vi. 说, 说话, 演说, 发言vt. 说, 讲, 说出【法】 贩卖私酒的酒店, 秘密酒店; 说话, 表示意思, 请求相关词组: speak for sth speak for itself speak for oneself speak highly of speak ill of speak well of speak out speak sb fair speak to speak well for to speak of nothing to speak of speak of so to speak speak one's mind speak up speak on not to speak of speak down to sb speak for sb
Speak比较庄重，表示某人(即讲者)在一段对话中所说的话较其它人多。
举例： The Principal speaks to us every morning at the assembly.
Tom, your boss wants to speak to you.
Talk不及speak庄重，而且多用于说话，少用于书写。 Talk表示两个或更多的人在对话。
举例：The students were talking loudly in the classroom, in the very presence of the teacher.
当宾语是一种语言时，要用 speak 不用 talk 或 say：
正确： Victor speaks fluent Putonghua.
错误： Victor talks fluent Putonghua.
错误： Victor says fluent Putonghua.
在书面英语， talk 极少用作及物动词，除非在 talk 后接用以下的宾语：
单词：speak的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
speak/talk
Do you speak English?你会说英语吗？
We sat together and talked.我们坐在一起闲谈。
<辨析>speak 的意思是“说话”，指说话的能力和方式，一般用作不及物动词，也作“演讲”解；此外可作及物动词，其宾语往往是语言名称。如：
Who's going to speak at the meeting?谁打算在会上发言？
She is speaking to the assistant.她正在同图书管理员说话。
He can speak three language.他能说三种语言。
talk 的意思是“谈话”，“交谈”，指相互之间的谈话，一般作不及物动词用，要表示谈到关于某人某事时，后接介词 about 或 of。如：
Please stop talking and listen to me.请不要说话了，听我说说。
Let's not talk about it now.这事现在咱们别谈了。
talk to 和 speak to 都可表示“和......谈话”，可以通用。如：
I shall speak(或 talk) to him about it tomorrow.这件事我明天要同他谈谈。
与单词：speak 相关的例句或者名人名言
I had to speak with a customs agent at the airport.
我不得不回答机场的海关检查员的问题。
It's bad manners to speak while you're eating.
一边吃饭一边说话很不礼貌。
I was nervous when my boss asked to speak with me.
当我的老板和我说话时我很紧张。
Please don't chew and speak at the same time.
请不要边吃边说话。
The baby can't speak yet.
那个婴儿还不会说话。
※False tongue will hardly speak truth. 虚伪者不肯说真话。
※A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。
※Let every man speak well of the bridge theat carries him over. 饮水思源。
※Speak clearly if you speak at all, Carve every word before you let it fall. 要说就索性说得一清二楚，说出前每句话要字斟句酌。
