spoke

英 [spəʊk]

美 [spoʊk]

n.  辐条; 轮辐
v.  谈; 谈话; 交谈; 说话; 讲话; 提起; 讲述
speak的过去式

复数：spokes　过去式：spoked　第三人称单数：spokes　现在分词：spoking　

GRE

BNC.14834 / COCA.13761

习惯用语

n.

put a spoke in sb's wheel
• 破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人实行计划
  to prevent sb from putting their plans into operation

牛津词典

noun

• 辐条；轮辐
  one of the thin bars or long straight pieces of metal that connect the centre of a wheel to its outer edge, for example on a bicycle

柯林斯词典

• 
  Spokeis the past tense ofspeak.
• (车轮的)辐条
  Thespokesof a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.

英英释义

noun

• one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
  Synonym:rundlerung
• support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
  Synonym:wheel spokeradius

双语例句

• The President spoke to the whole nation on television.
  总统向全国作了电视讲话。
• Nancy, who had been thoughtful for some time, suddenly spoke
  南希沉思了一会儿，突然开口说话了。
• I do not remember who spoke first, but we all expressed the same opinion
  我不记得是谁最先发言的，但我们全都表达了相同的看法。
• He spoke abruptly, in barely comprehensible Arabic.
  他突然开口了，说的却是几乎听不懂的阿拉伯语。
• He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
  他谈及了保持该国世俗化的问题。
• People we spoke to today were really rather fatalistic about what's going to happen.
  今天和我们交谈的人对将会发生的事情都表现得相当听天由命。
• He looked aside when I spoke to him.
  我对他说话的时候，他向旁边看。
• Three comrades spoke at the meeting.
  有三个同志在会上发了言。
• Many officers I spoke to found it hard to believe what was happening around them
  很多和我谈过的官员都觉得发生在他们周围的事情令人难以置信。
• He also spoke of his fears for the future of his country's culture.
  他也谈到了对祖国文化前途的担忧。