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BNC: 352 COCA: 335

speak

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Related topics: Languages
speak /spiːk/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst spoke /spəʊk $ spoʊk/, past participlepp spoken /ˈspəʊkən $ ˈspoʊ-/)  
1  in conversation 在会话中 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]SPEAK A LANGUAGE to talk to someone about something 谈话，交谈
speak to somebody
 I spoke to her last Wednesday.
上星期三我和她谈过了。
 ‘Hello, may I speak to Jim Smith?’ ‘Yes, speaking (=used on the telephone)’.
“喂，请让吉姆·史密斯听电话好吗？”“对，我就是。”
 I know her by sight, but not to speak to (=not well enough to talk to her).
我只是认得她，但没跟她说过话。
speak to somebody about something
 I haven’t spoken to Steve about all this.
我还没跟史蒂夫谈过这一切。
speak with somebody especially American EnglishAmE
 They did not want to speak with reporters.
他们不想和记者说话。
speak of something
 It was the first time she had ever spoken of marriage.
那是她头一次谈及婚姻。
► see thesaurus at talk
2  say words 说话 [intransitiveI]TALK TO somebody to use your voice to produce words 说话，讲话
 I was so shocked I couldn’t speak.
我震惊得说不出话来。
 He spoke very softly (=quietly).
他说话声音非常轻柔。
3  language 语言 [transitiveT not in progressive]SLLSPEAK A LANGUAGE to be able to talk in a particular language 会说，会讲〔某种语言〕
 Do you speak English?
你会说英语吗？
 I don’t speak a word of French (=do not speak any French at all).
我一句法语也不会说。
can/can’t speak something
 Several children in the class can’t speak English.
班上有几个小孩不会讲英语。
French-speaking/Italian-speaking etc
 a German-speaking secretary
会说德语的秘书
4  formal speech 正式演讲 [intransitiveI]TALK/MAKE A SPEECH to make a formal speech 演说，演讲；发言
speak at
 Jones spoke at the teachers’ annual convention.
琼斯在教师年会上发言。
speak to
 She asked me to speak to her students about my work in marketing.
她请我给她的学生讲讲我的市场营销工作。
speak in favour of/against
 Only one MP spoke against the bill.
只有一位议员发言反对那项议案。
→ speaker(1)
5  express ideas/opinions 表达想法/意见 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]SAYHONEST to say something that expresses your ideas or opinions 表达，表明〔观点或意见〕
speak as a parent/teacher/democrat etc
 He emphasized that he was speaking as a private citizen, not in any official capacity.
他强调，他是以公民身份，而不是以任何官方的身份在说话。
speak well/highly/ill of somebody (=say good or bad things about someone) 说某人的好话/对某人评价很高/说某人的坏话
 Her co-workers spoke highly of her.
她的同事对她评价很高。
 It’s wrong to speak ill of the dead.
说死者的坏话是不对的。
strictly/generally/roughly speaking (=used when expressing an idea that you think is exactly true, generally true etc) 严格说来/一般说来/大致上说
 Strictly speaking, it’s my money, not yours. I earned it.
严格说来，这是我的钱，不是你的。 是我挣来的。
6  so to speak used when you are saying something in words that do not have their usual meaning 可以说〔用于所说的话不是平常的意思时〕
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so to speak• Being in charge of a lethal weapon, so to speak.• Denver had come around, so to speak.• Other than that, the world was my artistic oyster, so to speak.• To get back to business, so to speak.• He could get caught up in the story, so to speak, and little by little begin to forget himself.• The babies, so to speak, are helplessly powerful.• The whole of life, so to speak, is involved in the pursuit of the good life.• We have to pull down the barriers, so to speak, of poverty.• These constitute, so to speak, the raw materials for effective education perse.
7  speak your mind to tell people exactly what you think, even if it offends them 说出心里话，直抒己见
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speak your mind• What does one say in a culture that hesitates to speak its mind?• Sam has never been shy about speaking his mind.• She's very direct and believes in speaking her mind.• We thought that the process of filming might stop people from speaking their minds.• Dean Shearer was a man of compassion, humility and integrity who was never afraid to speak his mind.• Even if they disagree sometimes with what he says, they like a candidate who speaks his mind.• He dawdled, afraid to say no or resist her or speak his mind.• Nizan generally spoke his mind and refused to pull his punches.• The company insists Vinik spoke his mind at the time comments were made and he simply changed his opinions.• Larry isn't afraid to speak his mind, even in front of the boss.• With Freemantle Leapor could easily speak her mind; to have the same confidence with new readers would take time.• She believes in speaking her mind, which makes her very unpopular.
8  be not speaking/not be on speaking terms TALK TO somebodyif two people are not speaking, they do not talk to each other, usually because they have argued 彼此不说话，互不理睬〔一般因为吵过架〕
9  speak volumes (about/for something) EXPRESSif something speaks volumes, it clearly shows the nature of something or the feelings of a person 充分证明，清楚表明（某事）
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speak volumes (about/for something)• The 8 successful trips so far speak volumes.• Other than the face, hands are the most visible part of one's body and invariably speak volumes about a person.• But the juxtaposition of the two buildings speaks volumes about the rapid disappearance of regional, vernacular, even weirdo architecture.• Your body language will speak volumes about your happy state. 4 Inhibition decreases.• Jack's tone spoke volumes, but Polly was trying not to listen.• The perpetual grin and I-just-won-the-lottery look on his face spoke volumes: The guy was ecstatic.• His grin spoke volumes to the back row.• Often, though, he speaks volumes when he chooses not to speak at all.
10  speak with one voice if a group of people speak with one voice, they all express the same opinion 众口一词，异口同声
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speak with one voice• Salomon Brothers was speaking with one voice, and it was loud.• It became extraordinarily difficult for them to speak with one voice on critical issues.• This has already raised fears among foreign governments that the administration is not speaking with one voice on vital international issues.• Where Clinton speaks with one voice, they speak with several, weakening their philosophical case.
