(1)说(讲)话;说话能力(act of speaking;ability to speak)[U]：express oneself through～and writing 用语言和文字表达自己的思想;learn～学说话;express thoughts by～用语言表达思想;freedom of～言论自由;deprive sb of the power of～使某人失去说话的能力;have the faculty of～有语言能力;have a～impediment 讲话口吃;lose one's～失语;～organs/therapy 语言器官/言语治疗;〖同〗speaking，talking;conversation，dialogue;〖反〗muteness，dumbness，speechlessness，silence;

(2)说话的方式(法)(manner or way of speaking，as of a person)[U]：do a study of children's～进行一项对儿童语言的研究;the indistinct/slurred～of a drunk 醉汉含糊不清的话;be disrespectful/sloppy in one's～讲话方式无礼貌/随便;His～showed that he was Southern. 他的口音说明他是南方人。〖同〗expression，pronunciation;

(3)演说(讲)词，发言((words of a) formal talk or address，especially one prepared for delivery to an audience)[C][N (about)]：make a farewell～发表告别演说;make an after-dinner～ 发表餐后演说; a～on/about pollution 关于污染的演说;parliament～es 议会演说;deliver/give/make a～发表演讲;His～was published in a newspaper. 他的演讲在一家报纸上发表了。 〖同〗address，talk，lecture;

(4)演员的台词((usu long) lines in a play that are spoken by an actor)[C]：forget one of one's～es 忘了自己的一段台词;learn a long～in Act 1 记住第一幕中的一段长台词;

← speak v;

→′speechless adj 说不出话来的;难以用语言表达的;′speechlessly adv 无言地，难以言状地;′speechlessness n 无言，难以言状;′speech-day n 学校一年一度的庆祝日(会上进行授证书、颁奖、演讲)