【speak音标】 英[spi:k] 美[spi:k]
【单词释义】 speak是什么意思：
v.说话；讲，谈；演说；从某种观点来说
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] speaks
[单词现在分词] speaking
[单词过去式] spoke
[单词过去分词] spoken
【关联词/派生词】
outspoken adj.直言的；坦率的
speaker n.说话者；演讲者
spoken adj.口语的 v.说话(speak的过去分词)
spokesman n.发言人，代言人
spokeswoman n.女发言人；女代言人
unspoken adj. 无言的；未说出口的；不言而喻的；默契的
unspeakable adj. 无法形容的；难以说出口的；不堪入耳的
【speak形近词/近似词】
peak n.巅峰，顶点；山峰 vi.达到高峰，达到最大值 adj.巅峰状态的，最高度的
freak n.怪人，怪胎；畸形（人或物）；反常的事 v.（使）吃惊；恼怒 adj. 反常的，怪异的
bleak adj.不乐观的，无望的；荒凉的；暗淡的 n.银鲤
steak n.牛排；肉排；鱼排；碎牛肉
bespeak vt.展现；显示；预定；订（货）
leak v.漏出；渗漏；泄漏
sneak vi.潜行；偷偷溜走；偷走 adj.出其不意的；偷偷摸摸的 n.<英>打小报告的人，告状者
beak n.鸟嘴，喙；鹰鈎鼻，尖鼻；掌权者
break v.（使）破；打破 n.破裂；中断；中间休息
streak n.条纹，条痕；（尤指不好的）性格特征 v.快速移动，疾行；加上条纹；使布满条纹
weak adj.虚弱的，柔弱的；不牢固的
wreak vt.造成（混乱或破坏）；实施（报复）
【常用短语】
speak out 畅所欲言；大胆地说
speak up 大胆地说，公开表态
【单词例句】
◇ The wolf had scarcely finished speaking when he jumped from the bed with a single leap and ate up poor Little Red Cap. As soon as the wolf had satisfied his desires, he climbed back into bed, fell asleep, and began to snore very loudly.
狼刚把话说完，就从床上跳起来，把小红帽吞进了肚子，狼满足了食欲之后便重新躺到床上睡觉，而且鼾声震天。
---- Little Red Cap
◇ At last,tired and unhappy,Alice sat down on the floor and CRIed.But after a while she spoke to herself angrily.
最后，爱丽丝又累又伤心，坐在地板上哭了起来。哭了一会儿她生气地对自己说了起来。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ A wizard had given this Queen a glass. The glass could speak. It was on the wall in the Queen's room. Every day the queen looked in the glass to see how beautiful she was.
一个巫师给了新王后一面镜子，这面镜子会说话，它挂在王后房间的墙上，每天王后照着镜子，欣赏自己多么漂亮。
---- Snow White
◇ Every one speaks these words in his own language. The butterfly came also to Marguerite to inquire, but he did not pluck off her leaves; he pressed a kiss on each of them, for he thought there was always more to be done by kindness.
每个人可以用自己的语言问。蝴蝶也来问了；但是他不摘下花瓣，却吻起每片花瓣来。因为他认为只有善意才能得到最好的回答。
---- The Butterfly
◇ As she spoke and cried, her son comforted her, saying, "Don't cry, dear mother. We will take care of ourselves and run away."
她边说边哭，便雅明安慰她说：“别哭了，亲爱的妈妈，我们不会被杀死的。我们可以逃走。”
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ Generally speaking, your overlooking me and my adaptation are the best help. But my pronunciation seemed to have betrayed me.
通常说来，你们对我的忽视和我对此的适应就是最好的帮助。但是我的发音似乎暴露了我啊。
◇ In general, spoken statements are the major way of communication, but body language and facial expressions also have such kinds of function.
通常说来，口头表达是人们交流的主要方法，但是肢体语言和面部表情也有这种功能。
---- A Misunderstanding
◇ And she thought only of them as the clergyman laid his hand upon her head, and spoke of the holy baptism, of the covenant with God, and how she should be now a matured Christian;
牧师把手搁在她的头上，讲着神圣的洗礼、她与上帝的誓约以及当一个基督徒的责任，正在这时候，她心中只想着她的这双鞋。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries.
英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用，例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。
---- Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
◇ Speaking to the Smithsonian Mag, Dr Ollie Jay, one of the authors of the study, explained: "If you drink a hot drink, it does result in a lower amount of heat stored inside your body, provided the additional sweat that's produced when you drink the hot drink can evaporate."
在接受《史密森学会杂志》采访时，该研究的作者之一奥利·杰博士解释说：“如果喝热饮，体内储存的热量就会降低，前提是喝热茶时排出的汗水可以蒸发掉。”