11. speak the same language if two people or groups speak the same language, they have similar attitudes and opinions 有共同语言〔表示两个人或团体的态度意见相近〕
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speak the same language• Politically they are our enemies, but when it comes to trade I think we speak the same language.• His actions now speak the same language.• If we're to communicate, you and I, we have to be sure we're speaking the same language.• They seemed to speak the same language.• Very likely he expects a bambina - even Constanza found they didn't speak the same language any more.• Some one from industry might be seen by employers as speaking the same language as they do themselves. 5.• When your sales, marketing, and production people are all speaking the same language, it pays real dividends.• They spoke the same language of progress, and shared a cautious trust that they knew could be relied on.• We speak the same language, share similar interests.
12. speak out of turn SAYto say something when you do not have the right or authority to say it 说话鲁莽，讲话不合身份
Examples from the Corpus
speak out of turn• Captain Steve Waugh had sharp words with Buchanan, telling him he had spoken out of turn.• Wagner spoke out of turn when he said the election would be delayed.
→ actions speak louder than words at action1(13), → the facts speak for themselves at fact(8), → in a manner of speaking at manner(5)
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 5: to say something that expresses your ideas or opinions
adverbs
speak well/highly of somebody (=say good things about them)
He always spoke very highly of Marge.
speak ill of somebody (=say bad things about them)
She never speaks ill of him.
speaking personally
Speaking personally, yes, this is a worry.
strictly speaking
Strictly speaking, the tomato is a fruit.
generally speaking
Generally speaking, the results have been good.
roughly/broadly speaking
These innovations are, roughly speaking, what this book is about.
relatively speaking
Relatively speaking, property there is still cheap.
phrases
speak as a parent/teacher etc
Speaking as a medical man, I'd advise you to take some exercise every day.
 THESAURUS
to speak a language 说一种语言
speak to be able to talk in a foreign language 说〔外语〕
Do you speak German?
你会说德语吗？
I learnt Spanish for years, but I still don’t speak it very well.
我西班牙语学了好多年,可是仍旧不是说得很好。
be fluent in something to be very good at speaking and understanding a foreign language, so that you can speak it almost as well as your own language 外语说得流利
Applicants should be fluent in Cantonese.
求职者应该会说流利的粤语。
get by to speak enough of a language to be able to buy things, ask for help etc 〔用外语〕能够应付〔购物、求助等〕
‘What’s your Italian like?’ ‘Not great, but I can get by.’
“你的意大利语怎么样？”“不是很好,但能应付。”
I’ve just bought a book called ‘Get by in Portuguese'.
我刚买了一本《葡萄牙语点点通》。
have/pick up a smattering of something to speak or learn to speak a small but useful amount of a language 学了一点…
While I was in Bali, I picked up a smattering of Indonesian.
我在巴厘岛的时候学了点印度尼西亚语。
 PHRASAL VERBS
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speak• She was too nervous to speak.• Don't interrupt me when I'm speaking.• How old are babies when they learn to speak?• He doesn't speak a word of French.• Is there anyone here who can speak Arabic?• Ambassador Simons has been asked to speak at the dinner.• I've been invited to speak at the party's annual convention.• Who are they getting to speak at this year's graduation ceremony?• Why do people not just speak directly and say what they mean?• At the convention Ford spoke on immigration and social issues.• The brothers haven't spoken since the funeral.• Nadia speaks six languages.• Elaine speaks Spanish and Russian.• Sean didn't speak the whole time we were in the car.• I spoke to a few people at the party who knew him.• Speaking to Congress, the President appealed for cooperation in dealing with the sagging economy.• The shamans explain that, at that point, they begin to speak to the dolphins mind to mind.• People we spoke to were undecided.• There's a man from the Times on the phone who wants to speak to you.• Can you speak up? -- I can't hear you.• She mumbled something and Dove asked her to speak up.• Don said he would be, but to please wait until after the Super Bowl to speak with him.• I had spoken with other newspaper executives, too, on that day.• When both parties cease to speak you have hit deadlock - wrong!
speak of something• None of us ever heard her speak of the war again.
speak in favour of/against• A forceful moderate, he electrified his colleagues by speaking in favour of collegiality, the Vatican s codeword for internal democracy.
strictly/generally/roughly speaking• Neither the input nor the output of a Turing machine can, strictly speaking, be an infinite decimal.• Not strictly speaking, because the wedding was in a register office, and you don't have a best man.• It is, strictly speaking, conferred by the Constitution.• His point, strictly speaking, is correct.• By s.4 land generally speaking is not property which can be stolen.• Thus the importance of coinage for our understanding of the past diminishes, generally speaking, the more up to date we come.• Progress would enhance the wealth of those who, generally speaking, were already rich but not that of the masses.• If you use straw as bedding for farm animals, generally speaking you improve the welfare of those animals.
Related topics: Languages
-speak /spiːk/ suffix [in nouns]  
1 SLLthe special language or difficult words that are used in a particular business or activity 行话；…术语；…语言
 computerspeak
计算机术语
From Longman Business Dictionary
-speak-speak /spiːk/ suffix
added to other words to form nouns that mean the special language of a particular business or activity, especially slang or technical words that are difficult for ordinary people to understand
I can’t understand this computerspeak.
business-speak
Origin speak
Old English sprecan, specan
speak verb →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1
→PHRASAL VERBS1-speak suffix
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BNC: 352 COCA: 335
speak

