释义 |
speechifyspee‧chi‧fy /ˈspiːtʃɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle speechified, present participle speechifying) [intransitive] informal VERB TABLEspeechify |
Present | I, you, we, they | speechify | | he, she, it | speechifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | speechified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have speechified | | he, she, it | has speechified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had speechified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will speechify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have speechified |
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Present | I | am speechifying | | he, she, it | is speechifying | | you, we, they | are speechifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was speechifying | | you, we, they | were speechifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been speechifying | | he, she, it | has been speechifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been speechifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be speechifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been speechifying |
- Local officials will speechify on Friday, followed by amateur talent performances.
to make speeches in a way that makes you seem important – used to show disapproval |