speak for

phrasal verbphr v

a) REPRESENT speak for somebody/something to express the feelings, thoughts, or beliefs of a person or group of people 代表…讲话[发言]

Dan, speaking for the students, started the meeting.

学生代表丹宣布会议开始。

b) speak for yourself spokenSAY/STATE used to tell someone that you do not have the same opinion as they do, or that something that is true for them is not true for you 你只代表你自己说话，那是你的看法〔用于表示不同意对方的意见〕

‘We don’t want to go.’ ‘Speak for yourself!’

“我们不想去。” “你是说你自己吧！”

c) be spoken forOWN if something or someone is spoken for, they have already been promised to someone else 已被预订；被应许给别人

They’re all either married or spoken for.

他们都要么结婚了，要么有对象了。

d) speak for itself/themselvesOBVIOUS to show something very clearly 不言而喻，不辩自明

The results speak for themselves.

结果不言自明。

Examples from the Corpus

speak for• Director Mike Newell creates the atmosphere and wisely allows the surrounding beauty to speak for itself.• That way round the guitar's reputation literally speaks for itself.• The account mainly speaks for itself.• They have been left to speak for themselves as rites, as works of art through the eyes to the listening heart.• The benefits speak for themselves, but it does have its downside.• Let these facts speak for themselves: By the time Barbie was invented, I was too old for dolls.• The confirmation numbers speak for themselves.• To be an employed, married mum is quite an achievement and I think I speak for us all.

speak for yourself• That rather speaks for itself. 6.• "We're not interested in going to the game." "Hey, speak for yourself."• In this oracular role, though, she does not speak for herself.• Nevertheless, this is an ultimately inspiring study of prisoners speaking for themselves.• The alacrity with which northerners enlisted for military service whenever warfare flared up on the Border speaks for itself.• The arrangement seemed to speak for itself: Alice, the true love.• Let these facts speak for themselves: By the time Barbie was invented, I was too old for dolls.• Yet the belief that a videotape somehow speaks for itself persisted.• Facts should normally be allowed to speak for themselves: to spell out a conclusion may spell danger.

be spoken for• But all of the money is spoken for.• Contest ends when all tickets are spoken for.• Most of your capital is spoken for, and the creditors are closing in.• Though they were spoken for my benefit, I could not be assumed to share the same norms.• When the words were spoken for the third time, however, the divorce was irrevocable.

speak for itself/themselves• He's a good coach - his success speaks for itself.• Again, we begin by letting the managers speak for themselves.• But the history of the family speaks for itself.• I think the above account speaks for itself.• Kahn believed that his work spoke for itself.• The account mainly speaks for itself.• They simply put it out and let the music speak for itself.• The arrangement seemed to speak for itself: Alice, the true love.• Yet the belief that a videotape somehow speaks for itself persisted.

→ speak for at speak(PHRASAL VERB)

单词	speak for
释义	speak for speak for phrasal verbphr v a) REPRESENT speak for somebody/something to express the feelings, thoughts, or beliefs of a person or group of people 代表…讲话[发言] Dan, speaking for the students, started the meeting. 学生代表丹宣布会议开始。 b) speak for yourself spokenSAY/STATE used to tell someone that you do not have the same opinion as they do, or that something that is true for them is not true for you 你只代表你自己说话，那是你的看法〔用于表示不同意对方的意见〕 ‘We don’t want to go.’ ‘Speak for yourself!’ “我们不想去。” “你是说你自己吧！” c) be spoken forOWN if something or someone is spoken for, they have already been promised to someone else 已被预订；被应许给别人 They’re all either married or spoken for. 他们都要么结婚了，要么有对象了。 d) speak for itself/themselvesOBVIOUS to show something very clearly 不言而喻，不辩自明 The results speak for themselves. 结果不言自明。 Examples from the Corpus speak for• Director Mike Newell creates the atmosphere and wisely allows the surrounding beauty to speak for itself.• That way round the guitar's reputation literally speaks for itself.• The account mainly speaks for itself.• They have been left to speak for themselves as rites, as works of art through the eyes to the listening heart.• The benefits speak for themselves, but it does have its downside.• Let these facts speak for themselves: By the time Barbie was invented, I was too old for dolls.• The confirmation numbers speak for themselves.• To be an employed, married mum is quite an achievement and I think I speak for us all. speak for yourself• That rather speaks for itself. 6.• "We're not interested in going to the game." "Hey, speak for yourself."• In this oracular role, though, she does not speak for herself.• Nevertheless, this is an ultimately inspiring study of prisoners speaking for themselves.• The alacrity with which northerners enlisted for military service whenever warfare flared up on the Border speaks for itself.• The arrangement seemed to speak for itself: Alice, the true love.• Let these facts speak for themselves: By the time Barbie was invented, I was too old for dolls.• Yet the belief that a videotape somehow speaks for itself persisted.• Facts should normally be allowed to speak for themselves: to spell out a conclusion may spell danger. be spoken for• But all of the money is spoken for.• Contest ends when all tickets are spoken for.• Most of your capital is spoken for, and the creditors are closing in.• Though they were spoken for my benefit, I could not be assumed to share the same norms.• When the words were spoken for the third time, however, the divorce was irrevocable. speak for itself/themselves• He's a good coach - his success speaks for itself.• Again, we begin by letting the managers speak for themselves.• But the history of the family speaks for itself.• I think the above account speaks for itself.• Kahn believed that his work spoke for itself.• The account mainly speaks for itself.• They simply put it out and let the music speak for itself.• The arrangement seemed to speak for itself: Alice, the true love.• Yet the belief that a videotape somehow speaks for itself persisted. → speak for at speak(PHRASAL VERB)
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