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give/deliver a monologue
deliver 比 give 更正式，多用于戏剧或演讲场合。
She delivered a monologue at the beginning of the play.
她在剧作开头表演了一段独白。
独白
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
独白
a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
She delivered a monologue at the beginning of the play.
她在剧作开头表演了一段独白。
剧中一人长篇独白；有时为内心独白,有时对其他角色说。
A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
作为娱乐的长篇笑话或喜剧故事串。
A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
滔滔不绝、独占对话的长篇话语。
A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
During the team meeting, his ten-minute monologue left everyone else unable to contribute.
在团队会议上，他十分钟的长篇大论让其他人都无法发表意见。
Every time we visit my grandmother, she launches into a long monologue about her garden.
每次我们去看奶奶，她都会开始滔滔不绝地讲她的花园。
I tried to end the phone call, but my friend's monologue continued for another half hour.
我试图结束电话，但我朋友的长篇大论又继续了半个小时。
deliver 比 give 更正式，多用于戏剧或演讲场合。
She delivered a monologue at the beginning of the play.
她在剧作开头表演了一段独白。
about 引出独白或长篇大论的话题；在较正式语境中也可用 on。
His monologue about the environment went on for an hour.
他关于环境的长篇大论持续了一个小时。
launch into 表示突然开始，且说话者不顾别人反应，常带贬义。
He launched into a monologue that no one could interrupt.
他突然开始长篇大论，没人能插上话。
Not this
The teacher asked us to write a monologue between two friends.
Use this
The teacher asked us to write a dialogue between two friends.
monologue 指一个人独白或滔滔不绝的话；两人或多人之间的对话应用 dialogue。
Not this
He made a long monologue about his trip.
Use this
He gave a long monologue about his trip.
表示‘发表演说或独白’时，英语通常用 give/deliver a monologue，而不用 make。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
发表独白；进行独白表演
The actor delivered a powerful monologue about loss.
演员发表了一段关于失去的强有力的独白。
内心独白
Her internal monologue was full of self-doubt.
她的内心独白充满了自我怀疑。
戏剧独白
The poem is a dramatic monologue spoken by a murderer.
这首诗是一个杀人犯的戏剧独白。
长篇独白；滔滔不绝的话
He went into a long monologue about his childhood.
他就自己的童年滔滔不绝地讲了很久。
开场独白；开场段子
The comedian's opening monologue got a big laugh.
这位喜剧演员的开场独白引来哄堂大笑。
内心独白；心里的声音
Her face stayed calm, but her internal monologue was shouting at her to run.
她表面保持平静，但内心独白一直在叫她快跑。
开始长篇大论；自顾自地说个不停
Once my grandfather starts talking about the war, he goes into a monologue for hours.
我爷爷一谈起战争，就会开始长篇大论说上好几个小时。
Use monologue naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
mono像“一个”，logue像“说话”：一个人不停说话，别人插不上嘴，就是独白。
语域：mixed 常见场景：theatre/film、everyday conversation monologue 作“独白”讲时是中性词，通常用于戏剧、影视或文学评论；在非正式口语中，它也可指某人滔滔不绝、让旁人插不上话，这时多带不满的语气。使用时应根据场合选择合适含义。
口语中可指某人滔滔不绝说个没完，含贬义；正式语境多指戏剧中的独白。
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