speaker

Word family noun speaker speech speakershipspeakingspeakeasyspeakerphoneadjective unspeakable speechless outspoken spoken ≠ unspoken speakableverb speak adverb unspeakably speakingly

Related topics: Languages, Recording, Television & radio

speak·er /ˈspiːkə $ -ər/ S2 W2 noun [countableC]

1 TALK/MAKE A SPEECHsomeone who makes a formal speech to a group of people 演讲者，发言者

speaker at

the guest speaker at the conference

大会的特邀演讲者

The keynote speaker (=main or most important speaker) was Robert Venturi, the architect.

主要发言人是建筑师罗伯特·文图里。

after-dinner speaker (=someone who makes a speech after a formal meal) 〔宴会的〕席后演讲者

2 SLLSPEAK A LANGUAGEsomeone who speaks a particular language 讲某种语言的人

French-speaker/Spanish-speaker etc 讲法语/西班牙语等的人

speaker of

Some English words are difficult for speakers of other languages.

一些英语单词对说其他语言的人来说是很难的。

a native speaker of Chinese

以汉语为母语的人

3. TCRAMTthe part of a radio, sound system etc where the sound comes out 〔收音机、音响系统等的〕扬声器

4 formal someone who says something 说话者，讲话的人

Pay attention to the body language of the speaker.

注意说话者的肢体语言。

5. the Speaker PGPPGOan official who controls discussions in a parliament 〔议会的〕议长

Examples from the Corpus

the Speaker• Sandal-shod farmers stand quietly in the golden evening light or crane their necks for a look at the speakers.• Two new polls indicate weak public support for the speaker.• You can have the speaker in close-up, talking directly to the camera.• The man who suffers from their behaviour is Ruslan Khasbulatov, the speaker of parliament.• I did not catch the name of the speaker, a person utterly unknown to most of us, I think.• Therefore, if the assumption that the speaker is actually cooperating is to be preserved, some informative inference must be made.• Rather, the hearer is intended to use the literal meaning in figuring out what the speaker actually intends to communicate.

6. the Speaker of the House the politician who controls discussions in the House of Representatives in the US Congress 〔美国众议院的〕议长

Examples from the Corpus

the Speaker of the House• Gore even enlisted the aid of Newt Gingrich, the Speaker of the House.

n COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + speaker

a public speaker

He was a good public speaker.

an after-dinner speaker (=someone who makes speeches after formal meals)

As every after-dinner speaker knows, a joke or two is always much appreciated.

the guest speaker

The guest speaker will be the Secretary of State for Health.

the keynote/main speaker (=the most important speaker)

the keynote speaker at the seminar, Dr Paul Messina

Examples from the Corpus

speaker• Speakers of Cantonese often cannot understand speakers of Mandarin.• The Baby pushes out 30 watts through a single ten-inch dual-cone speaker, and features two channels.• The hotel has two English speakers on its staff.• Doug Williams is the first speaker in tonight's debate.• Everyone tells me I'm a good speaker, but I really hate doing it.• Each week the school has a different guest speaker come and talk to the students.• Jennings was one of the keynote speakers at the conference's opening session Thursday.• Former President Carter will be the main speaker at the graduation.• A compact disk player, rare for its day, fed Chopin and the Rolling Stones into fierce-looking, six-foot MartinLogan speakers.• All our English teachers are native speakers.• What could be more fun than heckling the problem speaker at your own eulogy?• Kennedy was known as a brilliant public speaker.• The speaker has, in the past, paid a fine for not disclosing fully his property ventures with lobbyists.

after-dinner speaker• He lived among them, took his meals with them in the dining-room, and trained them as after-dinner speakers and lecturers.• As every after-dinner speaker knows, a toast to the guests requires a gentle ribbing of the guests.• The seasoned after-dinner speaker will know what to expect as soon as he enters the room and meets the organiser.• One of the after-dinner speakers said the day had come to be regarded by tradesmen as the holiday of the year.

native speaker• There has been an assumption in the past that anyone who is a native speaker of English is equipped to teach English.• This involves accessing, directly or indirectly, the intuition of a native speaker.• As we have already noted, pidgins are generally used by native speakers of other languages as a medium of communication.• You will need one or more native speakers of the language to help you in your learning.• Is it possible for people who are not native speakers of a particular language to be fully aware of its social dimensions?• Generative grammar rejects the empirical nature of structural linguistics and instead uses linguistic intuitions of native speakers.• The book is aimed at learners of English rather than native speakers.• The course writer attempts to cover the experience of the native speaker in about 2000 hours of learning.• A further 120 were engaged in subsidiary Modern Languages courses, of whom seven were native speakers.

