| 单词 | speak out |
| 释义 | speak out (once / 972 pages) v When you speak out, you boldly and forcefully say exactly what you're thinking. If activists didn't speak out about injustice, discriminatory laws would never be changed. When people speak out, they let their voices be heard. A protester might speak out about her opposition to a government's policies, and a teenager might speak out to his parents about his entirely unfair curfew. In both cases, people are direct and open about how they feel and what they believe to be true. You could also say they speak up or say something loud and clear. WORD FAMILYspeak out: speaking out, speaks out, spoke out, spoken out USAGE EXAMPLESPeter Wanless, the charity’s chief executive, said the number of soccer players speaking out had caught the entire nation’s attention. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) Following Mike’s exit, the roommates go to a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Seattle where Kassius speaks out and shares his story. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) Victims tell similar tales of how they were targeted while they were playing for youth teams and feared speaking out would wreck their boyhood dreams. Reuters(Dec 01, 2016) v express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation Syn|Hypo|Hyper animadvert, opine, sound off, speak up editorialise, editorialize insert personal opinions into an objective statement declare state emphatically and authoritatively |
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