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单词 speaks up
释义

speak up

verb

spoke up; spoken up; speaking up; speaks up

intransitive verb

1
: to speak loudly and distinctly
2
: to express an opinion freely
speak up for truth and justice Clive Bell

Synonyms

  • pipe up
  • shoot
  • sound off
  • speak out
  • spout (off)
  • talk up
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Example Sentences

she's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

speaks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of speak up
as in speaks out
to voice one's opinions freely with force she's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • speaks out
  • talks up
  • shouts
  • cries
  • yells
  • sounds off
  • pipes up
  • speaks one's mind
  • calls
  • shoots
  • spouts (off)
  • vociferates
  • hollers
  • roars
  • bays
  • bawls
  • bellows
  • enounces
  • thunders
  • sings (out)
  • articulates
  • enunciates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clams up
  • shuts up
  • suppresses
  • belts up
  • hushes
  • dummies up
  • quiets
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