单词	speaker
释义	speaker Word family noun speaker speech speakershipspeakingspeakeasyspeakerphoneadjective unspeakable speechless outspoken spoken ≠ unspoken speakableverb speak adverb unspeakably speakingly Related topics: Languages, Recording, Television & radio speak·er /ˈspiːkə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC] 1 TALK/MAKE A SPEECHsomeone who makes a formal speech to a group of people 演讲者，发言者 speaker at the guest speaker at the conference 大会的特邀演讲者 The keynote speaker (=main or most important speaker) was Robert Venturi, the architect. 主要发言人是建筑师罗伯特·文图里。 after-dinner speaker (=someone who makes a speech after a formal meal) 〔宴会的〕席后演讲者 2 SLLSPEAK A LANGUAGEsomeone who speaks a particular language 讲某种语言的人 French-speaker/Spanish-speaker etc 讲法语/西班牙语等的人 speaker of Some English words are difficult for speakers of other languages. 一些英语单词对说其他语言的人来说是很难的。 a native speaker of Chinese 以汉语为母语的人 3. TCRAMTthe part of a radio, sound system etc where the sound comes out 〔收音机、音响系统等的〕扬声器 4 formal someone who says something 说话者，讲话的人 Pay attention to the body language of the speaker. 注意说话者的肢体语言。 5. the Speaker PGPPGOan official who controls discussions in a parliament 〔议会的〕议长 Examples from the Corpus the Speaker• Sandal-shod farmers stand quietly in the golden evening light or crane their necks for a look at the speakers.• Two new polls indicate weak public support for the speaker.• You can have the speaker in close-up, talking directly to the camera.• The man who suffers from their behaviour is Ruslan Khasbulatov, the speaker of parliament.• I did not catch the name of the speaker, a person utterly unknown to most of us, I think.• Therefore, if the assumption that the speaker is actually cooperating is to be preserved, some informative inference must be made.• Rather, the hearer is intended to use the literal meaning in figuring out what the speaker actually intends to communicate. 6. the Speaker of the House the politician who controls discussions in the House of Representatives in the US Congress 〔美国众议院的〕议长 Examples from the Corpus the Speaker of the House• Gore even enlisted the aid of Newt Gingrich, the Speaker of the House. n COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + speaker a public speaker He was a good public speaker. an after-dinner speaker (=someone who makes speeches after formal meals) As every after-dinner speaker knows, a joke or two is always much appreciated. the guest speaker The guest speaker will be the Secretary of State for Health. the keynote/main speaker (=the most important speaker) the keynote speaker at the seminar, Dr Paul Messina Examples from the Corpus speaker• Speakers of Cantonese often cannot understand speakers of Mandarin.• The Baby pushes out 30 watts through a single ten-inch dual-cone speaker, and features two channels.• The hotel has two English speakers on its staff.• Doug Williams is the first speaker in tonight's debate.• Everyone tells me I'm a good speaker, but I really hate doing it.• Each week the school has a different guest speaker come and talk to the students.• Jennings was one of the keynote speakers at the conference's opening session Thursday.• Former President Carter will be the main speaker at the graduation.• A compact disk player, rare for its day, fed Chopin and the Rolling Stones into fierce-looking, six-foot MartinLogan speakers.• All our English teachers are native speakers.• What could be more fun than heckling the problem speaker at your own eulogy?• Kennedy was known as a brilliant public speaker.• The speaker has, in the past, paid a fine for not disclosing fully his property ventures with lobbyists. after-dinner speaker• He lived among them, took his meals with them in the dining-room, and trained them as after-dinner speakers and lecturers.• As every after-dinner speaker knows, a toast to the guests requires a gentle ribbing of the guests.• The seasoned after-dinner speaker will know what to expect as soon as he enters the room and meets the organiser.• One of the after-dinner speakers said the day had come to be regarded by tradesmen as the holiday of the year. native speaker• There has been an assumption in the past that anyone who is a native speaker of English is equipped to teach English.• This involves accessing, directly or indirectly, the intuition of a native speaker.• As we have already noted, pidgins are generally used by native speakers of other languages as a medium of communication.• You will need one or more native speakers of the language to help you in your learning.• Is it possible for people who are not native speakers of a particular language to be fully aware of its social dimensions?• Generative grammar rejects the empirical nature of structural linguistics and instead uses linguistic intuitions of native speakers.• The book is aimed at learners of English rather than native speakers.• The course writer attempts to cover the experience of the native speaker in about 2000 hours of learning.• A further 120 were engaged in subsidiary Modern Languages courses, of whom seven were native speakers.
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