speak

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1221页（1438字）

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(spokeor【古】spake，spoken．)vi．①说，说话：generally speaking一般说来．strictly speaking严格说来．The baby is learning to speak．这小孩在学习说话．Please speak more slowly．请说慢些．speak ill of说…的坏话．speak out(or up)1)(更)大声说：Sspeak out——we can’t hear．大点声说，我们听不见．2)大胆说：Sspeak out——don’t be afraid．大胆说吧，不要怕．so to speak 假如可以这样说的话．②谈话，交谈：I shall speak to him about that matter tomorrow．明天我要和他谈这件事．③演讲：He is used to speaking in public．他惯于在公开场合讲话．Who is going to speak at the meeting this evening?谁要在今晚的会上发言?④谈到，提到：The lecturer spoke ofmany things relating to chemistry．讲演人谈到许多关于化学方面的事情．nothing to speak of不值一谈．⑤达意：Actions speak louder than words．事实胜于雄辩．The portrait speaks．像如其人．speak well for证明…好．⑥(枪、炮、乐器等)响．

－vt．①讲(话)，说(话)，操…语言：She speaks English fluently．她英语讲得流利．How many languages do you speak?你能讲几种语言?②发表，讲出，说出：speak the truth说老实话．speak one′s mind畅所欲言，说心里话．He spoke only a few words．他只说了几句话．③表示，表明：His actions spoke him brave．他的行动表明他是勇敢的．speak volumes含有深远意义：His remarks at the meeting spoke volumes．他在会上的发言意味深长．speak volumes for为…的有力证据．

△speak for 1)预定，预约：speak for tickets预约票．2)代…说话，代…说明事实：He was speaking for the group he represented．他是代表他的小组说话的．speak for itself不言而喻：There is no need for me to praise it，it speaks for itself．勿需我去赞扬，那是不言而喻的事．speak for oneself 1)为自己辩解．2)仪说明有关本身的事．speak to 1)证明，说到，提及：You must speak to the subject．你不可离开本题．2)责备：speak to him about his wasting electricity责备他浪费电．