| 单词 | speaking |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔-filled〕He looked at me without speaking, and for the first time I could see the pride that filled him.他看着我没有说话，我第一次看出他内心充满了自豪。柯林斯高阶〔-mannered〕An attorney is your employee, in a manner of speaking.律师也可以说是你的雇员。柯林斯高阶〔Aryan〕A member of any people speaking an Indo-European language.讲印-欧语系语言的：使用一种印-欧语言的任何民族的一员美国传统〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕He switched easily and fluently from speaking English to French to German. 他在英、法、德三种语言中转换自如，而且都说得很流利。朗文写作活用〔CONFIDENT/NOT CONFIDENT〕The group has been given training in public speaking and assertiveness. 该小组接受了公开演讲和自信心培训。朗文写作活用〔DELIBERATELY〕Kramer made a point of looking very bored while the colonel was speaking. 上校在讲话时，克雷默故意显得很厌倦。朗文写作活用〔Dhegiha〕The peoples speaking Dhegiha.德基赫人：说德基赫语的人美国传统〔ENJOY〕I love speaking to a large audience. I get a real kick out of it. 我喜欢对着一大群的听众讲话，我从中得到真正的乐趣。朗文写作活用〔ENTHUSIASTIC/UNENTHUSIASTIC〕Lester finished speaking, and there was a ripple of rather lukewarm applause. 莱斯特演说完毕，下面响起冷冷清清的掌声。朗文写作活用〔Latin America〕The countries of the Western Hemisphere south of the United States, especially those speaking Spanish, Portuguese, or French.拉丁美洲：西半球美国以南的国家，尤其是指那些说西班牙语、葡萄牙语或法语的国家美国传统〔PRISON〕Anyone speaking out against the regime faced death or incarceration. 任何公开反对该政权的人都有可能被处死或监禁。朗文写作活用〔PUBLIC〕Most people feel nervous about speaking in public. 大多数人在公开场合发言时都感到紧张。朗文写作活用〔SAME〕When your sales, marketing, and production people are all speaking the same language, it pays real dividends. 如果你的销售、营销及生产人员目标一致，那将大有好处。朗文写作活用〔SAY〕We thought that the process of filming might stop people from speaking their minds. 我们觉得拍摄过程可能会使人不愿意说出心里话。朗文写作活用〔TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED〕Joe felt sure the others were speaking Russian simply to exclude him. 乔觉得其他人在讲俄语是要排斥他。朗文写作活用〔TRANSLATE〕Speaking through a translator, Li told of his early life. 李通过翻译员讲述了自己早年的生活。朗文写作活用〔TURN〕She frowned and turned away from him without speaking. 她皱着眉，默默地转过脸去不看他。朗文写作活用〔Uto-Aztecan〕A tribe speaking a Uto-Aztecan language.使用犹他-阿兹特克语族的部落美国传统〔VOICE〕She was speaking in a rather irritated tone. 她说话的语气有点不耐烦。朗文写作活用〔WAIT〕He waited for the applause to die down before he continued speaking. 他等掌声平息下来再继续讲话。朗文写作活用〔advert〕He went on speaking without adverting to the interruption.他不顾打扰继续往下说。英汉大词典〔affected〕Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression.装模作样的：做作地说话或举止以给人深刻印象的美国传统〔ahead of〕The Prime Minister was speaking ahead of today's meeting.首相在今天的会议召开之前发表讲话。外研社新世纪〔assertion〕He's speaking up and asserting himself confidently.他明确表态，信心十足地阐述自己的观点。柯林斯高阶〔audio-lingual〕Relating to or involving a system of language acquisition that focuses intensively on listening and speaking.通过听说练习的：有关或涉及集中训练听说的语言学习系统的美国传统〔barely〕I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.我刚刚开始讲话，他便打断了我。