speak up

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. speak up phrasal verb [ spoke up spoken up spoken up speaks up speaking up ]
<A > to speak in a louder voice so that people can hear you
• Could you speak up? We can't hear at the back.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Ways of talking
 
• You'll have to speak up, I can't hear you.
• Stop muttering and speak up!
• You'll have to speak up a bit if you want everyone to hear you.
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▪ II. speak out/up phrasal verb [ spoke out/up spoken out/up spoken out/up speaks out/up speaking out/up ]
<A > to give your opinion about something in public, especially on a subject which you have strong feelings about
• If no one has the courage to speak out against the system, things will never improve.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Expressing and asking opinions ↑Remarks and remarking ↑Controlling emotions
 
• They spoke out against the proposed legislation.
• Someone needs to speak up for women's rights.
• Several parents spoke out against the use of corporal punishment.
• If you have a problem with anything I've told you, then speak up now.
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