verb¹

 1have a conversation談話ADVERB | VERB + SPEAK | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤briefly簡短地交談◇We spoke briefly on the phone.我們簡短地通了電話。➤at length長時間地交談▸➤hardly幾乎沒交談◇Ben hardly spoke to me all evening.整個晚上本幾乎沒跟我說話。VERB + SPEAK➤want to想交談▸➤refuse to拒絕交談◇The president refused to speak to the waiting journalists.總統拒絕和等候着的記者交談。➤dare (to)敢說◇No one had ever dared to speak to him like that before.以前還沒有人敢這麼跟他說過話。PREPOSITION➤about, to談論⋯；和⋯交談◇I need to speak to Joseph about this matter.我需要和約瑟夫談談此事。➤with (especially NAmE) 與⋯交談◇Can I speak with you for a minute?我能和你談幾句嗎？PHRASES➤be on speaking terms (with sb)爭吵後（和某人）和好◇We are still on speaking terms after the argument.爭吵之後我們又和好了。➤a/the chance to speak, a/the opportunity to speak有機會交談◇I didn't get a chance to speak to him.我沒有機會跟他說話。➤not be speaking (to sb)不（與某人）說話；（與某人）鬧別扭◇Ed and Dave aren't speaking at the moment.埃德和戴夫現在互不說話了。➤speaking of...提起⋯◇Speaking of Brett, why isn't he here?說到布雷特，他怎麼沒來？
speak