牛津高阶〔beneath〕She acts as if even speaking to us is beneath her.她的样子好像和我们说句话都有失身份。朗文当代〔biologically〕Possibly we are accustomed, biologically speaking, to this background radiation.从生物学角度来说, 我们可能已经习惯了这种本底辐射。外研社新世纪〔blow〕They weren't speaking to each other, but I think it's blown over now.他们以前互不理睬，但我想现在一切都过去了。朗文当代〔bluff〕His bluff manner of speaking put off some people.他直截了当的说话方式使有些人反感。麦克米伦高阶〔broadly〕Broadly speaking, I agree with you.我大体上赞同你的意见。牛津高阶〔broadly〕Broadly speaking, we agree about most things.大体上来说，我们就多数事情达成了一致。麦克米伦高阶〔broadly〕There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done.做这件事大致上有三种方法。外研社新世纪〔broad〕There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done.大致说来，做这件事有3种方法。柯林斯高阶〔capacity〕She was speaking in her capacity as a novelist, rather than as a television presenter.她是作为小说家而不是电视节目主持人在发言。剑桥高阶〔cluck〕Superintendent Fairbairn was still clucking at the photographers, warning them he'd be speaking to their editor.费尔贝恩警长还在表达对摄影师们的不满，警告说他会和他们的主编谈谈。柯林斯高阶〔comfortable〕Lots of people don't feel comfortable about public speaking.很多人都对当众讲话感到不自在。麦克米伦高阶〔commence〕Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.遗憾的是，没等所有客人都吃完，他就开始讲话了。剑桥高阶〔contact〕I finally made contact with(= succeeded in speaking to or meeting)her in Paris.我最终在巴黎与她取得了联系。牛津高阶〔devil〕That year was to my friend Bruce the devil, monetarily speaking.从经济上来说,那一年是我朋友布鲁斯极困难的一年。英汉大词典〔discourse〕Speaking with them had been like discoursing with the angels.与他们交谈仿佛就是与天使对话。外研社新世纪〔disgrace〕Speaking of the prison, he said, 'It's a disgrace.'提到监狱, 他说：“这是个耻辱。”外研社新世纪〔dysphonia〕Difficulty in speaking, usually evidenced by hoarseness.发音困难：说话表达困难，常带有沙哑症状美国传统〔earnest〕No one could tell whether he was speaking in earnest or in jest.谁都不知道他说这话是认真的还是在开玩笑。外研社新世纪〔engagement〕She's been offered several speaking engagements.她有几次演讲活动。韦氏高阶〔equip for〕The President is equipped for public speaking.总统具有演说才能。21世纪英汉〔exercise〕It exercised a strong influence towards goodwill between the two great English speaking peoples.这件事对两个讲英语的伟大民族之间的友好亲善发挥了巨大作用。21世纪英汉〔expression〕The manner in which one expresses oneself, especially in speaking, depicting, or performing.自我表现：自己表现自己的方式，尤其用语言、描绘或表演美国传统〔fight〕We had a fight last night. That's why he's not speaking to me.我们昨晚吵了一架。就是因为这个他现在不跟我讲话。外研社新世纪〔finish〕Be quiet! He hasn't finished speaking.安静！他还没有讲完。牛津高阶〔foot〕He always has his best foot forward when speaking to his constituents. Put your best foot forward during an employment interview.当提起他的选区选民，他总是说出最好的一面以给人留下好印象。在用人单位面试时要尽量给人留下好印象美国传统〔fremitus〕A palpable vibration, as felt by the hand placed on the chest during coughing or speaking.震颤：象咳嗽或说话时把手放在胸脯上所能明显感觉到的一种振动美国传统〔from〕I am speaking from experience (a personal point of view).我在根据经验(个人的看法)讲。英汉大词典〔future〕The form of a verb used in speaking of action that has not yet occurred or of states not yet in existence.