| 词组 | speak |
| 释义 | speak /spiːk/ verb 1. to be able to talk in a particular languagenounsspeak French/German/Spanish etc Does your friend speak Italian?speak a language She can speak six different languages.verbscan speak sth Can you speak Portuguese?learn to speak sth She is learning to speak Japanese at evening classes.adverbsspeak sth fluently (=very well, like a native speaker) He lived in Seoul for years and speaks Korean fluently.speak sth a little She says she can speak French a little.prepositionsspeak in French/German/Spanish etc Is it OK if we speak in English?phrasessb can speak a little French/some Italian etc I can speak a little Chinese.sb can speak a few words of French/Italian etc I can speak a few words of Greek, but that’s all.sb speaks with an English/French etc accent The man spoke with a strong German accent.If someone speaks a language very well, like a native speaker, you say that they are fluent in it: The ambassador is fluent in Russian and Polish.THESAURUS: speak get by to speak enough of a language to be able to buy things, ask for help etc: “What’s your Italian like?” “Not great, but I can get by.” | I’ve just bought a book called ‘Get by in Portuguese'. have/pick up a smattering of sth to speak or learn to speak a small but useful amount of a language: While I was in Bali, I picked up a smattering of Indonesian.2. to talk to someone about somethingadverbsspeak at length (=have a long conversation) I have spoken to her at length about the problems.speak briefly (=have a short conversation) The president spoke briefly to reporters before boarding the plane.prepositionsspeak to sb also speak with sb AmE A customer asked to speak to the manager.speak about sth also speak of sth formal I have never spoken about this to anyone before.phrasescan I speak to.../I’d like to speak to... Can I speak to you in private?(this is ... ) speaking (=used on the phone, when saying that you are the person that someone wants to talk to) “Hello. I’d like to speak to Mrs Jones.” “Speaking.”3. to say something that expresses your ideas or opinionsphrasesgenerally speaking (=used when saying that something is true in most cases) Generally speaking, the results have been good.speaking personally (=used when emphasizing that you are giving a personal opinion) Speaking personally, yes, I am worried about him.strictly speaking (=used when emphasizing that your statement is correct, although many people do not realize it) Strictly speaking, the tomato is a fruit.roughly/broadly speaking (=used when giving an approximate description, amount etc) The differences between men and women are, roughly speaking, what this book is about.relatively speaking (=in comparison with some other things) Property here is cheap, relatively speaking.speaking as a parent/teacher/doctor etc Speaking as a parent, I wouldn’t want my children outside after ten o’clock in the evening.adverbsspeak highly/well of sb/sth (=say that you think they are good) He always spoke very highly of his staff.speak warmly/fondly of sb/sth (=speak in a way that shows you like them very much) She speaks very fondly of her time in Paris.speak ill of sb formal (=say bad things about them) She never speaks ill of her ex-husband.speak frankly/candidly/plainly (=give an honest opinion, even if it upsets people) The Hollywood star spoke candidly about her health problems.speak freely/openly (=speak without hiding anything, or without worrying that you will be criticized or punished) We are all friends here, so please speak freely.speak movingly/powerfully (=in a way that makes the listener feel strong emotions) He speaks very movingly of the effects of the war on young children. |
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