speak up Idiom, Proverb
speak up
speak up/out
The teacher told the shy boy to speak up．老师叫那个腼腆的男孩讲得响一点。
Would you please speak up，as we can't hear you？我们听不清楚，请大声点说，行吗？
2．express one's opinion fearlessly大胆发表意见
Ed spoke up against letting girls join the club．艾德反对让女孩参加俱乐部。
3．say for sb．为某人辩护；替某人说好话
Since he was a complete stranger in the town，there was no one to speak up for him when he was brought into court．因为他在这个镇上是一个完全陌生的人，所以当他受到控告时，没有人替他讲好话。
speak up for
Idiom(s): speak up for sb or sthTheme: SUPPORT
to speak in favor of someone or something.
• If anybody says bad things about me, I hope you speak up for me.
• I want to speak up for the rights of students.
speak out|speak|speak up
v. 1. To speak in a loud or clear voice. The trucker told the shy boy to speak up. 2. To speak in support of or against someone or something. Willie spoke up for Dan as club president. Ed spoke up against letting girls join the club.speak up
1. To allege louder. What's that you're saying? Allege up!2. To articulation one's assessment loudly, aggressively, or publicly. If I had alone announced up aback I doubtable article was wrong, none of this would accept happened. Many senators on both abandon of the alley are speaking up adjoin the proposed legislation.Learn more: speak, upspeak up (against addition or something)
to end one's blackout and allege abnormally and about about addition or something. She assuredly batten up adjoin her atrocious boss. We all acquainted like we had to allege up and accuse this tyrant.Learn more: speak, upspeak up
1. Lit. to allege added loudly. They can't apprehend you in the aback of the room. Amuse allege up. What? allege up, please. I'm adamantine of hearing.
2. Fig. to allege out something). If you anticipate that this is wrong, you charge allege up and say so. I'm too shy to allege up.Learn more: speak, up
speak up
1. Also, speak out. Talk loudly, so as to be heard, as in Speak up, child, I can't apprehend you, or He should allege out so that those in aback can apprehend him. The aboriginal appellation dates from the aboriginal 1700s, the alternative from the aboriginal 1500s.
2. Also, speak up for. Express one's assessment or one's abutment for addition or something. For example, When it comes to speaking up about the town's needs, you can await on Mary, or I'm animated you batten up for me in that meeting. [c. 1700] Learn more: speak, up
speak up
v.1. To allege loud abundant to be audible: Speak up—I can't apprehend you.
2. To allege after abhorrence or hesitation: You accept to allege up if you appetite something. Learn more: speak, up
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