| 单词 | speech |
| 释义 | speechspeechesspeechspeech /spiːtʃ/ noun1[countable] a formal talk to a group of people, especially at an official meeting or ceremonyspeech toThe President will give a speech to Congress later today.late总统将于今天晚些时候向国会发表演说。speech about/ona speech on the environment有关环境的演讲2[uncountable] when someone speaks, or the way that they speak: words that are used in speech as well as in writingwordbeusewrite口语和书面语都使用的单词Her speech was slow and rather slurred.beslur她说话很慢﹐含糊不清。 ➔ direct speech, figure of speech, indirect speech, part of speech, reported speechPhrasesfreedom of speech/free speech the right to say or print whatever you want: Minority groups have often had to fight for freedom of speech.grouphave少数族群常常不得不为言论自由而斗争。COLLOCATIONS: speechverbsto give/make a speechShe made a speech thanking her team.makethank ► Do not say ’do a speech’. Say give a speech or make a speech.to write a speechHe wrote most of his own campaign speeches.writespeechto listen to a speechThey listened to his speech in silence.listenadjectivesa long/short speechEach member gave a long speech.giveThe chairman opened the meeting with a short speech.openmeeta passionate speech (=full of strong feeling)He made a passionate speech about education.makean emotional speechher emotional farewell speecha moving/powerful speech (=having a great effect on the audience)She made a very moving farewell speech.makemoveHe gave a powerful speech calling for unity.givecalla political speechThis was one of his most famous political speeches.bespeechnoun + speecha farewell speech (=by someone who is leaving)his farewell speech to his staffa campaign speech (=given during a political campaign)He made no mention of the issue in his campaign speeches.makespeechan after-dinner speech (=after a formal dinner)He gets paid a lot for making after-dinner speeches.getpaymakespeechTHESAURUS: speechspeech a formal talk to a group of people, especially at an official meeting or ceremony: I had to give a speech at my brother’s wedding.havea famous speech by Martin Luther Kingaddress formal a speech that a very important person gives to a large group of people: the President’s address to the nationtalk an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people about a particular subject: I went to an interesting talk on the history of television.gointerestlecture a talk on a particular subject given to students in a university: Students must not arrive late for lectures.studentlecturesermon a talk given by a priest or a religious leader: One Sunday, the priest preached a sermon about family.preachpresentation a short talk about something in front of a small group of people, especially for business: I have to give a presentation on why they should choose me for a job in sales.shallsalestatement a short talk in which someone announces something: In a statement, the president expressed sadness at her death.express |
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