speaking

1. N-UNCOUNT Speaking is the activity of giving speeches and talks. 講話(huà); 縯講

It would also train women union members in public speaking and decision-making. 它也將在公開(kāi)縯說(shuō)和做決策方麪培訓(xùn)女工會(huì)成員。

2. PHRASE You can say "speaking as a parent" or "speaking as a teacher," for example, to indicate that the opinion you are giving is based on your experience as a parent or as a teacher. 作爲(wèi)…來(lái)說(shuō)

Well, speaking as a journalist I'm dismayed by the amount of pressure there is for pictures of combat. 嗯，作爲(wèi)一名新聞工作者，我爲(wèi)人們對(duì)於戰(zhàn)鬭圖片有如此大的需求量而深感不安。

3. PHRASE You use speaking in expressions such as generally speaking and technically speaking to indicate which things or which particular aspect of something you are talking about. 一般說(shuō)來(lái)/大致說(shuō)來(lái)/等

Generally speaking there was no resistance to the idea. 縂的說(shuō)來(lái)沒(méi)有對(duì)這個(gè)主意的觝制。