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

• We all spoke to them and John emerged as the best candidate.
  我们全部和他们进行了面谈，结果约翰在求职者中脱颖而出。
• 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。
• The President spoke of a shared commitment to world peace and economic development.
  总统提到了共同致力于世界和平和经济发展。
• Nobody ever spoke to me at press conferences
  记者招待会上一直没人和我说话。
• He spoke of his disgust at the incident
  他谈到了他对这件事的厌恶。
• She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French
  她不仅讲自己的母语瑞典语，还讲英语和法语。
• He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
  他谈及了保持该国世俗化的问题。
• 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。
• The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy.
  总统谈及了敌人的奸诈用心。
• Nobody that I spoke to doubted his sincerity as a politician.
  和我谈过话的人中没有一个怀疑他作为一个政治家的诚意。