speak for 详细解释

speak for

替 ... 讲话, 为 ... 辩护, 支持

ph.

1. 为……辩护; 代表……讲话; 发言支持

I wish to speak for my son, he would be perfect for this job.

我希望为我儿子说几句话, 这工作他一定能胜任。

2. 证明, 表明

3. 要求, 要求得到

词义辨析

同义参见:

promote  

英英释义

动词 speak for:

be a spokesperson for

补充

speak forspeak for1.代表…讲话; 为…辩护Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗?What have you to speak for yourself?你有什么话为你自己辩护吗?2.预定〔要求〕得到…The teacher was giving away some books and students spoke for the same one.老师要淘汰一批书, 几个学生都争要同一本。3.不言而喻There is no need for me to praise it; it speaks for itself.无需我来称赞, 那是显而易见的。

例句

1. I think I can speak for everyone here when I say that.我想我可以代表这里的每一个人这样说。 2. I myself agree with you, but I can't speak for my boss.我同意你的提议，可我的话并不能代表我的老板。 3. to speak for oneself为自己辩护 4. He spoke for the motion.他发言支持这项提议。 5. The new refrigerators have been spoken for.新型冰箱已订购一空。 6. I spoke for the hotel next Sunday.我已预定了下星期天的旅店。 7. They spoke for the same seat.他们争着要坐同一个座位。 8. His action speaks well for his good quality.他的举止表明他具有良好的品质。 9. He was spoken for to our school.他被推荐到我们学校。 10. They chose him to speak for the group.他们选他代表全组发言。 11. "Speaking only for myself, I'm against the plan. [=I'm only expressing my own opinion when I say that I'm against the plan]"就我自己而言，我反对这个计划。 12. “We don't want any dessert.” “speak for yourself. I want some.”“我们不想要任何甜点。”“那是你们的意见。我想要一些。” 13. I have nothing more to say. The facts speak for themselves. [=the facts clearly show what is true]我没有什么可说的了，事实不言而喻。 14. It speaks well for [=says a lot for] the company that it donates so much money to local charities.这家公司捐赠了大量钱款给当地慈善机构，说明这是家很不错的公司。 15. Her calm reaction to the crisis speaks well for her ability to perform under pressure.她在危机中冷静的反应表明她有良好的抗压能力。 16. The test results speak poorly for our school system.测试结果表明我们的学校体系欠佳。 17. I'm sorry. This seat is spoken for.对不起，这座位有人了。 18. I can't go out with you; I'm already spoken for.我不能和你出去，我已有约了。

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