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单词 speech
释义
speech
noun
uk
/spiːtʃ/us
/spiːtʃ/

speechnoun(SAY WORDS)

B1[U]
theabilitytotalk, theactivityoftalking, or apieceofspokenlanguage:
说话能力；说话；谈话；言语
Children usuallydevelopspeech in the secondyearoflife.儿童通常在两岁的时候开始说话。
People whosufferastrokemayexperiencealossof speech.中风患者可能会丧失说话能力。
[U]
the way apersontalks:
说话方式
His speech wasslurredand Ithoughthe wasdrunk.他说话含混不清，我想他是喝醉了。
B1[U]
thelanguageused whentalking:
口语
Someexpressionsare used moreinspeech than in writing.有些表达方式在口语中比书面语中用得多。
[C]
a set of wordsspokenin aplay:
（戏剧中的）台词
Do youknowthe words to Hamlet'sfamousspeech at thebeginningofActIII?你知道第3幕开头哈姆雷特那段著名的台词具体怎么说吗？
More examples
  • Shesuffersfrom a speechdefect.
  • From herslow,deliberatespeech Iguessedshe must bedrunk.
  • Freedomof speech andfreedomofthoughtwere bothdeniedunder thedictatorship.
  • As achild, she had some speechproblems.
  • We use theseaidstodevelopspeech insmallchildren.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Informal talking & conversation
  • badinage
  • banter
  • bantering
  • bants
  • bloviate
  • bull session
  • buzz
  • catch up withsomeone
  • chinwag
  • chit-chat
  • discourse
  • exchange
  • gas
  • heart-to-heart
  • intercourse
  • pass
  • ultra-casual
  • understand
  • vox pop
  • word-of-mouth
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Ways of speaking
Literature

speechnoun(FORMAL TALK)

B2[C]
aformaltalkgiven usually to alargenumberofpeopleon aspecialoccasion:
演说；发言；讲话
I had togive/makea speech at my brother'swedding.我得在我弟弟的婚礼上致辞。
TheGovernorof New Yorkdeliveredarousingspeech to thenationalconvention.纽约州州长在全国代表大会上作了激动人心的发言。
He gave theafter-dinnerspeech(= atalkgiven after aformaleveningmealat which alargenumberofpeoplearepresent).他在晚宴后作了演说。
Did youhearheracceptancespeech at theOscarsceremony?你听了她在奥斯卡颁奖典礼上的获奖感言了吗？
See also
speak(FORMAL TALK)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a talk
  • talkShe will give a talk on keeping kids safe on the internet.
  • lectureThe lecture is entitled "War and the Modern American Presidency".
  • presentationWe were given a presentation of progress made to date.
  • speechYou might have to make a speech when you accept the award.
  • addressHe took the oath of office then delivered his inaugural address.
  • orationIt was to become one of the most famous orations in American history.
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More examples
  • Her speech wasreceivedwithcheersand astandingovation.
  • Sheclosedthemeetingwith ashortspeech.
  • The vicar'sforgettinghislinesin themiddleof the speechprovidedsome goodcomedy.
  • Her speechcausedoutrageamong thegaycommunity.
  • Sheconcludedthe speech byremindingus ofourresponsibility.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lecturing & addressing
  • ad lib
  • co-present
  • discourse
  • eunoia
  • extemporize
  • floor
  • harangue
  • hold
  • jawbone
  • lead
  • lead off
  • lightning talk
  • monologue
  • PechaKucha
  • presentation
  • sermon
  • sermonize
  • speak
  • speechify
  • valediction
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Grammar

Speech into writing
Both speech and writing can be formal or informal. Whether language is formal or informal depends on who our readers and listeners are, for what purpose we use the language and the situation in which we use it. For example, an official notice would be written in formal English, whereas the same information would be more commonly written informally by an individual in a less public situation:…
(Definition ofspeechfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

speech| American Dictionary

speech
noun
us
/spitʃ/

speechnoun(TALKING)

[U]
theabilitytotalk, or theactivityoftalking:
People whosufferastrokemayexperiencealossof speech.
[U]
Yourspeech is alsoyourway oftalking:
His speechbecameslurredandindistinct.
[U]
Speech can alsomeanthelanguageused whentalking:
Someexpressionsare used more in speech than in writing.

speechnoun(FORMAL TALK)

[C]
aformaltalkgiven usually to alargenumberofpeopleon aspecialoccasion:
anacceptancespeech
I’mnervousabout the speech I’m makingtomorrow.
(Definition ofspeechfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspeech

speech
The ministers have abandoned all other state worries for a careful censure of social democratic speeches.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On some days he delivered as many as fourteen speeches and on one occasion shook 2,000 hands in a receiving line.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The later" decisions only" approach helps to prevent members from making long speeches which they can read in the minutes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their speeches generate little sub-text, except as intrigue.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The elaborate, if formalised, rhetoric of official speeches is not comparable to a series of popularised archaeological accounts or newspaper articles.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They argue that it is used in "formal political speeches, in the print and broadcast media, and at all levels of the education system".
From theCambridge English Corpus
Early on these speeches try to lead opinion on the substance of policy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Not only did these women become a public, but they also helped form one that listened to their public speeches.
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In recent days she had issued a number of statements to the press and also made several speeches 'against' the region's religious authorities, or dashmanan.
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Bands created a lively atmosphere while public speeches generated excitement: these were 'civilized' mass meetings for boycott aims under the guise of memorial service.
From theCambridge English Corpus
At points, sermons feature as prominently as speeches.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Throughout his lengthy speeches, he would talk directly to individuals, whom he knew personally or recalled from prior engagements.
From theCambridge English Corpus
His speeches are sequences of confined, obsessively repeated intervals or patterns that lack any forward momentum.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In political speeches and policy documents the tensions between equity, need and choice are reconciled into a seamless narrative of the move towards modernity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Political speeches and policy documents offer several different resolutions to this tension.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithspeech

speech

These are words often used in combination withspeech.

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after-dinner speech
It might be said that this or that was wrong in somebody's after-dinner speech.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
brief speech
Her analysis is rich and eloquently demonstrates the wealth of information that can be extracted from onebriefspeechevent.
From theCambridge English Corpus
campaign speech
He dropped out of the contest prior to the election, but not before delivering hiscampaignspeechto the convention.
From
Wikipedia
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