1. speak out 畅所欲言
I hope people will be courageous enough to speak out against this injustice.
我希望人们能敢于大胆说出来,反对这种不公
。2. a majority of 大多数的
At no time did a majority of Czechoslavakia's citizens support the country's break-up.
大多数捷克斯洛伐克公民一直反对国家分裂
。3. instead of 代替;取代
We just had soup instead of a full meal.
我们没有吃全餐,只喝了汤
。4. on behalf of 代表;为了
He spoke on behalf of all the members of the faculty and staff.
他代表全体教职员工讲了话
。