speechnoun
演说；讲话；发言
a formal talk that a person gives to an audience
to give/make/deliver a speech on human rights
就人权问题发表演讲
He made the announcement in a speech on television.
他在一次电视讲话中发表了这一声明。
Several people made speeches at the wedding.
有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。
说话的能力
the ability to speak
I seemed to have lost the power of speech .
我好像话都说不出来了。
a speech defect
言语能力缺陷
freedom of speech (= the right to say openly what you think)
言论自由
说话方式
the way in which a particular person speaks
Her speech was slurred─she was clearly drunk.
她说话含混不清——她显然是喝醉了。
口语
the language used when speaking
This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.
这种表达主要用于口语，而不是书面语。
speech sounds
语音
（戏剧中的）台词
a group of lines that an actor speaks in a play in the theatre
She has the longest speech in the play.
在这部剧中，她的台词最长。
These are all words for a talk given to an audience.以上各词均指讲话、发言。
a formal talk given to an audience 指演说、讲话、发言：
Several people made speeches at the wedding.
有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。
a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course 通常指大学里的讲座、讲课、演讲：
a lecture on the Roman army
关于罗马军队的讲座
a course/series of lectures
讲座课程；系列讲座
a formal speech given to an audience 指演说、演讲：
a televised presidential address
总统的电视演讲
A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public. |
a fairly informal session in which sb tells a group of people about a subject 指相当不正式的报告、演讲：
She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.
她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。
a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service指布道、讲道
speech
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N-UNCOUNT 说话能力;说话;言语
Speech is the ability to speak or the act of speaking....the development of speech in children...
儿童言语能力的发展
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N-SING 说话方式;言谈
Your speech is the way in which you speak.His speech became increasingly thick and nasal...
他说话的声音变得越来越粗，鼻音越来越重。
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N-UNCOUNT 口语，言语(与书面语相对而言)
Speech is spoken language.He could imitate in speech or writing most of those he admired.
他能模仿大多数自己崇拜的偶像的讲话和写作风格。
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N-COUNT 演说;演讲;讲话;致辞
A speech is a formal talk which someone gives to an audience.She is due to make a speech on the economy next week...
她将在下周作一个关于经济的演讲。
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N-COUNT (演员的)台词
A speech is a group of lines spoken by a character in a play....the hilarious speech from Alan Bennett's 'Forty Years On'.
艾伦·贝内特的《弹指四十年》中的一段非常有趣的台词
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See also:direct speech;figure of speech;indirect speech;maiden speech;part of speech;reported speech
noun
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- the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
- language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
- Synonym: language
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- a lengthy rebuke
- a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
- the teacher gave him a talking to
- Synonym: lecture talking to
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- words making up the dialogue of a play
- the actor forgot his speech
- Synonym: actor's line words
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- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
- his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
- her speech was barren of southernisms
- I detected a slight accent in his speech
- Synonym: manner of speaking delivery
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- (language) communication by word of mouth
- his speech was garbled
- he uttered harsh language
- he recorded the spoken language of the streets
- Synonym: speech communication spoken communication spoken language language voice communication oral communication
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- the exchange of spoken words
- they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
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- something spoken
- he could hear them uttering merry speeches
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- the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
- he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
- Synonym: address
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This speech may mark a change in government policy .
这篇演讲表明政府的政策可能会有变化。
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His speech was full of fine words which meant nothing .
他的演讲华而不实。
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This expression is used mainly in speech , not in writing .
这种表达主要用于口语，而不是书面语。
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Who could forget his speech at last year 's party ?
谁能忘记他去年在聚会上的讲话呢？
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Speech is the fastest method of communication between people .
说话是人与人之间交流最快捷的方法。
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I seemed to have lost the power of speech .
我好像话都说不出来了。
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It was by far the worst speech he had ever made .
这是他迄今发表过的最差的演讲。
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Her speech to party members was not intended for public consumption .
她对党员发表的讲话并不打算公诸大众。
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He had lost the power of speech .
他丧失了语言能力。
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This is only the first draft of my speech .
这只是我演讲的初稿。
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She set out the company 's aims and objectives in her speech .