将来式：用于表示将来动作或状态的动词形式美国传统〔gag〕To prevent from speaking or crying out by using a gag.堵住嘴：塞住嘴以防说活或喊叫美国传统〔gesticulate〕To make gestures especially while speaking, as for emphasis.以动作表达：为了强调作手势，尤指讲话时美国传统〔good〕I'm no good at speaking in public.我当众说话不行。朗文当代〔gorgeously〕She has a gorgeously warm speaking voice.她的嗓音温婉动听。柯林斯高阶〔ground〕The spectacle of Sakharov standing his ground and speaking his mind gave me hope.萨哈罗夫坚持立场、坦率直言的样子让我看到了希望。柯林斯高阶〔handicap〕Not speaking the language is a real handicap.不会讲这种语言的确是一个障碍。朗文当代〔handicap〕Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I'd imagined.事实证明不会讲这种语言造成的障碍比我所想像的大。牛津高阶〔hate〕I have always hated speaking in public.我一直讨厌在公共场合讲话。剑桥高阶〔have a familiar ring (to it)〕I didn't know who was speaking, but his voice had a familiar ring.我不知道谁在说话，但是他的声音听上去耳熟。剑桥高阶〔head register〕One of the higher ranges of the voice in singing or speaking, including the falsetto.上音域：包括假声等唱歌或说话声的较高音域美国传统〔honorarium〕The ambassador received a small honorarium for speaking at our meeting.大使因在我们的会议上演讲而收到了一小笔酬金。英汉大词典〔humanly〕Humanly speaking, the recession was not severe.根据人类有过的经历，这次衰退并不严重美国传统〔hypothetically〕We're just speaking hypothetically.我们只是在假设。韦氏高阶〔identify〕I couldn't see who was speaking, but I knew the voice.我看不到谁在讲话，但我能辨别出声音。牛津高阶〔impel〕I felt impelled to go on speaking.我感到不得不继续说下去。柯林斯高阶〔in person〕They met in person after speaking on the phone.他们通过电话后直接见面了。韦氏高阶〔inarticulate〕Inarticulate and rather shy, he had always dreaded speaking in public.他不善表达又相当害羞, 一直害怕在公共场合发言。外研社新世纪〔inflection〕He was speaking without inflection or expression.他用缺少抑扬变化的声调毫无表情地讲着话。英汉大词典〔interposition〕I resented his interposition of an objection before I finished speaking.我恼恨他没等我把话说完就提出反对意见。英汉大词典〔knot〕She felt a knot in her stomach which prevented her from speaking.她觉得心揪得紧紧的，无法张口说话。牛津搭配〔later〕Later on I'll be speaking to Patty Davis.我一会儿要和帕蒂·戴维斯谈谈。外研社新世纪〔latter〕There are the people who speak after they think and the people who think while they're speaking. Mike definitely belongs in the latter category.有些人开口之前会三思，而有些人想到什么就说什么。迈克绝对属于后者。柯林斯高阶〔less〕Would you mind speaking less quickly? 你不要讲得那么快好吗?英汉大词典〔locution〕We were taught to avoid certain locutions when speaking.我们被教导说话时要避免使用某些惯用语。韦氏高阶〔loosely〕Loosely speaking, parents can be categorized into three groups: prescriptive, lenient and inconsistent parents.概括地讲, 父母可以分为三种：说一不二型、宽厚仁慈型和反复无常型。外研社新世纪〔lose〕We lost the plane in the fog. I lost her when she started speaking about thermodynamics.在浓雾中我们看不到飞机了。当她开始讲热力学时，我理解不了美国传统〔low〕They were speaking in low voices.他们在低声说话。牛津高阶〔memory〕I'm speaking from memory , but I believe it was last May.我是凭记忆说的，但我相信是去年五月。朗文当代〔metaphorical〕I'll leave you in Robin's capable hands—metaphorically speaking, of course! 我要把你放到罗宾能干的手中。当然，这只是打个比方。牛津高阶〔method〕She has a precise, clearly articulated manner of speaking.她说话用词精确，表达清楚。