speech

noun

1. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

e.g. language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals

Synonym: language

2. a lengthy rebuke

e.g. a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
the teacher gave him a talking to

Synonym: lecturetalking to

3. words making up the dialogue of a play

e.g. the actor forgot his speech

Synonym: actor's linewords

4. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

e.g. his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
her speech was barren of southernisms
I detected a slight accent in his speech

Synonym: manner of speakingdelivery

5. (language) communication by word of mouth

e.g. his speech was garbled
he uttered harsh language
he recorded the spoken language of the streets

Synonym: speech communicationspoken communicationspoken languagelanguagevoice communicationoral communication

6. the exchange of spoken words

e.g. they were perfectly comfortable together without speech

7. something spoken

e.g. he could hear them uttering merry speeches

8. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

e.g. he listened to an address on minor Roman poets

Synonym: address

1. 说话能力;说话;言语
Speech is the ability to speak or the act of speaking.

e.g. ...the development of speech in children...
儿童言语能力的发展
e.g. Intoxication interferes with speech and coordination.
醉酒会影响言语能力和协调性。

2. 说话方式;言谈
Your speech is the way in which you speak.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

3. 口语，言语(与书面语相对而言)
Speech is spoken language.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...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

4. 演说;演讲;讲话;致辞
A speech is a formal talk which someone gives to an audience.

e.g. 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。
e.g. He delivered his speech in French.
他用法语发表演说。

5. (演员的)台词
A speech is a group of lines spoken by a character in a play.

e.g. ...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

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.