speak up

英 [spiːk ʌp]

美 [spiːk ʌp]

（尤指为某人辩护或抗议某事）大胆地说，公开表态; 大声说; 提高嗓门

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (尤指为某人辩护或抗议某事物)大胆地说，公开表态
  If youspeak up, you say something, especially to defend a person or protest about something, rather than just saying nothing.
  1. Uncle Herbert never argued, never spoke up for himself...
     赫伯特叔叔从不与人争吵，也从不为自己辩护。
  2. Don't be afraid of speaking up...
     别怕，大胆地说。
  3. I am not suggesting that individuals never speak up about wrongdoing.
     我并不是在暗示说，个人永远不要去谴责那些恶行。
• PHRASAL VERB 大声说;提高嗓门
  If you ask someone tospeak up, you are asking them to speak more loudly.
  1. I'm quite deaf — you'll have to speak up.
     我耳背——你得大声说。

英英释义

verb

• speak louder
  1. The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up
• express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
  1. John spoke up at the meeting
  Synonym:opinespeak outanimadvertsound off

双语例句

• Speak up! do you agree or not?
  行不行，你倒是吭一声呀！
• I highly encourage you to speak up and ask questions.
  我非常鼓励你大胆地提出问题。
• If you thought that wasn't fair, why didn't you speak up?
  如果你认为那不公平，为什么不说出口？
• Please speak up; we can't hear you at the back.
  请大点儿声说，我们在后面听不见。
• Speak up because what you have to say is worth hearing.
  讲出来，因为你所要说的是值得听取的。
• I'm quite deaf — you'll have to speak up.
  我耳背——你得大声说。
• You'll have to speak up, I can't hear you.
  你得说响点，我听不见你的声音。
• Don't be afraid of speaking up
  别怕，大胆地说。
• And I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
  我依然没有说话，因为我是基督徒；
• If you don't speak up and compromise, you and your husband will further drift apart.
  假如你不直说和妥协，你与老公就会更疏远。