1 [C] a formal talk that you give to a group of people 演说;演讲:
The Chancellor is going to make a speech to city businessmen.财政大臣将向该市的企业家演讲。
2 [U] the ability to speak 说话能力:
He lost the power of speech after the accident.事故以后他失去了说话能力。freedom of speech (= being allowed to express your opinions openly)言论自由
3 [U] the particular way of speaking of a person or group of people 说话方式:
She's doing a study of children's speech.她正在研究儿童的话语。
4 [C] a group of words that one person must say in a play 台词
speech/spitʃ; spiːtʃ/n 1 [C] a talk that someone gives to a group of people 演说﹐演讲: +to The President will give a speech to Congress later today. 总统将于今天晚些时候向国会发表演说。Her father made a long speech . 她爸爸发表了长篇大论。+about/on a speech on the environment 有关环境的演讲2 [U] when someone speaks, or the way that they speak 说话﹔说话方式: words that are used in speech as well as in writing 口语和书面语都使用的单词Her speech was slow and rather slurred. 她说话很慢﹐含糊不清。3 freedom of speech/free speech the right to say or print whatever you want 言论自由DIRECT SPEECH, FIGURE OF SPEECH, INDIRECT SPEECH, PART OF SPEECH, REPORTED SPEECH
speechspeechspeechesnoun1(pluralspeeches) a talk that you give to a group of people: The President made a speech.2(no plural) the power to speak, or the way that you speak: He has problems with his speech.