spoke

英[spəʊk] 美[spok]

近义词

反义词

复数: spokes;

spoke 辐条，轮辐

来自古英语 spaca,辐条，轮辐，来自 Proto-Germanic*spaikon,杆，可能来自 PIE*spei,尖刺，词源同 spike,spire,spit.

spoke: spoke: [OE] Like its relatives German speiche and Dutch speek, spoke goes back to prehistoric Germanic *spaikōn. This was derived from the base *spaik-, *speik-, which also produced English spike.
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spoke (n.): "radius of a wheel," Old English spaca "spoke of a wheel, radius," related to spicing "large nail," from Proto-Germanic *spaikon (cognates: Old Saxon speca, Old Frisian spake, Dutch spaak, Old High German speicha, German speiche "spoke"), of uncertain origin, probably from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (see spike (n.1)).

1. The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy.: 总统谈及了敌人的奸诈用心。

2. Secret Service officer Robin Thompson spoke on behalf of his colleagues.: 特工处官员罗宾·汤普森代表他的同僚发表了讲话。

5. He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit.: 他不会说英语，参观过程中一言未发。