词组 | speech |
释义 | speech /spiːtʃ/ noun 1. a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of peopleadjectivesa long speech He gave a long speech about the economy.a short/brief speech The chairman opened the meeting with a brief speech.a major speech (=an important one) This was her first major speech as party leader.a political speech She began writing political speeches for local politicians.a powerful/moving speech (=having a strong effect on people’s emotions) In a moving speech, Butts declared that America had lost its sense of values. | He gave a powerful speech calling for unity.a passionate/impassioned speech (=full of strong feeling) She made an impassioned speech on the need to respect human rights.an emotional speech (=showing emotions, especially by crying) On retiring, he delivered an emotional farewell speech.a rousing/stirring speech (=making people feel excited and eager to do something) Thousands of people were inspired by his stirring speeches.an opening/closing speech (=which begins or ends an event) The head of the Olympic Association made a long opening speech.an after-dinner speech (=after a formal dinner) He gets paid a lot for making after-dinner speeches.a televised speech (=shown on television) In a televised speech last night, the president appealed for an end to the violence.sb’s inaugural speech (=someone’s first speech as president, mayor, or in another important political job) In his inaugural speech, Kennedy famously said: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”sb’s maiden speech (=someone’s first speech, especially in parliament or in an important political job) In his maiden speech in Parliament, Jones spoke about the living conditions he grew up in.nouns + speecha campaign speech (=given during a political campaign) Obama used the phrase “Yes we can” a lot in his campaign speeches.a farewell speech (=by someone who is leaving) We all noticed that he didn’t mention the boss in his farewell speech.a keynote speech (=the most important one at an event) The prime minister will make his keynote speech at the party conference today.sb’s acceptance speech (=when someone accepts a job, prize, or award) In her acceptance speech, she thanked her husband and family for their support.verbsgive/make a speech I’ve been asked to give a speech at the wedding. | He made a speech about the need for a return to traditional family values.deliver a speech formal (=give an important speech) The president delivered a major speech to Congress yesterday.write/draft/prepare a speech She’s in her office preparing her speech.rehearse a speech (=practise making it) It’s important to rehearse the speech to get the timing right.prepositionsa speech on/about sth She gave an interesting speech on women’s rights.a speech to sb The health minister will make a speech to the nurses’ union today.in a speech In her speech, she proposed major changes to the welfare system.phrasesa transcript of a speech (=a written record of exactly what is said) The books contain transcripts of all speeches made in Parliament.an extract/passage from a speech (=a part of a speech) The following is an extract from one of Churchill’s most famous speeches.THESAURUS: speech address formal a speech that a very important person gives to a large group of people: President Arroyo was preparing to deliver her annual address to the nation. | In his address to Congress, he said that he would cut taxes. | Everyone agreed that Clinton's farewell address was a star performance. talk an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people giving them information about a particular subject or about their experiences: He has been asked to give a talk about his trip to India. | I went to an interesting talk on the wildlife of Antarctica. lecture a talk, especially on an academic subject and given to students in a university: I have to go to a lecture on 17th-century French literature by one of my tutors. | Professor Black is giving the lecture. | He went on a highly successful lecture tour of America in 1962. presentation a talk in which you describe or explain a new product or idea, especially one you give for your company: I had to give a 30-minute presentation on my work to the board of directors. | She’s making a sales presentation to some clients. sermon a talk given by a priest or a religious leader: The priest gave a sermon about the need for forgiveness. statement a spoken or written announcement that someone makes in public, often to journalists: The minister issued a short statement in which he said he had no plans to resign.2. spoken languageadjectivesdirect speech (=the actual words that someone says) The writer uses a lot of direct speech and there are long dialogues between the characters.indirect/reported speech In indirect speech, the tense of the verb often changes, so ‘I will be late’ becomes ‘She said that she would be late’.speech + nounsspeech recognition (=a program that allows you to speak instructions to a computer or other device) The phone uses speech recognition technology so that you can ask it questions.speech patterns She studied the speech patterns of people in different regions of America.speech marks (=punctuation marks used in writing to mark the words that someone says) Always remember to put quotations in speech marks.3. the ability to speak, or to say what you wantadjectivesfree speech (=the ability to say anything you like publicly) Free speech is an important part of any democracy.speech + nounsa speech impediment (=a physical or nervous problem that affects speech) He was embarrassed about speaking because of his speech impediment.speech therapy (=treatment for a speech impediment) The boy had been receiving speech therapy since he was eight.a speech therapist (=someone who gives speech therapy) The speech therapist gave her some exercises to do.phrasesfreedom of speech The new government passed laws limiting people’s 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