speech
US
UK speech n: uncountable (oral communication)
SC 言语 yán yǔ
SC 言论 yán yǔ ，yán lùn
TC 言論
TC 言論
Free speech is a necessity in a democracy.
在民主社会言论自由是必需的。
speech n: uncountable (pronunciation)
SC 语音 yǔ yīn
SC 发音 yǔ yīn ，fā yīn
TC 發音
TC 發音
People tend to have slurred speech after a few beers.
人们在喝了几杯啤酒后，发音通常都含糊不清。
speech n: uncountable (way of speaking)
SC 说话方式 shuō huà fāng shì
TC 說話方式
TC 說話方式
SC 说话 shuō huà fāng shì，shuō huà
TC 說話
TC 說話
Most young people's speech is full of slang.
多数年轻人的说话方式都是满口俚语。
speech n: uncountable (faculty of speaking)
SC 语言能力
TC 語言能力
TC 語言能力
SC 说话能力
Speech is one of the things that separates humans and animals.
语言能力是区分人类与其他动物的事物之一。
speech n: (declaration, address)
SC 演讲，演说 yǎn jiǎng，yǎn shuō
TC 演講，演說
TC 演講，演說
SC 发言 fā yán
TC 發言
TC 發言
The vice president's speech was politely applauded.
副总裁的演说得到了一点礼节性的鼓掌。
这句话不是该英语句子的翻译。他的发言很精彩。
speech n: (acting: actor's lines)
SC 台词
The actor forgot his speech and had to be prompted.
那名演员忘了台词，不得不要人提词。
acceptance speech n: (speech on accepting [sth])
SC 得奖演说 dé jiǎng yǎn shuō
TC 得獎演說
TC 得獎演說
SC 就职演说 dé jiǎng yǎn shuō，jiù zhí yǎn shuō
SC 获奖词 dé jiǎng yǎn shuō，huò jiǎng cí
Have you got an acceptance speech prepared just in case you win the Oscar?
connected speech n: (sounds of fluent language)
SC 语流，连音
deliver a speech v expr: (speak publicly)
SC 发表演讲 fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng
TC 發表演講
TC 發表演講
direct speech n: (actual words spoken)
SC 直接引语 zhí jiē yǐn yǔ
TC 直接引語
TC 直接引語
elevator speech n: (business: pitch)
SC 电梯交谈，电梯演讲
figure of speech n: (idiom) (语法)
SC 修辞，比喻 xiū cí，bǐ yù
TC 比喻
TC 比喻
Should I interpret that literally or is it only a figure of speech?
free speech n: (speech unrestrained by censorship)
SC 言论自由 yán lùn zì yóu
TC 言論自由
TC 言論自由
SC 自由言论 yán lùn zì yóu，zì yóu yán lùn
Seventy percent of Americans agreed that people should have the right to free speech.
freedom of speech n: (right to express oneself freely)
SC 言论自由 yán lùn zì yóu
TC 言論自由
TC 言論自由
Freedom of speech is one of the fundamental freedoms of a true democracy.
freedom of speech and expression n: (right to express oneself freely)
SC 言论自由 yán lùn zì yóu
TC 言論自由
TC 言論自由
SC 表达自由 yán lùn zì yóu，biǎo dá zì yóu
Freedom of speech and expression broadens the concept of free speech to include the visual arts, music, and so on.
hate speech n: (speech inciting hatred)
SC 仇恨言论
TC 仇恨言論
TC 仇恨言論
SC 仇恨性言论
indirect speech n: (grammar: reported speech) (语法)
SC 间接引语 jiàn jiē yǐn yǔ
TC 間接引語
TC 間接引語
An example of indirect speech is, "Marty said he needed to talk to Charlotte."
keynote address, keynote speech, keynote n: (opening speech) (会议)
SC 开幕词
SC 主题发言 zhǔ tí fā yán
We've asked the President to give the keynote address at next year's conference. The general's keynote speech caused controversy amongst the conference delegates.
我们已经邀请总统在明年的会议上做开幕词。
将军的主题发言在参会代表中引发了争议。
loss of speech n: (inability to speak due to trauma, etc.)
SC 失语（症） shī yǔ zhèng
After witnessing the horrific murder he experienced temporary loss of speech.
make a speech, give a speech v expr: (address an audience)
SC 演讲 yǎn jiǎng
TC 演講
TC 演講
SC 发表演讲 yǎn jiǎng，fā biǎo yǎn jiǎng
TC 發表演講
TC 發表演講
At the birthday party everyone asked Grandpa to make a speech.
The father of the bride gave a speech, welcoming his new son-in-law to the family.
part of speech n: (grammatical category of a word)
SC 词性 cí xìng
SC 词类 cí xìng，cí lèi
Can you identify the part of speech of this word? Is it a noun, a verb, or an adjective?
你能认出这个单词的词性么？它是名词、动词还是形容词？
prepared speech n: (public talk written in advance)
SC 准备好的讲稿 zhǔn bèi hǎo de jiǎng gǎo
SC 备稿演讲 zhǔn bèi hǎo de jiǎng gǎo，bèi gǎo yǎn jiǎng
public speech n: (talk made to an audience)
SC 公开言论 gōng kāi yán lùn
TC 公開言論
TC 公開言論
SC 公开讲话 gōng kāi yán lùn，gōng kāi jiǎng huà
SC 公开演讲 gōng kāi yán lùn，gōng kāi yǎn jiǎng
I have to give a public speech today – that's why I'm feeling so nervous.
quotation mark, speech mark n: usually plural (punctuation indicating speech, etc.) (标点符号)
SC 引号 yǐn hào
Should quotation marks come before or after a full stop?
reported speech n: (indirect quotation)
SC 间接引语 jiàn jiē yǐn yǔ
TC 間接引語
TC 間接引語
slurred speech n: (abnormal way of talking)
SC 口齿不清 kǒu chǐ bù qīng
TC 口齒不清
TC 口齒不清
Some people have slurred speech when they're drunk.
speech bubble n: (cartoon: spoken text in a balloon)
SC 对话泡泡
speech impaired, speech-impaired adj: (unable to pronounce words clearly)
SC 有言语障碍的
speech impediment n: (speaking disorder)
SC 语言障碍 yǔ yán zhàng ài
TC 語言障礙
TC 語言障礙
He has a speech impediment which makes him hard to understand.
speech pathology n: (study of speaking disorders)
SC 言语病理学
speech therapist n: ([sb] who treats speaking disorders)
SC 语言治疗师 yǔ yán zhì liáo shī
SC 语言障碍矫正师 yǔ yán zhì liáo shī，yǔ yán zhàng ài jiǎo zhèng shī
When I was a child, a speech therapist helped me with my lisp.
speech therapy n: (treatment for speaking disorders)
SC 语言障碍矫正 yǔ yán zhàng ài jiǎo zhèng
SC 语言治疗 yǔ yán zhàng ài jiǎo zhèng，yǔ yán zhì liáo
Raymond had to have speech therapy following the operation on his tongue.