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| 1 | C a formal occasion when someone speaks to an audience 演说；讲演 |
| He began his speech by outlining his plans for the coming year. 演讲一开始，他首先简要叙述了自己来年的计划。 |
| make/give/deliver a speech The queen made a wonderful speech in reply. 女王作了精彩的回复发言。 |
| | 1a | the words that someone speaks to an audience 演讲稿 | | She’ s responsible for writing the President’ s political speeches. 她负责撰写总统的政治演讲稿。 | |
| | 1b | a part of a play when a particular character speaks for a long time （戏剧中某个人物的大段的）台词 | | the king’ s dying speech 国王的临终遗言 | |
| | 1c | an occasion when someone talks for a long time about something they think is importantThis word is often used for making someone feel silly for saying something （该词常用于使某人感到自己所说的话很愚蠢）长篇大论 | | That was quite a little speech you made. 你可真能讲。 | |
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| 2 | U the ability to speak 说话能力 |
| A stroke can cause paralysis and difficulties with speech. 中风可引起瘫痪和语言障碍。 |
| the power of speech When she woke up, they realized that she had lost the power of speech. 当她醒来时，他们发现她已经丧失了说话能力。 |
| | 2a | spoken language , rather than written language 言语；口语 | | tapes of recorded speech 口语录音磁带 | |
| | 2b | concerning speech 言语的 | | speech development 言语能力的培养 | | a speech disorder/defect/impediment 言语失常/缺陷/障碍 | |
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