单词 | speaking |
释义 | speaking n. & adj. --n the act or an instance of uttering words etc. --adj   1. that speaks; capable of articulate speech.   2. (of a portrait) lifelike; true to its subject (a speaking likeness).   3. (in comb.) speaking or capable of speaking a specified foreign language (French-speaking).   4. with a reference or from a point of view specified (roughly speaking; professionally speaking). Phrases and idioms on speaking terms (foll. by with)   1. slightly acquainted.   2. on friendly terms. speaking acquaintance   1. a person one knows slightly.   2. this degree of familiarity. speaking clock Brit. a telephone service giving the correct time in words. speaking-trumpet hist. an instrument for making the voice carry. speaking-tube a tube for conveying the voice from one room, building, etc., to another. |
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