美国传统〔mistress〕Mistress Used formerly as a courtesy title when speaking to or of a woman. Mistress 女士，夫人：与女性交谈或谈及一位女性时，用作礼貌称谓美国传统〔mum〕Used as a command to stop speaking.别说话！：用来表示保持沉默的命令美国传统〔murder〕Critics accused him of murdering the English language(= writing or speaking it very badly).批评家指责他把英语给糟蹋了。牛津高阶〔naturally〕Speaking in public seems to come quite naturally to her.她似乎天生就会在众人面前讲话。朗文当代〔nod〕She nodded at him to begin speaking.她点头示意他开始讲话。牛津高阶〔not be on speaking terms〕They had an argument last night and now they're not on speaking terms (with each other).他们昨晚吵了一架，到现在还互不理睬。剑桥高阶〔note〕She was speaking from notes.她按照笔记的内容发言。外研社新世纪〔numb〕The mother, numb with grief, has trouble speaking.那位母亲因伤心过度, 木然地说不出话来。外研社新世纪〔omerta〕A rule or code that prohibits speaking or divulging information about certain activities, especially the activities of a criminal organization.缄默，保密禁规：禁止谈论或透露某些活动尤其是犯罪组织活动的信息的规则或规范美国传统〔personally〕Personally speaking [Speaking personally], I don't care if you go or not.就个人来说，我不在乎你去不去。文馨英汉〔polyglot〕Speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages.多种语言的：讲或写多种语言的、用几种语言写的或包含几种语言的美国传统〔practically〕Practically speaking, Alaska is too far to go for just a few days.实事求是地讲，阿拉斯加太远了，只有几天时间没法去。韦氏高阶〔practically〕Theoretically, it's a good idea to live without a car, but practically speaking, it would be difficult to manage without one.理论上说，过日子不用汽车是个好主意，但实际上不用汽车很难做到。剑桥高阶〔practise〕His written French is very good but he needs to practise speaking it.他的法语写得不错，但他需要练习口语。剑桥高阶〔properly speaking〕It's not, properly speaking, champagne but it is very similar.严格地说，它不是香槟酒，可口感很像。剑桥高阶〔properly〕It isn't, properly speaking, a real science.那实际上不是真正的科学。朗文当代〔properly〕She's not, properly speaking, a nurse.严格地说来,她并非护士。英汉大词典〔public speaking〕She has a gift for public speaking.她天生就有演讲的才能。韦氏高阶〔public〕He was speaking in public for the first time since the death of his wife.这是他自从妻子去世后首次在公共场合讲话。外研社新世纪〔quaver〕The young man's voice quavered when speaking to large audiences.这位年轻人在广大听众面前讲话时声音发抖。21世纪英汉〔reconcile〕They were finally reconciled with each other, after not speaking for nearly five years.他们差不多有5年的时间连话都不说，但最后终于重归于好。剑桥高阶〔relatively speaking〕The procedure was quick, relatively speaking.相对而言，这手续办得算快的。韦氏高阶〔relatively〕Relatively speaking, the job is well paid.相比较而言，这份工作的报酬不错。麦克米伦高阶〔relatively〕Their quote was very cheap, relatively speaking.相对而言, 他们的报价很低。外研社新世纪〔repeat〕People tend to repeat themselves when they are speaking spontaneously.人们在即兴说话时往往翻来覆去表达思想。英汉大词典〔roughly〕It's 50 miles away, roughly speaking.粗略说来, 离这里有50英里。外研社新世纪〔roughly〕There are, roughly speaking, three possible solutions to our problem.大致来说，我们的问题有3种可能的解决方案。麦克米伦高阶〔rule〕Strictly speaking, this was against the rules.严格地说，这是违规的。柯林斯高阶〔shy〕She is shy about speaking English in public.她不好意思在众人面前说英语。文馨英汉〔sit〕He simply sat there not speaking.他就在那儿坐着，一声不吭。牛津搭配〔soliloquy〕The act of speaking to oneself.