speaking

1. N-UNCOUNT 发表讲话;演讲
   Speaking is the activity of giving speeches and talks.
   1. It would also train women union members in public speaking and decision-making...
      它还将培养工会的女性成员公开演讲和决策的能力。
   2. His work schedule still includes speaking engagements and other public appearances.
      他的工作日程表上还包括演讲安排和在其他公开场合的露面。
2. PREP-PHRASE (表示说话者身份)作为…来说
   You can say 'speaking as a parent' or 'speaking as a teacher', for example, to indicate that the opinion you are giving is based on your experience as a parent or as a teacher.
   1. 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。
3. PREP-PHRASE (接过话头引入新话题)说到…，谈到…
   You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
   1. There's plenty of time to drop hints for Christmas presents! And speaking of presents, we have 100 exclusive fragrance collections to give away.
      还有足够的时间去暗示自己想要的圣诞礼物！说到礼物，我们有 100 份限量版香水要赠送。
4. PHRASE 一般说来/从技术角度说来
   You use speaking in expressions such as generally speaking and technically speaking to indicate which things or which particular aspect of something you are talking about.
   1. Generally speaking there was no resistance to the idea...
      一般说来，没有人会反对这个观点。
   2. Politically speaking, do you think that these moves have been effective?
      从政治角度来说，你认为这些举措有效吗？

1. The Prime Minister was speaking ahead of today's meeting.
   首相在今天的会议开始之前作了发言。
2. She begins speaking in the Creole of Haiti.
   她开始说海地克里奥尔语。
3. 'If you act afraid, they won't let go,' he says, speaking from experience.
   “如果你表现出害怕，他们就会抓住你不放，”这是他的经验之谈。
4. 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。
5. Both his grandfathers were fired with an enthusiasm for public speaking
   他的祖父和外公都热衷于演说。
6. She appears nightly on the television news, speaking for the State Department.
   她作为国务院的发言人，每晚都会出现在电视新闻中。
7. Further to your letter, I agree that there are some presentational problems, politically speaking.
   正如贵方信中所提到的，我也认为从政治角度来说，有一些词语表意上的问题。
8. Speaking generally, the space enterprise has served astronomy well.
   总的说来，航空企业很好地促进了天文学的发展。
9. An attorney is your employee, in a manner of speaking
   律师也可以说是你的雇员。
10. 'Thank you very much for speaking with us.' — 'Not at all.'
    “非常感谢您能和我们交谈。”——“不客气。”
11. Sloan cleared his throat preparatory to speaking
    斯隆清了清嗓子，准备讲话。
12. He was speaking without the prince's authority.
    他说话的时候没有君王的威严。
13. Strictly speaking, this was against the rules.
    严格地说，这是违规的。
14. When speaking to the seminar Mr Franklin spoke of his experience, gained on a recent visit to Trinidad
    在研讨会上发言的时候，富兰克林先生谈到了他最近游览特立尼达的经历。
15. 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。
16. For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.
    很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。
17. It would also train women union members in public speaking and decision-making
    它还将培养工会的女性成员公开演讲和决策的能力。
18. His work schedule still includes speaking engagements and other public appearances.
    他的工作日程表上还包括演讲安排和在其他公开场合的露面。
19. 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。
20. There's plenty of time to drop hints for Christmas presents! And speaking of presents, we have 100 exclusive fragrance collections to give away.
    还有足够的时间去暗示自己想要的圣诞礼物！说到礼物，我们有100份限量版香水要赠送。
21. Generally speaking there was no resistance to the idea
    一般说来，没有人会反对这个观点。
22. Politically speaking, do you think that these moves have been effective?
    从政治角度来说，你认为这些举措有效吗？
23. It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.
    科琳娜好像已经去世了：他们谈论她时用的是过去时。
24. Speaking through an interpreter, he called for some new thinking from the West.
    他通过译员发出呼吁，希望西方能采取一些新的思维。
25. 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。
26. Well, thank you for speaking with us.
    好吧，谢谢你和我们谈话。
27. Hello, who's speaking, please?
    喂，请问你是谁呀？
28. After a moment's silence he went on speaking.
    他沉默了一会又继续说下去。
29. If it had not been for the doctor's care I should not be speaking to you now.
    要不是医生的照料我现在就不能跟你讲话了。
30. Speaking French and playing the piano are social graces.
    讲法语和弹钢琴是社交界的两大风雅。

noun

1. the utterance of intelligible speech

   Synonym:    speech production

2. delivering an address to a public audience
   1. people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking

   Synonym:    public speakingspeechmakingoral presentation