Tra từ speech - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

speech S2 W2 /spiːtʃ/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: adjective: ↑unspeakable, ↑speechless, ↑outspoken, ↑spoken ≠ ↑unspoken; noun: ↑speaker, ↑speech; verb: ↑speak; adverb: ↑unspeakably]
[Language: Old English; Origin: spræc, spæc]
1. [countable] a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people
make/give/deliver a speech
Each child had to give a short speech to the rest of the class.
He has to make a lot of after-dinner speeches.
speech on/about
a major speech on relations with China
Collins gave the keynote speech (=most important speech).
2. [uncountable] the ability to speak:
Only humans are capable of speech.
3. [uncountable] spoken language rather than written language:
In speech we use a smaller vocabulary than in writing.
4. [uncountable] the particular way in which someone speaks:
Bob’s speech was slurred, and he sounded drunk.
5. [countable] a set of lines that an actor must say in a play:
Hamlet’s longest speech
⇨ ↑direct speech, ↑figure of speech, ↑indirect speech, ↑part of speech, ↑reported speech, ⇨ speech bubble at ↑bubble¹(4), ⇨ freedom of speech at ↑freedom(1)
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ give/make a speech She gave a speech at the party conference.
▪ deliver a speech formal The President delivered a major speech to Congress yesterday.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + speech
▪ long The speeches were all really long.
▪ short/brief The chairman opened the meeting with a brief speech.
▪ a passionate/impassioned speech (=full of strong feeling) She made impassioned speeches on civil rights.
▪ an emotional speech (=showing emotions, especially by crying) On retiring, she delivered an emotional farewell speech.
▪ a moving speech (=making people feel strong emotions) That was a very moving speech.
▪ a powerful speech (=having a strong effect on people's opinions) He gave a powerful speech calling for unity.
▪ a rousing/stirring speech (=making people feel excited and eager to do something) Thousands of people were inspired by his stirring speeches.
▪ a major speech (=very important) This was her first major speech as party leader.
▪ somebody's inaugural speech (=their first one in an important political job) He said all the right things in his inaugural speech.
▪ somebody's acceptance speech (=when they accept a political job, a prize, or an award) In his acceptance speech, he paid tribute to his wife.
▪ a farewell speech (=by someone who is leaving)
▪ an after-dinner speech (=after a formal dinner) He gets paid a lot for making after-dinner speeches.
▪ a keynote speech (=the most important one at an event) The Prime Minister will make his keynote speech at the conference today.
▪ a political speech She began writing political speeches for local politicians.
▪ a campaign speech (=given during a political campaign) Eisenhower was careful in his campaign speeches to use only the vaguest of phrases.
COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'do a speech'. Say give a speech or make a speech.
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THESAURUS
▪ speech a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people: The bridegroom usually makes a speech after the wedding. | In her speech, she proposed major changes to the welfare system. | the opening speech of the conference
▪ address formal a speech that a very important person gives to a large group of people: the President's address to the nation | He was surrounded by security officers as he made his address.
▪ talk an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people giving them information about a particular subject or about their experiences: I went to an interesting talk on the wildlife of Antarctica. | He's been asked to give a talk about his trip to India.
▪ lecture a talk, especially on an ↑academic subject and given to students in a university: a lecture on 17th century French literature | Professor Black is giving the lecture.
▪ presentation a talk in which you describe or explain a new product or idea, especially one you give for your company: I had to give a presentation to the board of directors. | He's making a presentation to the management of a well-known manufacturing company.
▪ sermon a talk given by a priest or a religious leader: The vicar preached a sermon about the need for forgiveness.
▪ statement a spoken or written announcement that someone makes in public, often to ↑journalists: The minister issued a short statement in which he said he had no plans to resign.

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◎	[spi:t∫]
※	danh từ
	■	khả năng hoặc hành động nói; lời nói
		☆	man is the only animal that has the faculty of speech
			người là động vật duy nhất có khả năng nói thành lời
		☆	to express one's thoughts by speech
			dùng lời nói diễn đạt những suy nghĩ của mình
		☆	the car accident left him without the power of speech
			tai nạn xe hơi đã làm cho anh ấy mất khả năng nói
	■	cách nói; lối nói
		☆	his indistinct speech made it impossible to understand him
			cách nói không rành rọt của ông ta làm cho người ta không hiểu được ông nói gì
		☆	she's doing a study of children's speech
			bà ấy đang nghiên cứu về tiếng nói của trẻ thơ
		☆	his speech was slurred
			tiếng nói của hắn líu nhíu
	■	(speech on / about something) bài diễn thuyết; bài diễn văn
		☆	to make/deliver/give a speech
			đọc/trình bày một bài diễn văn
		☆	a speech on/about illiteracy
			bài diễn văn về nạn mù chữ
	■	nhóm câu (dài) do một diễn viên nói
		☆	I've got some very long speeches to learn in Act 2
			tôi có mấy đoạn thoại rất dài trong Hồi 2 cần phải học thuộc