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speak
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音标：英 [spiːk] 美 [spik]
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解释：
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vi. 说话；演讲；表明；陈述
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vt. 讲话；发言；讲演
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中文词源：
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speak 说话，交谈，发言，演说来自古英语 specan,拼写变体自 sprecan,说话，交谈，来自 Proto-Germanic*sprekana,说话，来 自 PIE*sprek,说话，可能来自 PIE*spreg,播洒，散开，展开，词源同 spark,spread.引申诸相关 词义。
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英文词源：
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speak
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speak: [OE] The usual Old English word for ‘speak’ was sprecan, which has close living relatives in German sprechen and Dutch spreken. Specan, the ancestor of modern English speak, did not appear until around the year 1000, but already by the 12th century it had virtually replaced sprecan. It is not known how the r-less form (which has no surviving relatives in other Germanic languages) arose, but it is clearly a secondary development of the r-form.
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This seems to be connected with Danish spage ‘crackle’, Lithuanian sprageti ‘crackle’, and Sanskrit sphūrj- ‘crackle, rustle’, suggesting that the English word’s use for ‘utter, say’ arose via an earlier ‘crackle, prattle, babble, chatter’ (English ‘crack on about something’, ‘not what it’s cracked up to be’, and ‘crack a joke’ are remnants of an earlier widespread use of English crack for ‘speak’).
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=> speech
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speak (v.)
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Old English specan, variant of sprecan "to speak, utter words; make a speech; hold discourse (with others)" (class V strong verb; past tense spræc, past participle sprecen), from Proto-Germanic *sprek-, *spek- (cognates: Old Saxon sprecan, Old Frisian spreka, Middle Dutch spreken, Old High German sprehhan, German sprechen "to speak," Old Norse spraki "rumor, report"), from PIE root *spreg- (1) "to speak," perhaps identical with PIE root *spreg- (2) "to strew," on notion of speech as a "scattering" of words.
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The -r- began to drop out in Late West Saxon and was gone by mid-12c., perhaps from influence of Danish spage "crackle," also used in a slang sense of "speak" (compare crack (v.) in slang senses having to do with speech, such as wisecrack, cracker, all it's cracked up to be). Elsewhere, rare variant forms without -r- are found in Middle Dutch (speken), Old High German (spehhan), dialectal German (spächten "speak").
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Not the primary word for "to speak" in Old English (the "Beowulf" author prefers maþelian, from mæþel "assembly, council," from root of metan "to meet;" compare Greek agoreuo "to speak, explain," originally "speak in the assembly," from agora "assembly").
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speak (n.)
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c. 1300, "talk, speech," from speak (v.). Survived in Scottish English and dialect, but modern use in compounds probably is entirely traceable to Orwell (see Newspeak).
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双语例句：
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1. The Ukrainians speak a Slavonic language similar to Russian.
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乌克兰人所说的那种斯拉夫语系的语言类似于俄语。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. Sonia might not speak the English language well, but then who did?
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索尼娅的英语也许说得不好，但谁又说得好呢？
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. Pressure appears to be mounting for conformity in how people speak English.
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要求人们讲规范英语的压力似乎越来越大。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.
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人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。
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来自柯林斯例句
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5. Could I speak to you in private a moment, padre.
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可否私下跟您谈谈，牧师。
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来自柯林斯例句
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更多相关例句：
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I've spoken to the manager about it.
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那件事我已经和经理谈过了。【牛津词典】
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The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists.
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总统拒绝同等候的记者讲话。【牛津词典】
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(especially North American English)Can I speak with you for a minute?
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我能跟你谈一会儿吗？【牛津词典】
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He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him...
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他想说话，却一时语塞。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He speaks with a lisp...
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他说话口齿不清。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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When speaking to the seminar Mr Franklin spoke of his experience, gained on a recent visit to Trinidad...
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在研讨会上发言的时候，富兰克林先生谈到了他最近游览特立尼达的经历。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He's determined to speak at the Democratic Convention...
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他决定在民主党全国代表大会上发言。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He said it was the job of the Church to speak for the underprivileged...
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他说，为贫困群体说话是教会的义务。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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I speak for all 7,000 members of our organization...
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我代表本组织的 7,000 名成员发言。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He doesn't speak English...
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他不会讲英语。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Many of them can speak two or three or more languages.
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他们当中许多人都会说两三门语言，有的人甚至更多。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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In the book she speaks of his “social ineptitude” and says he verbally abused her...
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她在书中提到他“缺乏社交技能”，并且说他曾经对她出言不逊。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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St Paul speaks of the body as the 'temple of the Holy Spirit'.
