aloud

IPA/əˈlaʊd/
KK[əlˈaʊd]IPA/əˈlaʊd/

aloud — 副詞

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

1.副詞B1
釋義

出聲；唸出聲

用嘴出聲讓人聽見，並非默念

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.

美在弟弟拿著繪本的時候，把睡前故事念出聲。

collocation: read + something + aloud

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

卡洛斯把硬幣一枚一枚出聲地數，好讓奶奶跟著一起核對總數。

verb + aloud showing the action is voiced

常見搭配
  • read aloud
  • say it aloud
  • laugh aloud
  • wonder aloud
  • cry aloud
  • think aloud
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.
慣用語

think aloud

idiom

to speak the thoughts in your mind as you have them, often to work through an idea rather than to talk to someone in particular.

把心裡的想法說出來；自言自語地推敲

Sorry, I'm just thinking aloud — I haven't decided where to spend the holiday yet.

The detective walked around the room, thinking aloud about who could have moved the chair.

for crying out loud

idiom

an informal way to show that you are annoyed, surprised, or have run out of patience with something or someone.

天啊；拜託（表達不耐或受不了）

For crying out loud, Daniel, please put your wet boots outside the kitchen!

Oh, for crying out loud, the printer has jammed again right before the meeting.

think aloud/out loud

idiom

To speak your thoughts as they come to you, without keeping them inside your head.

自言自語

Mia often thinks aloud while solving math problems at her desk.

Did you just think out loud about your birthday surprise for Sara?

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • read aloud
  • say it aloud
  • think aloud
  • wonder aloud
  • laugh aloud
  • cry aloud