He harangued the troops before a battle. 他在战前向士兵作了慷慨激昂的讲话。
The harangue is very serious. 那篇长篇演说很郑重其事。
He harangue his fellow student and persuade them to walk out. 他对他的同学慷慨陈词说服他们罢课。
harangue
[ noun ]
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
<noun.communication> [ verb ]
deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
<verb.communication>
Harangue \Ha*rangue"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Harangued} (h[.a]*r[a^]ngd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Haranguing}.] [Cf. F. haranguer, It. aringare.] To make an harangue; to declaim.
Harangue \Ha*rangue"\, v. t. To address by an harangue.
Harangue \Ha*rangue"\ (h[.a]*r[a^]ng"), n. [F. harangue: cf. Sp. arenga, It. aringa; lit., a speech before a multitude or on the hustings, It. aringo arena, hustings, pulpit; all fr. OHG. hring ring, anything round, ring of people, G. ring. See {Ring}.] A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular oration; a loud address to a multitude; in a bad sense, a noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting.
Gray-headed men and grave, with warriors mixed, Assemble, and harangues are heard. --Milton.
Syn: {Harangue}, {Speech}, {Oration}.
Usage: Speech is generic; an oration is an elaborate and rhetorical speech; an harangue is a vehement appeal to the passions, or a noisy, disputatious address. A general makes an harangue to his troops on the eve of a battle; a demagogue harangues the populace on the subject of their wrongs.
As in past years, Congress is currently considering imposing rate ceilings, and some consumer groups think such a law would be an appropriate response to Mr. Russell's recent harangue.
Farrar later described McEnroe's harangue as the most vile language he'd ever heard in a tennis match.