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圣保罗把身体描述为“圣神的宫殿”。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He is not speaking to his mother because of her friendship with his ex-wife...
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因为母亲和前妻仍旧保持着友好的关系，他便不再和母亲说话。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The co-stars are still not speaking.
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两位联袂主演的明星仍然互不理睬。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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His behaviour spoke of an early maturity...
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他的举止流露出早熟的痕迹。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The length of the car and the high polish of its fittings both spoke of money...
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长车身和高档配置无不象征着财富。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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...the figures speak for themselves — low order books, bleak prospects at home and a worsening outlook for exports...
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这些数字本身就说明了问题——订单订购量低，国内销售前景惨淡，出口形势日趋恶化。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The results speak for themselves.
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结局不言自明。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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'We're not blaming you,' Kate said. 'Speak for yourself,' Boris muttered.
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“我们没有怪你，”凯特说。“也就是你这么想，”鲍里斯嘟囔道。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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She'd probably drop some comment about her 'fiancé' into the conversation so that he'd think she was already spoken for...
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她可能会在谈话的时候不着痕迹地对她的“未婚夫”作些评论，这样他便会认为她已经名花有主了。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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By December last year most of the resources had been spoken for.
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去年 12 月之前，绝大多数的资源就被预订了。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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They have no weaponry to speak of...
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他们没有什么武器值得炫耀。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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'Any fresh developments?' — 'Nothing to speak of.'
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“有什么新进展了吗？”——“谈不上什么新进展。”【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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This move caused consternation among universities and the government, not to speak of the students affected.
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这个举措在大学和政府里造成了恐慌，更不用说受到影响的学生们了。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Both spoke highly of the Russian president...
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双方均盛赞俄罗斯总统。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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It seemed she found it difficult to speak ill of anyone.
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她似乎觉得说别人的坏话很难。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak...
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我本来不该告诉你的，但我还是要这么做，因为好歹你是家里的一员。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The five countries have now all passed, so to speak, their entry test.
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可以说，这5个国家现在都已经通过了入门考试。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.
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很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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She was the first candidate to speak out for strong pre-K programming.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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She primarily speaks to students in health classes, but sometimes the school will arrange for her to speak to several different groups of girls.【出自-2016年6月听力原文】
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Jody Hubbard is a diet and nutrition expert who travels around the state to speak in middle and high schools.【出自-2016年6月听力原文】
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We are losing revenue as we speak, Donahoe said.【出自-2016年12月听力原文】
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They asked, Was it as good as American beef? It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV, speaking in Japanese about how delicious the beef was.【出自-2015年12月听力原文】
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Ifyou can speak the language, it’s easier to get to know thecountry and its people.【出自-2015年12月听力原文】
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The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.【出自-2011年12月阅读原文】
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Mr David Rossi stated that he had spoken with McLaughlin on several occasions about his driving record.【出自-2013年12月听力原文】
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Of course, I'm good at computers and I can speak Spanish.【出自-2013年6月听力原文】
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But it's a fact that informative speaking saves lives.【出自-2010年12月听力原文】
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He is very good at public speaking【出自-2010年12月听力原文】
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Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?【出自-2010年6月听力原文】
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You are speaking to a voice coming from someone you cannot see.【出自-2010年6月听力原文】
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Later he spoke with one of the senior managers.【出自-2010年6月听力原文】
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And my boyfriend's English is so good that we just basically speak English all the time.【2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B】
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If you can speak the language, it's easier to get to know the country and its people.【2015年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C】
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In an all girls setting, girls are more likely to speak up frequently and make significant contributions to class than in a coeducational setting.【2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C】
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within the Alps in central Europe is Liechtenstein, a tiny country of about 30, 000 people who speak mostly German.【2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C】
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The British traveler Charles Thompson spoke for many Grand Tourists when in 1744 he described himself as being impatiently desirous of viewing a country so famous in history, a country which once gave laws to the world, and which is at present the greatest school of music and painting, contains the noblest productions of sculpture and architecture, and is filled with cabinets of rarities, and collections of all kinds of historical relics.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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They speak with Mom or Dad when they have a problem.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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He spoke out against the idea of white and black as distinct groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible.【出自-2015年12月阅读原文】
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After all, we don't speak only of objects or people as having momentum; we speak of entire systems having momentum.【出自-2015年12月阅读原文】
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Worldwide people speak differently from the way they write, and texting -quick, casual and only intended to be read once — is actually a way of talking with your fingers.【出自-2014年6月阅读原文】
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Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home.【出自-2013年12月阅读原文】
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It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given primarily to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages【出自-2013年12月阅读原文】
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Since children from poor families often are identified as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to】
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