speak up

1. PHRASAL VERB (尤指为某人辩护或抗议某事物)大胆地说，公开表态
   If you speak up, you say something, especially to defend a person or protest about something, rather than just saying nothing.
   1. Uncle Herbert never argued, never spoke up for himself...
      赫伯特叔叔从不与人争吵，也从不为自己辩护。
   2. Don't be afraid of speaking up...
      别怕，大胆地说。
   3. I am not suggesting that individuals never speak up about wrongdoing.
      我并不是在暗示说，个人永远不要去谴责那些恶行。
2. PHRASAL VERB 大声说;提高嗓门
   If you ask someone to speak up, you are asking them to speak more loudly.
   1. I'm quite deaf — you'll have to speak up.
      我耳背——你得大声说。

1. Uncle Herbert never argued, never spoke up for himself
   赫伯特叔叔从不与人争吵，也从不为自己辩护。
2. Don't be afraid of speaking up
   别怕，大胆地说。
3. I am not suggesting that individuals never speak up about wrongdoing.
   我并不是在暗示说，个人永远不要去谴责那些恶行。
4. I'm quite deaf — you'll have to speak up.
   我耳背——你得大声说。
5. If you thought that wasn't fair, why didn't you speak up?
   如果你认为那不公平，为什么不说出口？
6. If you have any complaint, don't just sulk; speak up.
   你有意见提出来，不要闹意气。
7. If you have any different ideas, please speak up now.
   各位若是有不同意见，请即提出。
8. Speak up! do you agree or not?
   行不行，你倒是吭一声呀！
9. Speak up and don't be shy!
   有话快说，拿捏个什么劲儿！
10. Speak up because what you have to say is worth hearing.
    讲出来，因为你所要说的是值得听取的。
11. Speak up. you're among friends.
    你说吧，这里没外人。
12. Speak up! stop playing dumb.
    你说呀！装什么哑巴？
13. Use your voice and speak up when your feelings are being trampled on.
    要是你的情感被践踏了，一定要用你的声音大声地宣泄自己。
14. I felt bound to speak up.
    我感到有责任谈出来。
15. Can you speak up a little more? I can hardly hear you back here.
    你可以大点儿声音吗？我在后面听不清楚。
16. You'll have to speak up, I can't hear you.
    你得说响点，我听不见你的声音。
17. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant.
    后来他们抓天主教徒，我不说话，因为我是新教徒。
18. Please speak up; we can't hear you at the back.
    请大点儿声说，我们在后面听不见。
19. If you never speak up, people will not know how you feel.
    如果不把想法说出来，大家不会知道你是怎么想的。
20. Then they came for me& and by that time no one was left to speak up.
    最后，他们奔我而来，再也没有人起来为我说话了。
21. Sometimes I am very excited, it is because she finally speak up.
    有时我很激动，那是因为她终于开口说话了。
22. Please speak up so that the people sitting at the back can hear you.
    请大声点，这样坐在后排的人就能够听见你了。
23. If you do know the answer, speak up so everyone can hear you.
    如果你确实知道答案，就大声说出来，使人人都能听到。
24. No one can read your mind, speak up.
    没有人能读懂你的心的，因此，要把心里话说出来。
25. You are empowered with your own ability to speak up.
    你被赋予了表达能力，你可以说出你的观点。
26. I highly encourage you to speak up and ask questions.
    我非常鼓励你大胆地提出问题。
27. You learn from your mistakes, though, and now I know to speak up when something hurts.
    但每个人都在错误中吸取教训，现在我知道了，受伤时候就要及时说出来。
28. If you don't speak up and compromise, you and your husband will further drift apart.
    假如你不直说和妥协，你与老公就会更疏远。
29. Can you speak up for truth and justice?
    你能为真理和正义大声疾呼吗？
30. And I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
    我依然没有说话，因为我是基督徒；

verb

1. speak louder
   1. The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up

2. express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
   1. John spoke up at the meeting

   Synonym:    opinespeak outanimadvertsound off