自言自语：自己和自己说话的行为美国传统〔speaking〕Generally speaking there was no resistance to the idea.一般说来，没有人会反对这个观点。柯林斯高阶〔speaking〕He has only a speaking knowledge of French.他对法语只懂得说（不会读写）。文馨英汉〔speaking〕Well, speaking as a journalist I'm dismayed by the amount of pressure there is for pictures of combat.嗯，作为一名新闻记者，拍摄战争场面的巨大压力让我深感不安。柯林斯高阶〔speak〕Speaking as a mother, I would tell him to give up football.作为母亲来说，我要告诉他放弃足球。麦克米伦高阶〔speak〕Ed and Dave aren't speaking at the moment.埃德和戴夫现在互不说话了。牛津搭配〔speak〕Generally speaking, the more you pay, the more you get.一般来说，花钱多，买的东西就多。牛津高阶〔speak〕He ate his meal without once speaking to his dinner companion.他和就餐同伴一句话没说就吃完了饭。美国传统〔speak〕He is not speaking to his mother because of her friendship with his ex-wife.因为母亲和前妻仍旧保持着友好的关系，他便不再和母亲说话。柯林斯高阶〔speak〕He will be speaking to history students about the causes of war.他要给历史专业的学生讲述这场战争的起因。牛津搭配〔speak〕I went with Ava - speaking of (= on the subject of) Ava, have you seen her new haircut? 我和艾娃一起去的——说起艾娃，你见过她的新发型了吗？剑桥高阶〔speak〕I'm speaking from experience, having been there often.因为经常去那儿，我就说说自己的经验。牛津搭配〔speak〕She must be speaking the truth.她一定是在讲实情。韦氏高阶〔speak〕She picked up the telephone. “Hello, Jenny speaking.” 她拿起电话说,“喂,我是詹妮。”英汉大词典〔speak〕She was clearly speaking the truth.她讲的显然是实情。牛津高阶〔speak〕Strictly speaking, it's my money, not yours. I earned it.严格说来，这是我的钱，不是你的。 是我挣来的。朗文当代〔speak〕There are, broadly speaking, two ways of doing this.大致说来，做这件事有两种方法。牛津高阶〔speak〕They were speaking in Japanese.他们在用日语交谈。韦氏高阶〔speak〕They've had a row and they're not speaking.他们吵过一架，相互之间不说话。朗文当代〔speak〕We didn't know what language they were speaking.我们不知道他们在说哪种语言。韦氏高阶〔speak〕We've been invited to Rachel and Jamie's wedding - speaking of which, did you know that they're moving to New York? 我们应邀参加了雷切尔和杰米的婚礼——说起这个，你知道他们要搬到纽约去吗？剑桥高阶〔sprechstimme〕A form of dramatic declamation between singing and speaking, in which the speaker uses lilt and rhythm but not precise pitches.诵唱：介于说唱之间的一种戏剧的手法，表演者使用轻快有节奏的但不太准确的调子美国传统〔strictly〕Strictly speaking, the book is not a novel, but a short story.严格说来，这部小说不能算长篇，而是短篇。牛津高阶〔subject〕She was supposed to be speaking about sales figures, but she kept wandering off the subject.她本该谈论销售数字，但她老是跑题。牛津搭配〔supernumerary〕An actor without a speaking part, as one who appears in a crowd scene.不说话的演员，作为群众角色美国传统〔sympathetic〕He was speaking to a highly sympathetic audience.他正向极富同情心的观众讲话。牛津搭配〔target〕Politically speaking, his jibes were right on target.从政治角度说，他的嘲讽正中要害。牛津搭配〔term〕I'm not on speaking terms with him at the present time.现在我同他的关系不好。(或:我现在同他不讲话。)英汉大词典〔this〕Hello, this is Kim Riley speaking.你好，我是金·赖利。麦克米伦高阶〔this〕This is Betty Brown speaking.(打电话用语)我是贝蒂·布朗。英汉大词典〔throat〕He cleared his throat (= coughed so he could speak more clearly) and started speaking.他清了清嗓子，然后开始讲话。剑桥高阶〔tongue〕They were speaking a foreign tongue.他们在说外语。