speak to

短语

对...说话, 说到, 责备, 证明

发音

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词形变化

speaking to speaks to 三单 speaks to spoken to spoke to speaking to 现在分词 spoke to 过去式 spoken to 过去式 spoken to 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To give evidence regarding something; to attest or provide evidence for; to bespeak.

    习语
  2. 2.

    To address a particular topic.

    习语
  3. 3.

    To (figuratively) resonate with; to feel emotionally relevant to.

    习语

    His music really speaks to me.

词源

First used in 1610 in the sense of 'discuss'. Use for the meaning of 'bespeak' is attested since the 1960s.

来源：wiktionary