"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
"his speech was garbled"
"he uttered harsh language"
"he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"
"her speech was barren of southernisms"
"I detected a slight accent in his speech"
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
"the teacher gave him a talking to"
"the actor forgot his speech"
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
1.说话能力;说话;言语
speech is the ability to speak or the act of speaking.
e.g. ...the development ofspeech in children...
儿童言语能力的发展
e.g. Intoxication interferes withspeech and coordination.
醉酒会影响言语能力和协调性。
2.说话方式;言谈
Yourspeech is the way in which you speak.
e.g. Hisspeech became increasingly thick and nasal...
他说话的声音变得越来越粗，鼻音越来越重。
e.g. I'd make fun of her dress and imitate herspeech.
我会拿她的衣着开玩笑，并模仿她说话。
3.口语，言语(与书面语相对而言)
speech is spoken language.
e.g. He could imitate inspeech or writing most of those he admired.
他能模仿大多数自己崇拜的偶像的讲话和写作风格。
e.g. ...the way common letter clusters are usually pronounced inspeech.
普通字母组合在口语中的常见读法
4.演说;演讲;讲话;致辞
Aspeech is a formal talk which someone gives to an audience.
e.g. She is due to make aspeech on the economy next week...
她将在下周作一个关于经济的演讲。
e.g. He delivered hisspeech in French.
他用法语发表演说。
5.(演员的)台词
Aspeech is a group of lines spoken by a character in a play.
e.g. ...the hilariousspeech from Alan Bennett's 'Forty Years On'.
艾伦·贝内特的《弹指四十年》中的一段非常有趣的台词
6. see also: direct speech;figure of speech;indirect speech;maiden speech;part of speech;reported speech
1. speech的反义词
1. 演讲：再如,改变整节课全部由教师讲解的教学形式,而是根据教学内容由教师提出问题,学生进行小组讨论(Pair work,Group Discussion),课文复述(Story Retelling),采访(Interview),辩论(Debate),演讲(speech),游戏(Game),竞赛(Contest)等形式,
2. 语言：种类很多,其中最简单的一种是CRAMS评分法,包括循环(Circulation)、呼吸(Respiration)、腹部(Abdomen)、运动(Motor)、语言(speech)每项各2分,总分为10分,如果得分≤8分为重度创伤,得分≥9分为轻度创伤.
市长在开幕式上发表了演说。
The speaker will soon wind up his speech.演说者就要结束他的讲话了。
I had to give a speech to the press club.我得向记者俱乐部发表演说。
He closed his speech with a funny joke.他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。
We express our thoughts by speech.我们用言语表达思想。
He had lost the power of speech.他丧失了语言能力。
Only human beings are capable of speech.只有人类才具有说话的能力。
to give'/make'/deliver a speech on human rights就人权问题发表演讲
He made the announcement in a speech on television.他在一次电视讲话中发表了这一声明。
Several people made speeches at the wedding.有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。
I seemed to have lost the power of speech .我好像话都说不出来了。
a speech defect言语能力缺陷
freedom of speech (= the right to say openly what you think)言论自由
Her speech was slurred'u2500she was clearly drunk.她说话含混不清——她显然是喝醉了。
This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.这种表达主要用于口语，而不是书面语。
speech sounds语音
She has the longest speech in the play.在这部剧中，她的台词最长。
...the development of speech in children...儿童言语能力的发展
Intoxication interferes with speech and coordination.醉酒会影响言语能力和协调性。
His speech became increasingly thick and nasal...他说话的声音变得越来越粗，鼻音越来越重。
I'd make fun of her dress and imitate her speech.我会拿她的衣着开玩笑，并模仿她说话。
He could imitate in speech or writing most of those he admired.他能模仿大多数自己崇拜的偶像的讲话和写作风格。
...the way common letter clusters are usually pronounced in speech.普通字母组合在口语中的常见读法
She is due to make a speech on the economy next week...她将在下周作一个关于经济的演讲。
He delivered his speech in French.他用法语发表演说。
...the hilarious speech from Alan Bennett's 'Forty Years On'.艾伦·贝内特的《弹指四十年》中的一段非常有趣的台词
The boy's manner of speech jarred on the teacher, who came from a different part of the country.那孩子说话的神态令那位来自外地的老师感到不舒服.
In a rousing speech, the President hit out against the trade union.在一次令人振奋的讲话中, 总统对工会进行了猛烈的抨击.
The professor bogged down in the middle of his speech.教授的演讲只说了一半便讲不下去了.
His speech was dreary.他的讲演枯燥乏味.
He is vain of his speech.他对自己的发言很得意.
I'm always nervous when I make a speech.在发言时我总是感到紧张.
The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy.这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂.
speech, even more than reason, distinguishes man from the brute.
出自：H. ReedI wanted to shout..but I seemed incapable of speech.
出自：J. MarquandA swelling in his throat..had begun to affect his power of speech.
出自：G. Daly误 He always has trouble with his the speech when there are girls around.
正 He always has trouble with his speech when there are girls around.
析 当表示“言语”“说话(能力)”时, speech为抽象名词,不可数,前面不加任何冠词。
