speaker
noun[C]
uk/ˈspiː.kər/us/ˈspiː.kɚ/speakernoun[C](FORMAL TALK)
B1
apersonwho gives aspeechat apublicevent:
发言者;演讲者a goodpublicspeaker擅长公开演讲的人
Pleasejoinwith me inthankingourguestspeakertonight.请大家和我一起向今晚的特邀演讲人表示感谢。
The Democrats havechosenthe Texasstatetreasureras thekeynote(= mostimportant)speaker attheirconvention.民主党人选择了得克萨斯州财政部长作为他们大会上的主要发言人。
- In hisopeningsalvothe speakerfiercelyattackedthe government'srecordonhealthcare.
- She is aconfidentandself-possessedpublicspeaker.
- The speakersidesteppedthequestionby saying that it would take him toolongtoanswerit.
- The speaker wasapplaudedas hetoreaparttheprimeminister'spolicies.
- Ahugethronghadgatheredround the speaker.
Speakers & talkers
- caller
- commentator
- conversationalist
- debater
- demagogic
- demagogically
- demagoguery
- demagogy
- flack
- informant
- motormouth
- orator
- public speaker
- quidnunc
- raconteur
- speechifier
- speechmaker
- spokesman
- spokeswoman
- superflack
speakernoun[C](LANGUAGE)
B1
someone whospeaksaparticularlanguage:
(说某一特定语言的)说话者;演讲人aFrenchspeaker说法语的人
afluentRussianspeaker说一口流利的俄语的人
non-English speakers不是说英语的人
Using other languages
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- anglophone
- bilingualism
- biliterate
- code switch
- interpret
- linguist
- monolingual
- native speaker
- non-native
- non-native speaker
- non-speaker
- pinyin
- polyglot
- render
- rendering
- signer
- target language
- translator
speakernoun[C](ELECTRICAL)
A2
thepartof aradio,television, orcomputer, or of apieceofelectricalequipmentforplayingrecordedsound, through which thesoundisplayed. A speaker can bepartof theradio, etc. or beseparatefrom it:
扬声器,喇叭There's nosoundcoming out of theright-handspeaker.右边的喇叭不出声了。
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Amplifiers, microphones & speakers
- amplifier
- balance
- bass
- bullhorn
- earphone
- electrophone
- headphone
- headphones
- headset
- hot mic
- loudhailer
- megaphone
- mic
- microphone
- mike
- mike check
- pa
- public address system
- soundbase
- Tannoy