Spanish when I got there. 我初到那裡的時候，一句西班牙語都不會說。

  • I couldn't figure out what language they were speaking. 我無法理解他們說的是甚麼語言。

• 2 to give a formal talk to a group of people -- 發言；講話；演講

  • Who is speaking in the debate tonight? 今天晚上的辯論誰發言？

  • The Queen speaks to the nation on television every Christmas. 每年聖誕節女王都會在電視上向全國發表演說。

  • Janet is speaking for the motion (= trying to persuade the people listening that the idea is good) and Peter is speaking against (it) (= trying to persuade them that it is bad). 珍妮特發言支持這項動議，而彼得卻打算表示反對。

• 3 to show or express something without using words -- （不用言語）表明，顯示

  • She was silent, but her eyes spoke her real feelings for him. 她沒有說話，不過她的眼神流露出了對他的真實感情。

  • The whole robbery spoke of (= made it seem that there had been) inside knowledge on the part of the criminals. 整個搶劫事件顯示罪犯掌握了內情。

• 4 used to form nouns to mean the special language used in a particular subject area or business -- （用於構成名詞，指某一領域或行業的特殊用語）…術語，…行話

  • computer-speak 電腦術語

  • marketing-speak 行銷術語