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Wo speak for it self/
them'selves to be so easy to see
and understand that you do not need to say anything else about it/them ^ W M flu; # g ^ Bt: Her success speaks for
itself.
Tfr# g 2£Bf 0 speak for
my'self/her'self/him'self, etc. to express what you think or want
yourself, rather than sb else doing it for you g B ( (ffi # it #J A # g fi ) : I’m quite capable of
speaking for myself, thank you! g B , itf iff 7■! speak for your'self (informal) used to tell sb that a
general statement they have just made is not true of you ( Jg-iA^A71clU
A g ) HiilB, We
didn’t play very well.’
‘Speak for yourself!’
(= I think that I played well.) “m\lfTl#7A*?0 ” “d&^^g.B
HE!
” speaking
as sth used
to say that you are the type of person mentioned and are expressing your
opinion from that point of view ( g] M ) jfe A ••• : Speaking as a parent,
I’m very
concerned about standards in
education. Ac 7
A/ffo
speak
your 'mind to say exactly what you think, in a very direct way ii?f;
.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 n'M'JC
( speak volumes (about/for
sth/sb) to
tell you a lot about
sth/sb, without the need for words filial speak 'well/'ill of
sb (formal) to say good or bad
things about sbffifz ( ) ^A;
iS ( ) —more at action n., devil,
FACT,
ILL adv., LANGUAGE, MANNER, STRICTLY, TURN /?.
m-Mi ‘speak for sb to state the views or
wishes of a person or a group; to act as a representative for sb ft ( sSfc ft ^ ^ A i# iS 'speak of sth (formal) to be
evidence that sth exists or is
present A ; i# Bj) : Everything here speaks of perfect good taste.
.speak ’out (against sth) to state your opinions
publicly, especially in opposition to sth and in a way that takes courage t? ) ;
£ ff its A ( 5. M ) — see also outspoken '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
( .speak
'up usually used in orders to tell sb to speak
more loudly A Please speak up—we
can’t hear you at
the back. i#A^^i# Acfllfe/n ffio/r7ALo .speak
'up (for sb/sth) to say what you think
clearly and freely, especially in order to support or defend sb/sth
wm&&; ( AfsA--- ) iWtt, mp
speak-easy /'spi:ki:zi/ noun
(pi. -ies) a place in the
speak er 0-w /•Spi:ka(rj/
noun 1 a person who gives a talk or makes a speech A g A; M iA #: He was a guest speaker
at the conference. ffe fl # $.|f§ # & M t# A o, 0 She was a brilliant public
speaker. jiiMl
jf TF ^ # $1 iA 0 2a person who
is
or was speaking
i&ilf#: I looked around to see who the speaker was. 3
a person who
speaks a particular language
i# ( X # to § ) (tfj A: Chinese speakers i# X in Eft A o a native speaker of
English ^JA 4 (the) Speaker the title of the
person whose job is to
control the discussions in a parliament ( j^^Eft ) the Speaker of the House of
Commons/Representatives
5
the part of a radio, computer or piece of musical equipment that the sound
comes out of % P n/l
—
see also loudspeaker(2)
speak er phone /’spiikafaun; NAmE -arfoon/ noun
(NAmE) a telephone that can
be used without being held, because it contains a microphone and a loudspeaker
UPfeiS (
)
spear /-spia(r); NAmE spir/ noun, verb
h noun 1 a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp
metal point used for fighting, hunting and fishing
in the past tP ; ffr — picture o sword 2 the long pointed stem of some plants ( )
jflfc#, i
W#
—
picture o page Ri8
■
verb [VN] to throw or push
a spear or other pointed
object through sth/sb 7 $!j; A
$} #J W: They were
standing in the river spearing
fish. fMJ M M M X 0 0 She speared an olive
with her fork, Jfl X A #L Se* — 7
Mo
spear-gun /'spiagAn; NAmE 'spirgAn/ noun a gun which shoots spears (= long, pointed pieces of metal) and is used
underwater 7jtTii7‘;tifr spear-head /'spiahed; NAmE ‘spirhed/ noun, verb mnoun [usually sing] a person or group that
begins an activity or leads an attack against sb/sth ft#; flu#:
■
verb [VN] to begin an
activity or lead an attack against
sb/sth lift He is spear
heading a campaign for a new stadium in
the town,
ftfe
SYNONYMS
speaker
lecturer ♦ communicator ♦
talker ♦ conversationalist
These are all words for a person who talks or who is talking, especially
in a particular way.
(At,
speaker a person who is or was speaking; a person who speaks a particular
language; a person who makes a speech
/ looked around to see
who the speaker was. fyM o a
fluent Arabic speaker MU f if ip iAA o the keynote speaker at
the conference f A
lecturer a person who gives a lecture (= a talk to a group of people to teach them about a particular
subject) mm. mm. Am#
communicator (rather
formal) a person who is able to describe their ideas and feelings clearly to
others faXPA#.
X$fL#: The
ideal candidate will be an effective communicator.
WA.-
talker a person who talks in a particular way or who talks a lot ftl^^#A^itWA, %mmA: He’s a very
persuasive talker. fifeA/ -Ai# M#A Ao o She’s a (great) talker
(= she talks a lot),
SPEAKER OR TALKER? speaker
If 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 ff]W
mimmmwA,
% sic fE. i^i^
A: / looked round to see
who the
talker was. You can say that sb is a good/persuasive speaker but that means that they are good at making speeches. If you mean that
they speak well in conversation, use talker. * good/persuasive speaker Af
mmzmmMrngmAWtm
talker0
conversationalist (rather
formal) a person who is good at talking to others, especially in an informal
way InMifcftfJ A.
jwWA
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