speak out：直言不讳；公开表达意见（常指对不公、问题或争议发声）。也可指“大胆说出来”，不再沉默。
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She decided to speak out when she saw someone being bullied.
当她看到有人被欺负时，她决定站出来发声。
Many employees finally spoke out about the unsafe conditions, which led to an official investigation.
许多员工终于就不安全的工作环境公开发声，从而引发了官方调查。
speak 来自古英语 specan（说话），out 表示“向外、公开”。合在一起强调“把话说出来、说到公开场合”，因此常带有“反对沉默、勇敢表态”的语感。
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