n.[U]
- 說話,談話
- 言語,演講He went on a speaking tour of the United States.
他去美國作巡迴演講。
- 演講術
a.[B]
- 說話的,談話的;演講的within speaking distance
在能交談的距離之內
- 說(某種語言)的English speaking countries
講英語的國家
- 富於表情的;逼真的;雄辯的
- speak的動詞現在分詞、動名詞
參見
speak
vi.
- 說話,講話He wanted to speak to me.
他想和我說話。
- 談話,談論I have not spoken to him on this subject yet.
我還沒有和他談這件事。
- 發表演說,陳述意見It was the first time that I spoke in public.
這是我第一次在公共場合發言。
- 發出信號
- 顯示,傳達Actions speak louder than words.
行動勝於言辭。
- (樂器,槍等)響起;(狗等)吠叫
- 保持友好交往They are no longer speaking after the quarrel.
他們爭吵後不再交往。
- 有吸引力
- 提要求,請願
vt.
- 說(話);說出Miss Li speaks good English.
李小姐英語講得很好。
I'm sure he's speaking the truth.我相信他講的是真話。
- 陳述,表達
- (眼神等)顯示Her face spoke disappointment.
她的臉色顯示出失望。
- 跟……談話
- (鐘聲等)宣告
- 背誦(臺詞)The actress spoke only three lines in the first act.
在第一幕中這位女演員只有三行臺詞。
- (用旗語等)與……聯絡
片語
generally speaking
- 一般而言Generally speaking, I think you're right.
一般而言,我認為你是對的。
roughly speaking
- 粗略地說Roughly speaking, there are two possibilities.
粗略地說有兩種可能性。
strictly speaking
- 嚴格地說Social psychology, strictly speaking, deals with the behavior of people in groups.
嚴格地說,社會心理學研究人們的群體行為。
辨析
同義參見:
speech