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BNC: 352 COCA: 335
speakverbuk/spiːk/ us/spiːk/ spoke, spoken

speak verb SAY WORDS

A1 [ I or T ] 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。
broadly, historically, strictly, etc. speaking

B2 talking from a particular point of view（表示看问题的角度）大体上说／从历史的角度看／严格地说（等等）

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。
speak to sb

to tell someone that they have done something wrong责备（某人）；告诫（某人）

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

More examples

Choking back my anger, I tried to speak calmly.

She cleared her throat nervously before she began to speak.

Can I speak to you confidentially?

"Can I speak to Isobel, please?" "She's still in bed. I'll just go and see if she's conscious yet."

It is considered bad manners in some cultures to speak with your mouth full of food.

speak verb LANGUAGE

A1 [ T ] 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。

More examples

Unable to speak a word of the language, he communicated with his hands.

They speak a language akin to French.

Do you speak English?

I'd like to speak English fluently.

Do you speak Swedish ?

speak verb FORMAL TALK

B2 [ I ] 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。

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The audience clapped and cheered when she stood up to speak.

I've deputed Lara Brown to speak for me at the conference.

They invited her to speak especially because of her experience in inner cities.

There was loud jeering from the opposition parties when the prime minister stood up to speak.

He didn't want to be involved in the organization of the conference, although he was willing to attend and speak.

speak verb SUGGEST

[ I + adv/prep, T ] literary 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。

Idiom(s)

be on speaking terms
none to speak of
not be on speaking terms
so to speak
speak your mind
speak for yourself
speak too soon
speak to sb
speak volumes
speak when you're spoken to!
speaks for itself

Phrasal verb(s)

speak out/up
speak to sth
speak up
speak up for sb/sth
-speaksuffixuk/ -spiːk/ us/ -spiːk/ informal mainly disapproving

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
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

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 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

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 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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