单词 | speak |
释义 | Word Frequency speak(spiːk) verbWord forms: speaks, speaking, spoke or spoken 1. to make (verbal utterances); utter (words) 2. to communicate or express (something) in or as if in words I speak the truth 3. (intransitive) to deliver a speech, discourse, etc 4. (transitive) to know how to talk in (a language or dialect) he does not speak German 5. (intransitive) to make a characteristic sound the clock spoke 6. (intransitive) (of dogs, esp hounds used in hunting) to give tongue; bark 7. (transitive) nautical to hail and converse or communicate with (another vessel) at sea 8. (intransitive) (of a musical instrument) to produce a sound 9. (intransitive; foll by for) to be a representative or advocate (of) he speaks for all the members 10. on speaking terms 11. so to speak 12. speak one's mind 13. to speak of Derived forms speakable (ˈspeakable) adjective Word origin Old English specan; related to Old High German spehhan, Middle High German spechten to gossip, Middle Dutch speken; see speechWord Frequency -speaksuffix forming nouns informal the language or jargon of a specific group, organization, or field computer-speak Word origin C20: formed on the pattern of newspeak |
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