speak
🇺🇸
/spiːk/
🇬🇧
/spiːk/
to have a conversation with someone
Can I speak with you for a minute?
我能和你谈一分钟吗?
to use your voice to express something
He speaks with a Scottish accent.
他说话带有苏格兰口音。
to be able to use a language
Do you speak English?
你会说英语吗?
to express yourself in a language
What language are they speaking in?
他们在说什么语言?
referring to people who speak a certain language
French-speaking Canada
法语区加拿大
to mention or talk about something/someone
Her students speak very highly of her.
她的学生对她评价很高。
to give a speech to an audience
She spoke in favour of the new tax.
她支持新税。
to say something
He spoke the final words of the play.
他说了剧本的最后一句话。