Tra từ speak - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 speaking to sb
2 the sounds that your voice makes when you speak
3 speaking loudly or quietly
4 speaking well and clearly
5 speaking a lot
6 not speaking, or stopping speaking
7 speech problems
8 speaking in public
what you say and how you say it SAY
see also CONVERSATION, DISCUSS/ARGUE, INFORM, LANGUAGE

1 speaking to sb
- to say things to sb, using your voice: speak* (to sb), talk (to sb)
Can you speak more slowly please? ◎ I'd like to speak to the manager. ◎ She's just learning to talk. ◎ I could hear some people talking. ◎ Who do you want to talk to?
- the act of speaking or the ability to speak: speech (noun U)
to lose the power of speech ◎ freedom of speech
- something which is spoken or which involves speech is oral (adverb orally), verbal (adverb verbally)
an oral examination ◎ a verbal warning
- to speak in a particular language: speak (in) sth
They were speaking in Dutch and I didn't understand much of what they said. ◎ Do you mind if we speak French? My English is rather poor.

2 the sounds that your voice makes when you speak
- the way in which sounds are made in a language: pronunciation (noun C/U); verb: pronounce sth
American pronunciation ◎ How do you pronounce 'thorough'?
- a person's way of speaking a language or saying a word: pronunciation (noun U)
His pronunciation is so good that people think he's French.
- to pronounce sth wrongly: mispronounce sth
We've known each other for five years, and she still mispronounces my name!
- the way in which people from a particular region pronounce the words in their language: accent
to speak with a foreign accent ◎ a local accent
- an accent which is very easy to recognize is strong, broad
He's got a broad Scottish accent.
- the way that your voice rises and falls when you speak: intonation (noun U)
- the way that sb speaks (for example how loud or high their voice is), which shows how they feel: tone (of voice)
From her tone of voice I knew that she was happy.
- the force that you put on part of a word when you say it: stress; verb: stress sth
The stress is on the second syllable. ◎ The word 'contrast' can be stressed in two different ways.
※ the sound of the voice VOICE

3 speaking loudly or quietly
- if you say sth so that people can hear it, you say it aloud, out loud
to read aloud ◎ Why don't you say it out loud?
- to speak more loudly: speak* up
Can you speak up please? I can't hear you.
- a piece of electrical equipment that is used for making your voice (or other sounds) louder: microphone, (informal) mike
to speak into a microphone
- to speak very loudly: shout (sth) (at/to sb), shout (sth) out; noun: shout
We all shouted goodbye to them from the window. ◎ Stop shouting! ◎ She shouted out my name. ◎ a warning shout ◎ to give a loud shout
- to speak more loudly, especially if you are angry: raise your voice
There's no need to raise your voice.
- to shout very loudly, often because you are angry, excited or in pain: yell; noun: yell
They were all yelling at me at the same time. ◎ a sudden yell of excitement
- to shout loudly, for example because you are frightened or in pain: cry (out); noun: cry
'Help!' he cried. ◎ I fell over and cried out in pain. ◎ a cry of pain
- to speak loudly in order to attract attention to yourself: call (out); noun: call
I could hear someone calling for help. ◎ a call for help
- to cry out very loudly and in a high voice: scream; noun: scream
'Don't!' she screamed. ◎ We often hear screams coming from next door.
- to speak less loudly: lower your voice, keep* your voice down
Can you lower your voice please?
- to speak very quietly, using your mouth but not your voice: whisper (sth); noun: whisper
They sat at the back whispering right through the lesson. ◎ I saw her whispering something to Paul. ◎ to speak in a whisper
- to speak in a low voice: murmur (sth); noun: murmur
murmurs of contentment

4 speaking well and clearly
- if you speak in a way which is smooth and easy, your speech is fluent (adverb fluently); noun (U): fluency
Michael seems able to speak fluently on almost any subject. ◎ to speak with fluency
- a person who can speak very clearly is articulate (adverb articulately), eloquent (adverb eloquently); noun (U): eloquence
She's surprisingly articulate for her age. ◎ an eloquent speaker ◎ Paul's eloquence helped us to win the argument.
- not articulate: inarticulate (adverb inarticulately)
※ not speaking clearly
- to speak in a low voice which is unclear and difficult to hear: mumble (sth)
Don't mumble - I can't hear what you're saying. ◎ Jane mumbled something about leaving.
- to speak in a low voice, in a way which is not clear or easy to hear, for example if you are angry: mutter (sth)
He just sat in a corner muttering to himself.

5 speaking a lot
- to talk quickly or for a long time about sth unimportant: chatter
They spent the whole morning chattering.
- this kind of talk: chatter (noun U)
I'm fed up with their constant chatter.
- a person who talks a lot is talkative
a talkative child
- to talk for a long time about sth in an uninteresting way: go* on about sth, be on about sth
He's always going on about his stamp collection. ◎ What's he on about now?

6 not speaking, or stopping speaking
- quiet, not talking: silent (adverb silently); noun (C/U): silence
I asked him a question, but he remained silent. ◎ His silence made me nervous. ◎ an embarrassing silence
- a moment when you stop speaking: pause; verb: pause
She paused for a moment and then went on.
- a person who does not speak very much or is unwilling to give information is uncommunicative, not communicative
I tried talking to her but she wasn't very communicative.
- to stop talking: (informal and rather impolite) shut* up
Shut up and listen!
- to make sb stop talking: (informal) shut* sb up
Can't somebody shut him up?
- unable to speak because of surprise, anger, etc: speechless
When he told me I'd been sacked I was absolutely speechless.

7 speech problems
- to become unable to speak because of a cold or sore throat: lose* your voice
He's got a sore throat and he's lost his voice.
- a person who is unable to speak is dumb
- a person who is unable to hear is deaf
to be deaf and dumb
※ more on being deaf HEAR
- to speak with difficulty, being unable to say a word without pausing and repeating part of the word: stammer, stutter; nouns: stammer, stutter
I only stammer when I'm nervous. ◎ He's got a terrible stutter.
- a speech problem which means that a person pronounces the letter 's' as 'th': lisp; verb: lisp
She speaks with a slight lisp.
- a person whose job is to help people with serious speech problems: speech therapist
- the job of a speech therapist: speech therapy (noun U)
- a small mistake which you make when you are speaking: slip of the tongue
Don't be angry with him - I'm sure it was just a slip of the tongue.

8 speaking in public
- to speak about sth publicly to a group of people: speak* (on/about sth), talk (on/about sth), make*/give*/deliver a speech/talk (on/about sth)
I've been invited to speak at the conference. ◎ What are you going to talk about? ◎ She made an excellent speech. ◎ Did you hear the talk he gave on Picasso?
- a speech on a particular subject, especially to a group of students, etc: lecture (on/about sth); verb: lecture (on/about sth)
Professor Pinkerton gave an interesting lecture on Eastern philosophy. ◎ He usually lectures on nineteenth-century French art.
- a person who gives a speech, lecture, etc: speaker, lecturer
- a religious talk in church: sermon
What was the sermon about?
- to make a religious speech, usually in a church: preach (on/about sth)
- a person who preaches: preacher