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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
speak up
▪ 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. Main entry: speakphrasal verb ▪ 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. Main entry: speakphrasal verb
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