monologue

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mon·o·logue (also monolog American English) /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ $ ˈmɑːnl-ɒːɡ, -ɑːɡ/ noun [countable]  TALK TO somebodya long speech by one person 长篇独白 → soliloquy, dialogue Henry looked up, then continued his monologue. 亨利抬起头，然后继续他的长篇独白。

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monologue• Continuity is just as important in dialogue as in monologue.• The slow, languid monologue was followed by yips, then by barks, and more howls.• Since many excerpts from this long monologue have already been given.• No one wants a head's rambling, spur of the minute monologue at the end of the day.• a rambling monologue• He holds his translation of the laibon's monologue.• His only mode of conversation was the monologue, and his version of the monologue was declamation.• This involved beaming heartily at all newcomers to the carriage and exuding humour, warmth and trivial monologue.

mon·o·logue nounChineseSyllable  

one Corpus by speech person a long

monologue
mon‧o‧logue (also monolog American English) /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ $ ˈmɑːnl-ɒːɡ, -ɑːɡ/ noun [countable]
a long speech by one person ⇨ soliloquy, dialogue:
    Henry looked up, then continued his monologue.

mono·logue (NAmE also mono·log) BrE /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːnəlɔːɡ/ 🔊, /ˈmɑːnəlɑːɡ/ 🔊 noun [countable] a long speech by one person during a conversation that stops other people from speaking or expressing an opinion 滔滔不绝的讲话；个人的长篇大论◆He went into a long monologue about life in America. 他开始滔滔不绝地谈起美国的生活。🔊🔊 [uncountable, countable] a long speech in a play, film/movie, etc. spoken by one actor, especially when alone （戏剧、电影等的）独白 [countable, uncountable] a dramatic story, especially in verse, told or performed by one person 独角戏◆a dramatic monologue戏剧独白  ➡  compare dialogue, soliloquy