declaim

v. 慷慨陈词, 演讲, 朗读

发音

UK /dɪˈkleɪm/
其它

词形变化

declaimed declaimest declaimeth declaiming declaims 三单 declaims declaiming 现在分词 declaimed 过去式 declaimed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.

    慷慨陈词

  2. 2.

    To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.

  3. 3.

    To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.

    The students declaim twice a week.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

recite inveigh

上位词 4

do perform protest execute

下位词 3

scan elocute perorate

词源

From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.

来源：wiktionary