speech
[spi:tʃ] noun
SAY WORDS 说话
ESSENTIAL uncountable
■the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language 说话能力；说话；谈话；言语•Children usually develop speech in the second year of life.儿童通常在一岁以后开始学习说话。 •People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech.中风患者可能会丧失说话能力。 ADVANCED uncountable
■the way a person talks 说话方式•His speech was slurred and I thought he was drunk.他说话含混不清，我想他是喝醉了。 ADVANCED uncountable
■the language used when talking 口语•Some expressions are used more in speech than in writing.有些表达方式在口语中比书面语中用得多。 countable
■a set of words spoken in a play （戏剧中的）台词•Do you know the words to Hamlet's famous speech at the beginning of Act III?你知道第三幕开头哈姆雷特那段著名的台词具体是怎么说的吗？
[spi:tʃ] noun
FORMAL TALK 正式谈话
ESSENTIAL countable
■a formal talk given usually to a large number of people on a special occasion 演说；发言；谈话•I had to give/make a speech at my brother's wedding.我得在我弟弟的婚礼上致词。 •The Governor of New York delivered a rousing speech to the national convention.纽约州州长在全国代表大会上作了激动人心的发言。 •He gave the after-dinner speech (= a talk given after a formal evening meal at which a large number of people are present).他在晚宴后作了演说。 •Did you hear her acceptance speech at the Oscars ceremony?你听了她在奥斯卡颁奖典礼上的得奖感言了吗？ ⇒ See also speak |