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-speak
-speak /spiːk/ suffix [in nouns]
the special language or difficult words that are used in a particular business or activity:
    computerspeak


-speakBrE /spiːk/ 🔊NAmE /spiːk/ 🔊 combining form (in nouns 构成名词) (informal, often disapproving) the language used by a particular group of people, especially when it is difficult for other people to understand or they find it annoying (尤指令他人费解或厌烦的)圈中行话,用语management-speak管理层用语Visitors to websites don't want to read marketing-speak. 网页浏览者不想看推销语言。🔊🔊