牛津搭配〔tongue〕They were speaking in some foreign tongue.他们在说一种外国话。麦克米伦高阶〔truth〕You can't punish a man for speaking the truth .不能因为一个人说真话而惩罚他。朗文当代〔understand〕He was speaking poor English, trying to make himself understood.他的英语说得很差，努力想让别人明白他的意思。柯林斯高阶〔unison〕The act or an instance of speaking the same words simultaneously by two or more speakers.协调，一致：由两个或更多的说话人同时说相同单词的行为或例子美国传统〔unnatural〕Try to avoid shouting or speaking unnaturally.尽量不要高声喧哗或是不自然地讲话。柯林斯高阶〔unnerving〕She had the unnerving habit of continuously touching people she was speaking to.她说话时会不停地触碰对方, 这习惯让人觉得不自在。外研社新世纪〔uptalk〕A manner of speaking in which declarative sentences are uttered with a rising intonation as though they were questions.升调讲话：一种讲话方式，表达陈述句时语调上升，似乎是使用疑问句美国传统〔vacuum〕I am not speaking in a moral vacuum.我可不是脱离特定道德准则说这些话的。英汉大词典〔vocalism〕Use of the voice in speaking or singing.发声术：在说唱中嗓音的运用美国传统〔walk〕Half the committee walked out on the chairman while he was still speaking.当主席还在讲话时,委员会的一半委员离开他退出了会场。英汉大词典〔waste〕To gain or accomplish nothing by speaking.徒费口舌：费了口舌却一无所获美国传统〔wear on〕Their endless speaking has been wearing on my nerves all day.他们不停地说话，使我整天都很烦恼。21世纪英汉〔will〕He bent close to her ear, speaking into it, willing her, commanding her to live.他弓身凑近她的耳朵恳求她,命令她,要她活下去。英汉大词典〔writing〕Teachers focus on speaking and writing in the afternoon classes.在下午的课上，老师把重点放在读写上。剑桥高阶Speaking as (= With my experience as) a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausting! 作为4个孩子的母亲，我可以这么说，孩子真是让人筋疲力尽。剑桥国际Speaking in obvious distress, he described his ordeal in prison.带着明显的悲伤的口气，他描述了在狱中的苦难生活。剑桥国际Speaking of Elizabeth, here she is.说到伊丽莎白，她就在这儿。剑桥国际As he stopped speaking there were audible murmurs of discontent.他的讲话停止时，听得到有不满的嗡嗡声。剑桥国际As soon as he left the room, the others started to take the mickey out of his mannerisms and way of speaking.他一离开房间，其他人就开始嘲笑他的举止和说话的腔调。剑桥国际Comparatively speaking, I like chaste poetry better. 相比较而言，我更喜欢朴实无华的诗。译典通English speaking countries 讲英语的国家译典通Every five minutes he returned to (= again started speaking about) the same subject.每5分钟他就要回到同一话题上。剑桥国际Franciscans are noted for their charitable work and religious speaking and teaching.方济各会以他们的慈善工作和宗教演说布道出名。剑桥国际Frankly speaking, Andy was more of an angler theoretically than practically. 老实说，安迪是个理论胜于实际的垂钓者。译典通Generally speaking, there are several factions within a political party, and within a faction there are several cliques. 一般而言，在一个政党之内一定有派系，而在一个派系之中一定有些小集团。译典通He cleared his throat and started speaking.他清了清嗓子，开始演说。剑桥国际He gave a swallow, then began speaking.他做了个吞咽动作后开始发言。剑桥国际He has a stiff manner of speaking. 他演讲的样子很不自然。译典通He knows a lot about the history of this area, so he has many speaking engagements (= occasions when he has been asked to give a talk) at local clubs and societies.他知道很多当地的历史，因此他在当地俱乐部和社团中有很多演说的机会。剑桥国际He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed speaking. 