speak

not to speak of

used in introducing a further factor to be considered

更不要說(shuō)

the rent had to be paid, not to speak of school fees.

房租要交，更不要說(shuō)還要交學(xué)費(fèi)。

nothing (或 no——, none) to speak of

used to indicate that there is some but very little of something

［表明只有非常少的一點(diǎn)］不值一提

I've no capital—well, none to speak of.

我沒(méi)有資金，真的，少得不值一提。

something speaks for itself

something's implications are so clear that it needs no supporting evidence or comments

無(wú)需進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明，不言而喻

the figures speak for themselves.

這些數(shù)字就足夠說(shuō)明了。

speak for oneself

give one's own opinions

發(fā)表個(gè)人意見(jiàn)

speak in tongues

speak in an unknown language during religious worship

（在宗教拜神儀式中）講不為人知的語(yǔ)言

speaking of

used to introduce a statement or question about a topic recently alluded to

［引入最近談到過(guò)的一個(gè)話(huà)題］談起；提到

speaking of cost, can I afford to buy it?.

談到費(fèi)用問(wèn)題，我買(mǎi)得起它嗎？。

speak one's mind

express one's feelings or opinions frankly

說(shuō)出心里話(huà)

speak volumes

(of a gesture, circumstance, or object) convey a great deal

（姿態(tài)，環(huán)境，物體）含義深刻，意味深長(zhǎng)

a look that spoke volumes.

一個(gè)意味深長(zhǎng)的眼神。

speak well (或 ill) of

praise (or criticize)

表?yè)P(yáng)（或批評(píng)）

speak out (或 up)

express one's feelings or opinions frankly and publicly

坦誠(chéng)地說(shuō)；公開(kāi)地說(shuō)出

the government will be forthright in speaking out against human rights abuses.

政府將會(huì)明確聲明反對(duì)踐踏人權(quán)。

speak up for

speak in defence or support of

為…辯護(hù)；支持

there was no independent body to speak up for press freedoms.

沒(méi)有任何獨(dú)立團(tuán)體支持新聞自由。

speak out

To talk freely and fearlessly, as about a public issue.

說(shuō)出：勇敢和自由地說(shuō)出，例如關(guān)于公眾問(wèn)題

speak up

To speak loud enough to be audible.

清楚響亮地說(shuō)：用足以被聽(tīng)見(jiàn)的聲音說(shuō)

To speak without fear or hesitation.

勇敢地說(shuō)：大膽地說(shuō)出或毫不猶豫地說(shuō)

so to speak

In a manner of speaking

恕我直言

can't see the forest for the trees, so to speak.

恕我直言，不能一葉障目不見(jiàn)森林