她在讲话中提出了公司的各项目标。
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He is always very correct in his speech .
他说话总是很有分寸。
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The speech was piped over a public address system .
讲话经广播系统传送出去。
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She 'd rather die than give a speech .
她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。
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I 'm under instructions to keep my speech short .
我接到指示讲话要简短。
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I can 't just walk in there cold and give a speech .
我不能什么准备都没有，进去就发表演讲。
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I managed to talk my way out of having to give a speech .
我好说歹说总算逃脱了发言差事。
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Humans are the only animals to have developed speech .
人是唯一发展出语言的动物。
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We had to sit through nearly two hours of speeches .
我们不得不耐着性子听完将近两个小时的讲话。
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He made the announcement in a speech on television .
他在一次电视讲话中发表了这一声明。
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His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town .
他的发言强调了吸引工业到城镇的重要性。
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Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech .
对失聪儿童的最新研究已经在讲话方面取得了一些令人关注的结果。
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a question in reported speech , for example She asked where I was going .
间接疑问句
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I trembled at the thought of having to make a speech .
我一想到得发表演讲心里就发怵。
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In his speech , he thanked everyone for all their hard work .
他在讲话中感谢大家各尽其力。
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The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal .
他那番欢迎他们的话讲得生硬刻板。
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His speech did a very effective demolition job on the government 's proposals .
他的发言非常成功地驳倒了政府的提案。
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Her speech carried the ring of authority .
她的讲话带着权威的口吻。
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His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle .
他的公开言论与他本人的生活方式恰恰相反。
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The speech found an echo in the hearts of many of the audience .
这次演讲在许多听众的心中引起共鸣。
普通用词，指在正式或普通场合所作的发言或讲话，可以是事先准备的，也可以是即席的。
The professor will give a speech at the meeting.
教授将在会上发言。
She is going to make a speech this afternoon.
她今天下午要作演讲。
His keynote speech won the applause of the audience.
他的主题演讲赢得了听众的掌声。
较正式用词，指在庄严场合所作的正式演说或精心准备的演讲，常后接介词 to。
His inspiring address was broadcast last night.
昨晚广播了他令人鼓舞的讲话。
The President gave a television address yesterday.
总统昨天作了电视讲话。
The general delivered an address to the European people.
这位将军向欧洲民众发表了演讲。
尤指大学中的演讲、讲座、讲课，强调学术性，常后接介词 on/about。
The professor's lecture excited our interest.
那位教授的讲课引起了我们的兴趣。
The lecture will be made in the hall.
讲演将在大厅举行。
He is giving a lecture on Greek myths.
他正在作有关希腊神话的讲座。
通常指下级向上级、主管向上级机关所作的书面或口头报告，或指对某一课题的研究报告。
The director asked me to shorten the report to one page.
主管要我把报告缩为一页。
It is a report on the current international situation.
这是一个有关当前国际形势的报告。
The question is discussed at large in his report.
他在报告中对该问题作了详细的探讨。
普通用词，指关于某一特定话题的演讲或讲座，常后接介词 on/about。
an inspiring talk
鼓舞人心的演讲
Many professors attended the talk on local history.
很多教授出席了那次有关当地历史的讲座。
He will give a talk on developments in computer software.
他将作一个关于计算机软件发展的报告。
普通用词，常指某一国家或地区的语言或文字，也可指某种类型的语言。
literary/poetic language
文学/诗歌语言
legal/medical language
法律/医学术语
Chinese is my native language.
汉语是我的母语。
What languages can you speak?
你会说什么语言？
尤指外语。
I'd like to visit Germany, but I don't speak the lingo.
我想去德国游览，但我不会说德语。
If you live abroad, it helps to know the local lingo.
住在国外，学一点当地的语言自有好处。
指口语或正式的讲话，作后者解时常后接介词 on/about。
Most people have a smaller vocabulary in speech than in writing.
多数人口语的词汇量比书面语少。
She gave the keynote speech.
她作了主题发言。
指某种语言或方言。
French is her mother tongue.
法语是她的母语。
Those articles were written in tongues that I could not read.
那些文章是用我看不懂的方言写的。
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