spoke
US: /ˈspoʊk/
UK: /spˈəʊk/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
spoke /spouk/- thời quá khứ của speak
- danh từ
- cái nan hoa
- bậc thang, nấc thang
- tay quay (của bánh lái)
- que chèn, gậy chèn (để chặn xe ở đường dốc)
- to put a spoke in somebody's wheel: thọc gậy vào bánh xe của ai; ngăn cản bước tiến của ai; ngăn chặn ý đồ của ai
- ngoại động từ
- lắp nan hoa
- chèn (bắp xe) bằng gậy; thọc gậy vào (bánh xe)
Advanced English dictionary
+ nounone of the thin bars or rods that connect the centre of a wheel to its outer edge, for example on a bicycle
Idioms: put a spoke in sb's wheel (BrE) to prevent sb from carrying out their plans
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 talk, converse, discourse:
We were not allowed to speak during lessons.
2 talk to, converse or discourse with, address, say (something or) anything to:
She was speaking quietly to the children. That is no way to speak to your elders.
3 talk, communicate in, discourse or converse in, communicate in, utter in, articulate in, use:
Can you really speak Chinese?
4 express, utter, say, state, tell, pronounce, enunciate, voice; articulate, make known, communicate, reveal, indicate:
He is speaking the truth.
5 symbolize, betoken, signify, communicate, convey, indicate:
Her refusal to return your love-letters speaks volumes.
6 so to speak. as it were, in a manner of speaking, figuratively or metaphorically (speaking):
When it comes to employee benefits, the boss is Scrooge himself, so to speak.
7 speak for.
(a) support, uphold, defend, stand up for, plead for, make a plea for, recommend, Colloq stick up for:
Be quiet and let Simon speak for himself.
(b) act on or in behalf of, act for, represent, act as agent for:
He is speaking for the whole staff when he expresses worries about the cuts.
(c) demand, require, beg, request, ask for:
The situation speaks urgently for an effective drug rehabilitation programme.
8 speak for itself. be self-evident, be obvious, be significant:
The fact that both your son and the ring are missing speaks for itself.
9 speak of. mention, advert to, allude to, refer to, make reference to, comment on, speak or talk about:
I begged you not to speak of her again in my presence.
10 speak on. discuss, address, discourse upon or on, speak to, treat (of), deal with, examine, touch upon or on:
In his presentation Dr Andrews spoke on the role of natural predators in pest control.
11 speak out or up.
(a) talk (more) loudly or clearly, make oneself heard:
I cannot hear you unless you speak up a bit.
(b) talk freely or unreservedly, express one's opinion, speak one's mind, declare, come out, state one's position, take a stand:
I heard a mother of ten speak out against birth control.
12 speak to.
(a) reprove, scold, reprimand, rebuke, admonish, warn, lecture:
After his father spoke to him, Nicholas stopped staying out so late.
(b) be meaningful to, appeal to, influence, affect, touch:
Constance's poetry effectively speaks to the heart.
(c) accost, address, talk to, Formal apostrophize:
I have to speak to the teacher after class.
(d) See 10, above.
13 spoken for. reserved, engaged, bespoke, set aside, accounted for, chosen, selected:
I'm afraid that the purple dress has already been spoken for, madam.
Concise dictionary
spokesspəʊknoun
+support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
+one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
spoke|spoken|speaks|speakingspɪːk
verb
+express in speech
+exchange thoughts; talk with
+use language
+give a speech to
+make a characteristic or natural sound
