单词 | speakeasy |
释义 | speak /spēk/intransitive verb (pat spoke or (archaic or dialect) spake; pap spōˈken or (archaic) spoke)
A particular jargon or style of language, such as technospeak, doublespeak, airspeak, seaspeak, etc ORIGIN: Late OE specan (for sprecan); Ger sprechen speakˈable adjective
speakˈer noun
speakˈership noun The office of speaker speakˈing noun
Able to speak a particular language, as in English-speaking speakˈingly adverb speakˈeasy noun (US) During Prohibition, an illicit bar selling alcohol, a shebeen speakˈerphone noun A type of telephone using a combined loudspeaker and microphone speaking clock noun A British telephone service which states the exact time when dialled speaking tube noun A tube for speaking through to another room speakˈing-voice noun The kind of voice normally used in speaking on speaking terms see under term so to speak As one might put it, as it were speak a ship To hail and speak to someone on board her speak fair (archaic) To address in conciliatory terms speak for
speak in tongues see under tongue speak one's mind see under mind speak out To speak boldly, freely, unreservedly, or so as to be easily heard (speakˈout noun) speak the same language see under language speak to
speak up
to speak of Worth mentioning |
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