aloud

/əˈlaʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈlaʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈlau̇d/ (ame, mw)

aloud — adverb

1. using your speaking voice rather than thinking the words silently in your head,

1.副詞B1
釋義

using your speaking voice rather than thinking the words silently in your head, so that anyone nearby can hear what you say.

例句

Mei read the bedtime story aloud while her little brother held the picture book.

collocation: read + something + aloud

Sami counted the coins aloud so his grandmother could check the total with him.

verb + aloud showing the action is voiced

同義詞
  • out loud

    more conversational; same meaning, often interchangeable in everyday speech

  • audibly

    more formal; emphasises that the sound was loud enough to reach the ear

  • openly

    broader — about being public, not specifically about voice

反義詞
  • silently

    without making any sound, especially while reading or thinking

  • inwardly

    kept inside one's mind, not expressed in speech

文法句型

read aloud

say + something + aloud

think aloud

用法筆記

Almost always follows the verb it modifies (read aloud, said it aloud), not before it. With verbs of speech (say, read, count, repeat) it stresses the voiced act; with verbs of thought (wonder, think) it signals that an inner thought has been spoken so others can hear.

常見錯誤

❌She aloud read the letter.
✅She read the letter aloud.
💡'aloud' goes after the verb (and its object), not before.
❌Please speak aloud, the music is too noisy.
✅Please speak louder, the music is too noisy.
💡for volume use 'loudly' or 'louder'; 'aloud' means voiced rather than silent.