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declaim 音標拼音: [dɪkl'em] vi.
vt. 巧辯,演講,朗讀 巧辯,演講,朗讀 declaim v 1: recite in elocution [ synonym: { declaim}, { recite}] 2: speak against in an impassioned manner; " he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" [ synonym: { declaim}, { inveigh}] Declaim \ De* claim"\, v. t. 1. To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly. [ Obs.] " Declaims his cause." -- South. [ 1913 Webster]
Declaim \ De* claim"\ ( d[- e]* kl[= a] m"), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Declaimed} ( d[- e]* kl[= a] md"); p. pr. & vb. n. { Declaiming}.] [ L. declamare; de- clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[' e] clamer. See { Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant. [ 1913 Webster] Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act. -- Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster] 53 Moby Thesaurus words for " declaim": blare, blare forth, blaze, blaze abroad, blazon, blazon about, celebrate, chatter, converse, cry, cry out, debate, demagogue, elocute, gab, grimace, ham, ham it up, harangue, herald, herald abroad, hold forth, mouth, mug, orate, out- herod Herod, overact, overdramatize, patter, perorate, proclaim, promulgate, rabble- rouse, rant, rave, read, recite, roar, rodomontade, shout, soapbox, speak, spiel, spout, talk, throw away, thunder, thunder forth, trumpet, trumpet forth, tub- thump, underact, wag the tongue
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