speak/spiːk/

v.

➊ use your voice to say words

➋ talk to sb about sth

➌ be able to use a particular language

➍ give a speech

➭pt. spoke/spəʊk $ spoʊk/

➭pp. spoken/'spəʊkən $ 'spoʊ-/

v.

➊ [I] 说话，讲话：Please speak a little louder. 请说大声点。

◇She speaks softly. 她说话很轻柔。

➋ [I] 谈话，交谈：[speak to (或with) sb about sth] The boss has spoken to me about the project. 老板已经和我谈过这个项目了。

◇“Hello, can I speak to Tom?” “Yes, speaking.” “喂，请让汤姆接电话好吗？” “我就是。”

◇Hello, this is Mike speaking. [接电话时说] 喂，我是迈克。

➌ [T] 会说，会讲（某种语言）：Do you speak French? 你会说法语吗？

◇He cannot speak English. 他不会说英语。

◇[French/English-speaking +人/国家] an English-speaking country说英语的国家

➍ [I] 发言；演讲：speak in public 发表公共演讲

speak of (或about) sth/sb 提及，谈到：He spoke of his terrible experience. 他谈到了他的恐怖经历。

speak

speaker

spoken

spokesman

spokeswoman

音组-eak/-iːk/

leak; speak; weak

常犯错误

✗ She speaks English very good.

✓ She speaks English very well.

✓ She speaks very good English. 她英语说得很好。

用法“他会讲汉语。”可以说：He speaks Chinese. 或He can speak Chinese.

巧记 用下句区别speak和say的区别：She spoke for one hour but didn't say much. 她讲了一个小时，但没说什么内容。

辨析say; speak; talk; tell