| 单词 | to speak past |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto speak past —— to speak past —— To talk at cross-purposes with; to speak incomprehensibly to. Cf. German vorbeireden. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misunderstand [phrase] to take amissa1425 to walk wide in words1529 to have (also take, catch) the wrong pig by the ear (also tail)1536 to be out of the story1649 to be at cross-purposes1688 I beg your pardon1806 to lose track of1894 to get (someone) wrong1927 to speak past ——1952 to lose the thread1956 1952 G. Himmelfarb Lord Acton i. 2 This historian..ended his life..as a lecturer doomed to speak past his audience. 1975 United Church Observer Nov. 15/1 The most important issue..is whether we can speak together and converse together, not at each other or past each other. < as lemmas |
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