他停下来抿了一口水，然后继续讲话。剑桥国际He took me to a dreadful pub in Soho full of actor types speaking at the tops of their voices.他带我去了索霍区的一个可怕的酒馆, 那里充满了高声喧哗的演员一类的人。剑桥国际He's got a number of annoying habits, like interrupting people when they're speaking.他有很多令人讨厌的习惯，如在别人说话时打断人家。剑桥国际His written French is very good but he needs to practise speaking it. 他的法语写作很不错，但他要练习说。剑桥国际I'm quite good at speaking Chinese, but I fall down on (= I am not very good at) the written work.我中文说得相当好，但不擅长写。剑桥国际I'm sure I'm speaking on behalf of/speaking for everyone (= representing the opinions of everyone) when I say that this was a very enjoyable occasion.我认为这是非常令人愉快的场合，我确信这代表了每个人的看法。剑桥国际Most of the time she seems confused, but she does have occasional periods of lucidness (= when she is thinking and speaking clearly).她通常思维混乱，但偶然也有清晰的时候。剑桥国际Mr Hurd was speaking to Arab journalists in London on the eve of his visit to Jordan and Saudi Arabia.赫德先生访问约旦和沙特阿拉伯的前夜，对阿拉伯在伦敦的记者们发表讲话。剑桥国际My brother and I were finally reconciled with/to each other, after not speaking for over five years.彼此五年多没说话后，我和我兄弟终于互相和解了。剑桥国际One of my pet hates (=one of the main things I dislike) is people who use your name all the while when they're speaking to you.我最厌恶的一件事就是别人在同你说话时一直叫你的名字。剑桥国际People often contract word combinations when they are speaking.人们说话时常常缩略单词组合。剑桥国际Rachel and Fiona have had a falling-out and they aren't speaking to each other.雷切尔和菲奥娜吵了一架，她们现在相互间不讲话了。剑桥国际Roughly speaking it's 5.25 billion.大体说来是52.5亿。剑桥国际She made it crystal clear (that) she was speaking with specific instructions from her employer. [+ (that) clause] 她明确表明自己是在传达老板的具体指示。剑桥国际She was speaking at an energy-efficiency symposium.她在能源效率研讨会上发了言。剑桥国际Strictly speaking, you can wear what you like to work, but there's an unwritten rule that you don't wear jeans.严格来讲, 你可以穿任何你喜欢的衣服上班, 但一条不成文的规定是不穿牛仔服。剑桥国际That is not, properly speaking, a dictionary, but a grammar. 严格说来；那不是一本词典，而是一本语法书。译典通The judge issued a gag order enjoining all parties to the case from speaking to the press.法官发布了禁声令，命令所有参予此案件的各方都不得与新闻界交谈。剑桥国际The line's amazingly clear. You sound like you're speaking from next door, not the other side of the world.电话线路非常清楚，你听起来就像在隔壁而不是在世界的另一端讲话。剑桥国际The scientist was afraid of speaking out publicly for fear of losing his job.这位科学家不敢公开明言，生怕丢掉工作。剑桥国际There was polite, muted applause when I finished speaking.我结束讲话时有客气而冷漠的掌声。剑桥国际They are no longer speaking after the quarrel. 他们争吵后不再交往。译典通To be honest (= Speaking honestly), Elaine, I prefer you in the grey shirt.老实说，伊莱恩，我喜欢你穿灰色的衬衫。剑桥国际Twiddle a dial/knob on a radio in Britain and you may hear more voices speaking crackly French or German than English.在英国旋弄收音机的旋钮，你可能听到更多人清脆地讲法语或德语, 而不是英语。剑桥国际Well, generally speaking (= in most situations), it's quicker on public transport.嗯，总的说来，公共交通工具要更快些。剑桥国际 |
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