speakeasy 视o |
像。、可以说就跟一块布上剪下来似的。speak foi•丨tself/ them.selves to be so easy to see and
understand that you do not need to. say anything else
about it/them.不
言而喻；有目共睹：Her success speaks /or itsd/.她的成 功有目共睹。speak for my‘self/f»er’self/him_self,etc.
to
express what you think or want yourself, rather than sb else doing it for you自己说（而非让别人替自己 说）：I'm quite capable of
speaking for myself, thank you/ 我自己会说，谢谢了!、speak for your'self (informal) used to tell sb that a
general statement they iiave just made is not true of you (告诉某人不要以为褚 己的概括性意见适用于大家）只说你自己，那是你：‘We didn't play very well.' 'Speak for
yourself!7 (= I think that I
played well.) “我们打得不太好。” “是说你自.己
吧！？■” speaking as sth used to say that you are
the type of person mentioned and are expressing your opinion ^:om that point of
view :(’表示从某种角度看 间题）作为…来也：Speaking as a parent, Vm very concerned aboiit
standards in education.作为』豪长，我 4*
分关注教育的水准。speak your 'mind to say exactly what you
think, in a very direct way 说心里话；说实益
的坦率地说，speak out of ’turn to say sth when you
should not, for example because it is not the right time or you are not the
right person to say it 说话不合时宜
(■逢不合身份;> speak 'volumes
(about/for sth/sb) to tell you a lot about sth/sb, without
the need for words 充分说明；清楚表明 speak
'weH/'ill of sb (/iomw/) to say good or bad things about sb 称赞（或贬损）某人；
说某人的好话•（或环话')一 more
at action n., devil, FACT, ILL adv., LANGUAGE,
MANNER, STRICTLY, TURN n.
'speak for sb to state the views or
wishes of a person or a group; to act as a representative for sb 代 (或代表）某 A讲话 ‘speak
of sth to be
evidence that sth exists or is
present 表明；说明': ■Eve/ything
here speaks o/pe/fect good taste.这里品一切
都体现出极为高?I的情趣。，speak 4ut (against
sth) to
state your opinions publicly, especially in opposition to sth and in a way
tliat takes courage 挺身（反对某事
物）；公开站 来（ 反对>—seealsoouTSPOKEN 'speak to sb (about
sth) [informal) to talk to sb in a
serious way about sth wrong they have done, to try to stop them doing it again (为某事）数说某人.speak 'up usually used in orders
to tell sb to speak more loudly 大声点说：Please speak up—we canft
hear you at
the back.请夫点声讲 我们后面听不见。，speak
'up (for sb/sth) to say what you think
clearly and freely, especially in order to support or defend sb/sth 明确表态；（尤指为…）说好话，辩护
speak-easy /'spi:ki:zi/ noun {pi. -ies) a place in the
speak-er tHr /_spi:ka(rj/ 歷"
1 a person who gives a
talk or makes a speech 者；演讲者：He was a guest speaker at
the conference. 他是会议的特邀演讲人。◊ S/ie was a briHfant pubZfc speaker.她很擅长在公开场合演讲。2 a person who is or was speaking 说话者：I looked arpund to see
who the speaker
was.我四下命顾看说话的是诰。3 a person who speaks a particular language 讲（某种语言)的人：
Chinese
speakers 讲汉语的人◊ — a native
speaker 〇/
以英语为•母语的人 4
(the) Speaker the title of the person whose job is to control the
discussions in a parliament (,议会的议长：the Speaker 〇/the House'〇/
Commorw/Representatfves莾国下议院/美国众议陵议^ 5 the part of a radio,
computer or piece of musical equipment that the sound comes out of 扬声器；魄!1 p八
—see
also loudspeaker(2)
speak-erphone /'spiikafaun; NAmE -arfoun/ noun {
spear /spia(r); NAmE spir/ noun, verb
a noun 1 a weapon with a long
wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting, hunting and fishing
in the past 矛；标枪一picture o sword 2 the long pointed stem of some plants (某些植物的）嫩枝，幼芽
一 picture o page Ri8
■
verb [VN} to throw or push
a spear or other pointed object through sth/sb 清矛刺；用尖物刺穿：77i^y were standing in
the river spearing•他们站在河里叉鱼。◊ She speared an o〖ive
with her/orfc•她用叉子扎起一个
橄榄。
speargun /'spiagAn; NAmE 'spirgAn/ noun a gun which shoots spears (= long, pointed pieces of
metal) and is used underwater水下盛•矛枪
spearhead
/'spiahed;
W/Amf'spirhed/ noun, verb mnoun [usually sing.] a person or group that begins an activity
or leads an attack against sb/sth 先锋；前锋；
痄头部队
■
verb [VN] to begin an
activity or lead an attack against sb/sth礆..的:先锋；带头做；领先突审：He is spearheading a campaign for a new stadium in the
town,
正发起一项运动，呼吁在城里新建一座体育场。
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 speaker
lecturer ♦ communicator ♦ talker ♦ conversationalist
These are all words for a person who talks or who is talking, especially
in a particular way..、以上各词均指说
:话者，尤指以某种方式说话的人。
speaker a person who is or was speaking; a person who speaks a particular
language; a person who makes a speech指发言者、讲某种语言的人、演讲
者：/ looked around to see
who the speaker was. 0 下环顾看说话的是谁。〇 0//w⑼Mraf?/c
spea/cer阿拉
_■伯语讲得流利'的人◊仂e /ceyno化speder沉the con/ere/ice会议的主题发言人
lecturer a person who gives a lecture (= a talk to
a group of people to teach them about a particular subject)指#课者、讲授考、讲演者
communicator (rather formal) a person who is able to describe their ideas and feelings clearly to
others 指交际者、1 交流者：The ideal..candidate will be an
comwwn/ojtor.理想的候选乂定要是善于沟通
的人。:
talker a person who talks in a
particular way or who talks a lot指玖某#方式说话的人、爱说话的人：AVe’s a ve/y pmufls/ve to/Zce/;.他是一个说话很有说服力的
，大。” ◊ She’s fl (= $he talks a lot)•她很
健谈。
SPEAKER
OR TALKER?用 speaker
还是 talker
?
Talker
is used when you are talking about how much sb talks or how well they
talk. It is not used for the person who is or was talking. * talker 用以1 指说话多或少，或者诘说得如何的人，不用以指正
或曾经在说话的_入：/ looked round to see who the talker was. You can say that sb is fl good/persuasive speaker but that means that they are good at making speeches, tf you mean that
they speak well in conversation, use talker. * good/persuasive
speaker 指 的是擅长演讲的人。如果指健谈或能言善辩的人就用
talker。
conversationalist (rafter/ormfl/) a person who is good at talking to others, especially in
an informal
way指健破的八、能聊的人
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
a good speaker/lecturer/communicator/talker/
conversationalist
■
a(n) great/effective/skilful/excellent speaker/ communicator
■
a poor speaker/lecturer/communicator/
conversationalist
■
a public speaker/lecturer
the keynote/main/principal speaker/lecturer