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. => spike
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)).
spoke 双语例句
1. The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy.
总统谈及了敌人的奸诈用心。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She looked him full in the face as she spoke.
她说话的时候直盯着他的脸。
来自柯林斯例句
4. On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little.
返回马赛的路上，他们没怎么说话。
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5. He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit.