speak of sth 1. literary to show clearly that something happened or exists表明，说明:•Her skin spoke of warm summer days spent in the sun.她的皮肤说明了在太阳下度过的那些暖和夏日。2. no … to speak of also 又作 none/nothing to speak of very little of something or a very small thing很少; 不值一提:•There's been no rain to speak of for several months.好几个月都没下过什么像样的雨。•The house had no garden to speak of.这栋房子没有一座像样的花园。ˈspeak of sth(formal)to be evidence that sth exists or is present表明；说明Everything here speaks of perfect good taste.这里的一切都体现出极为高雅的情趣。 |