speak up

柯林斯詞典

speak up (speaking,spoke,spoken,speaks)

• 1. PHRASAL VERB If you speak up, you say something, especially to defend a person or protest about something, rather than just saying nothing. (尤指爲(wèi)保護(hù)某人或抗議某事而) 說話

  Uncle Herbert never argued, never spoke up for himself. 赫伯特叔叔從不爭(zhēng)論，從不爲(wèi)自己辯護(hù)。

• 2. PHRASAL VERB If you ask someone to speak up, you are asking them to speak more loudly. 大聲點(diǎn)說[no cont]

  I'm quite deaf – you'll have to speak up. 我很聾–你得大聲點(diǎn)說。

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