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 -- 说话，谈话；说

  • Would you mind speaking more slowly, please? 请你再慢点说，好吗？

  • mainly UK "Can I speak to Dan please?" “请问丹在吗？”

  • mainly US "Can I speak with Scott please?" “请问斯科特在吗？”

  • "Speaking." (= This is Scott.) “我就是。”

  • If he tells Julie what I said, I'll never speak to him again. 如果他把我说的话告诉朱莉，我就再也不和他说话。

  • formal She spoke of her sadness over her father's death. 她谈起了父亲过世带给她的悲伤。

  • She speaks very highly of (= says good things about) the new director. 她对新导演的评价很高。

  • I can certainly come but I can't speak for my wife (= I can't tell you whether she can or not). 我肯定能来，可我不能确定我妻子能不能来。

  • formal Who is going to speak for (= represent in a court of law) the accused? 谁将为被告辩护？

  • He's old enough to speak for himself (= to say what he thinks). 他已经到了能发表自己看法的年龄。

  • 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——说起艾娃，你见过她的新发型了吗？

  • We've been invited to Rachel and Jamie's wedding - speaking of which, did you know that they're moving to New York? 我们应邀参加了雷切尔和杰米的婚礼——说起这个，你知道他们要搬到纽约去吗？

  • Speaking as (= with my experience as) a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting. 作为4个孩子的母亲，我可以这么说，孩子真会让人筋疲力尽。

  • Sue speaks with an American accent. 苏说话带美国口音。

  • Why are you speaking in a whisper (= very quietly)? 你为什么说话这么小声？

  • For five whole minutes, neither of them spoke a word (= they both said nothing). 足有5分钟的时间，他俩谁都没说话。

  • Historically speaking, the island is of great interest. 从历史的角度说，那个岛很值得关注。

  • Generally speaking, it's a good school. 总的来说，这是一所不错的学校。

  • Strictly speaking (= if I behave according to the rules), I should report it to the police. 严格地说，我应该向警方告发这件事。

  • The manager promised that she would speak to the person responsible. 经理答应说，她会告诫当事人的。

• 1 to (be able to) talk in a language -- （会）说，（会）讲（某种语言）

  • He speaks fluent French. 他法语说得很流利。

  • How many foreign languages do you speak? 你会说几种外语？

  • I couldn't speak a word of (= I did not know any) Spanish when I got there. 我初到那里的时候，一句西班牙语都不会说。

  • I couldn't figure out what language they were speaking. 我无法理解他们说的是什么语言。

• 2 to give a formal talk to a group of people -- 发言；讲话；演讲

  • Who is speaking in the debate tonight? 今天晚上的辩论谁发言？

  • The Queen speaks to the nation on television every Christmas. 每年圣诞节女王都会在电视上向全国发表讲话。

  • 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). 珍妮特发言支持这项动议，而彼得却打算表示反对。

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

  • She was silent, but her eyes spoke her real feelings for him. 她没有说话，不过她的眼神流露出了对他的真实感情。

  • The whole robbery spoke of (= made it seem that there had been) inside knowledge on the part of the criminals. 整个抢劫事件表明罪犯掌握了内情。

• 4 used to form nouns to mean the special language used in a particular subject area or business -- （用于构成名词，指某一领域或行业的特殊用语）…术语，…行话

  • computer-speak 计算机术语

  • marketing-speak 营销术语