Most people speak of him as a real Narcissus.

大多数人都说他是一个名副其实的孤芳自赏者。

youdao

Don't speak of him. I think he is only a small potato.

不要提他，我认为他只不过是个微不足道的人。

youdao

One must speak of him bluntly and, if need be, with the appropriate contempt.

人们提到这个问题一定会直言不讳，如果需要的话，还会带有一丝轻蔑之情。

youdao

People began to speak of him as a presidential candidate.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

The experience of having language speak through him and do things that he doesn't understand makes him want to acquire again that agency that he experienced when he took his father's words literally.

理查对自己所处的状态一无所知,说什么做什么都不明就里,这时的他渴望回到遵从父亲时期的状态,找回那种极富技巧的沟通方式。

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He seemed a part of the darkness and silence of the forest, for no one had ever known him to smile or speak an unnecessary word.

VOA: special.2011.02.26

Mr Purnell, whose star is rising (some speak of him as a potential Labour leader), has basked in the generally warm reception for his proposals.

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Over the 30 years he has been making jewelry, Rosenthal has accumulated a tight circle of friends, dealers and collectors who speak of him in worshipful tones and don't answer questions without his approval.

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However I do enjoy his company and am inclined to speak well of him.

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