orate about sth
orate 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，谈论某事时用 about 或 on 引出话题。
He orated about the need for reform for nearly an hour.
他就改革的必要性滔滔不绝地讲了将近一个小时。
慷慨陈词；宣讲；正式发言；发表演讲。；充满激情地讲话；为支持或反对某事而宣讲。；演说；演讲
正式发言；发表演讲。
To speak formally; to give a speech.
充满激情地讲话；为支持或反对某事而宣讲。
To speak passionately; to preach for or against something.
一般现在时
He orates eloquently.
他雄辩地演讲。
一般过去时
She orated at the conference yesterday.
她昨天在会议上演讲。
现在完成时
They have orated for hours.
他们已经演讲了几个小时。
He orates at every meeting as if he were the only expert.
他在每次会议上都高谈阔论，仿佛他是唯一的专家。
用法提示：动词，表示夸张或正式地演讲。
The politician orated for an hour without saying anything new.
那位政治家演讲了一个小时，却没有说出任何新东西。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示长篇大论地讲。
Stop orating and give us the facts.
别夸夸其谈了，告诉我们事实。
用法提示：动词现在分词，表示正在高谈阔论。
orate 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，谈论某事时用 about 或 on 引出话题。
He orated about the need for reform for nearly an hour.
他就改革的必要性滔滔不绝地讲了将近一个小时。
against 或 for 用来引出所反对或支持的对象，常用于政治宣讲的语境。
She orated against the new tax at every public meeting.
她在每次公开集会上都慷慨激昂地反对这项新税。
at length 表示“长时间地、详尽地”，补充说明讲话的时长或详尽程度。
The senator orated at length on the budget.
那位参议员就预算问题发表了长篇大论的演说。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave an orate at the meeting.
正确表达He orated at the meeting.
orate 是动词，不能用作名词；表示“发表演说”时应直接用动词 orate，而不是 give an orate。
grammar · medium
易错句子He orated a speech at the ceremony.
正确表达He orated at the ceremony.
orate 是不及物动词，本身已表示“发表演讲”，不能接 a speech 这样的同义宾语；去掉宾语、直接用 orate 即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very orate.
正确表达He orates very well.
orate 是动词，不是形容词；描述“口才好、善于演说”要用动词短语 orates well，不能把 orate 放在 be 动词后作形容词。
orate 指作正式演说或慷慨陈词，不限于宗教场合；preach 专指在教堂讲道，或以道德、宗教理由劝诫他人，宗教色彩明显。
declaim 强调戏剧化、朗诵式的夸张演说，常带做作或激烈抨击之意；orate 只是较正式地发表演讲，贬义较弱。
lecture 指在学校或学术场合授课、作讲座，侧重传授知识；orate 指面向公众的正式演讲，侧重辞令与气势，常带“高谈阔论”的贬义。
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