verb²

 2use your voice to say sth說話ADVERB | VERB + SPEAK | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤loudly大聲講話▸➤quietly, softly悄聲／輕聲說話▸➤clearly清晰地講話◇You must speak loudly and clearly on the stage.在台上講話時聲音要響亮、清楚。➤slowly慢慢地講話▸➤calmly平靜地說話▸➤briefly簡短地說了幾句▸➤at length長篇大論▸➤suddenly突然說話▸➤hardly幾乎不說話▸➤eloquently, movingly雄辯地說；打動人心地說◇She spoke eloquently about the need for action.她雄辯地闡述了採取行動的必要性。➤lovingly, soothingly, warmly深情地／撫慰地／熱情地說話▸➤disparagingly, harshly, sharply, sternly蔑視地／難聽地／嚴厲地／嚴肅地講話▸➤authoritatively, forcefully以命令的口氣說；以不容辯解的口吻說▸➤earnestly誠懇地說▸➤coherently, intelligibly, meaningfully連貫地說；明白地說；意味深長地說▸➤freely, openly, publicly暢所欲言；公開地說➤directly直接地說◇The main character speaks directly into the camera.主人公對着鏡頭直接講話。➤boldly大膽地說▸➤hesitantly猶豫地說VERB + SPEAK➤be able to, be unable to, can (hardly)能夠說出話；無法開口說話；（幾乎不）能說話◇She was so moved she could hardly speak.她感動得幾乎說不出話來。➤be allowed to允許說話▸➤begin to, open your mouth to開始說話；開口說◇She opened her mouth to speak and found she couldn't.她開口想說話，卻說不出來。➤try to試圖說▸➤not trust yourself to沒有信心說◇He nodded, not trusting himself to speak.他點了點頭，不敢說什麼。➤hear sb聽到某人說◇I heard him speak at the debating society.我聽過他在辯論協會的發言。➤invite sb to邀請某人發言◇She was invited to speak at a Harvard conference.她受邀在哈佛學術會議上發言。PREPOSITION➤about, on就⋯發言◇She speaks on women's issues.她就婦女問題發言。➤against發言反對⋯◇He spoke out against mismanagement.他公開站出來反對管理不善。➤for, on behalf of代表⋯講話◇I speak for all my colleagues.我代表所有同行講話。◇I speak on behalf of many thousands of women.我代表數千名婦女講話。➤in favour/favor of發言支持⋯◇She spoke in favour / favor of the new tax.她發言支持新稅法。➤of談起⋯◇He speaks very warmly of you.他很熱情地提起你。➤to對⋯發言◇He will be speaking to history students about the causes of war.他要給歷史專業的學生講述這場戰爭的起因。PHRASES➤the ability to speak說話的能力◇He lost his ability to speak.他說不了話了。➤have the courage to speak有勇氣說話◇They had the courage to speak the truth.他們勇敢地說出了事實真相。➤the right to speak說話的權利◇Everyone should have the right to speak their mind.每個人都有權說出自己的想法。➤speak from experience經驗之談◇I'm speaking from experience, having been there often.因為經常去那兒，我就說說自己的經驗。
speak

verb³

 3know a language會某種語言ADVERB | VERB + SPEAK | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤fluently, well講得流利；講得好◇He speaks German fluently.他德語說得很流利。VERB + SPEAK➤be able to, can會說（某種語言）▸➤be unable to, cannot不會說（某種語言）▸➤learn to學說（某種語言）◇the benefits of learning to speak a foreign language學會說一門外語的益處➤teach sb to教某人說（某種語言）PREPOSITION➤in用⋯語言講話◇Would you prefer it if we spoke in French?你是否願意我們用法語交談？PHRASES➤the ability to speak sth說⋯語言的能力◇The ability to speak another language is a valued skill.能說一門外語是一種寶貴的技能。
BNC: 352 COCA: 335
speak verb
⇨ mention (speak highly of sb) ⇨ say 1 (Please speak slowly.) ⇨ talk (speak to sb about sth)
BNC: 352 COCA: 335

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