| 词汇 | say |
| 释义 | say verb uk /seɪ/ us /seɪ/said | said sayverb (SPEAK)A1[ T ] to pronounce words or sounds, to express a thought, opinion, or suggestion, or to state a fact or instruction: 说;讲;陈述;表达;说明 Small children find it difficult to say long words.小孩子觉得长词不好说。 She said goodbye to all her friends and left.她跟所有的朋友道别后就离开了。 Ben never forgets to say "Please" and "Thank you".本从来不忘说“请”和“谢谢”。 How do you say "goodbye" in French?“法语里的‘再见’怎么说？” I'm sorry, what did you say?对不起，你刚才说什么？ Do you know what she said to him?你知道她对他说了什么吗？ What did they say about the house?关于这座房子他们怎么说？ [ + speech ]"I'm going out this evening," she said.“今晚我要出去，”她说。 He said to himself(= thought), "This will never work."他自言自语道：“这怎么也行不通。” [ + (that) ]The doctors say (that) it will take him a few weeks to recover.医生说他需要几周时间才能康复。 [ + question word ]She didn't say whether she was coming.她没说来不来。 Did she say (= tell you)why she wasn't coming?她告诉你为什么不来了吗？ [ + to infinitive ]informalHe said (= told me)to meet him here.他说（让我）在这里和他见面。 I've got something to say to you.我有些事要跟你讲。 The offer was so good that I couldn't say no(= couldn't refuse).报价太令人满意了，我无法拒绝。 to say something sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand. utterShe barely uttered a word all morning. they sayThey say the house is haunted. it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal. remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin. to talk to someone talkA group of men were talking in the street. speakCould I speak to you privately? sayI couldn't hear what they were saying. chatWe were just chatting about the party. have a chatWe had a little chat over the garden wall. chatterThey spent the morning chattering away. He said he was coming. I said she should give him a call. Did she say why she left so early? He said that he'd already tried it. What did she say about the cost? Saying & uttering (your) every wordidiom add come out with something every fall from something find your voiceidiom get in in your own wordsidiom intone loud observe phrase quoth said spoken string talk senseidiom think verbalize volunteer sayverb (THINK)B1[ I or T ] to think or believe: 想;认为，以为 [ + (that) ]People/They say (that) he's over 100.人们/他们都说他已经100多岁了。 "It's going to be a very hot summer." "So they say (= that is what people believe)."“今年夏天将会很热。”“大家都这么说。” She is a firm leader, too firm, some might say (= some people believe that she is too firm).她是一个严格的领导，有人可能会认为她太严格了。 to say something sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand. utterShe barely uttered a word all morning. they sayThey say the house is haunted. it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal. remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin. B1[ I or T ] to give (as) an opinion or suggestion about something: 发表意见；表达观点 "Who do you think will get the job?" "I'd rather not say."“你认为谁会得到这份工作？”“我宁愿不发表意见。” What are you saying, exactly? (= What do you mean?)你到底是什么意思？ [ + (that) ]We've been driving all day - I say (that) we start looking for a motel now.我们已经开了一整天车——我觉得我们现在应该找一家汽车旅馆了。 informalWhat do you say we sell the car? (= What do you think about selling it?)你觉得我们把车卖了怎么样？ [ T ] to show what you think without using words: 表明;体现;显示 [ + (that) ]The look on his face said (= showed)(that) he knew what had happened.他脸上的表情说明他知道发生了什么事情。 B2[ Talways passive ] When something or someone is said to be a particular thing, that is what people think or believe about it, him, or her: 据说，据信 [ + (that) ]It is said (that) Latin is a difficult language to learn.据说拉丁语是一种很难学的语言。 [ + to be+ noun/adj ]He's said to be over 100.据说他100多岁了。 to say something sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand. utterShe barely uttered a word all morning. they sayThey say the house is haunted. it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal. remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin. I don't know him personally but they say he's very nice. They're saying house prices are going to fall. Soya is meant to be very good for you, or so they say. It is said that babies look like their fathers at birth. They say you should eat at least five portions of fruit or vegetables a day. Saying & uttering (your) every wordidiom add come out with something every fall from something find your voiceidiom get in in your own wordsidiom intone loud observe phrase quoth said spoken string talk senseidiom think verbalize volunteer You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Expressing and asking opinions sayverb (GIVE INFORMATION)B1[ T ] to give information in writing, numbers, or signs: 说明;指示 My watch says three o'clock.我的表是3点钟。 Can you read what that sign says?你能看见那个指示牌上写着什么吗？ [ + (that) ]It says in the paper (that) they've found the man who did it.报上说他们找到了做那件事的人。 [ + to infinitive ]It says on the bottle to take three tabletsa day.瓶子的标签上写着一日服用三片。 The recipe says to use six eggs. It said in the paper that over a thousand people had attended. It should say on the label how often to take the medicine. What did that sign say? Let's see what the instructions say. Announcing, informing & stating acquaint someone/yourself with something annunciation apprise someone of something avowedly awaken someone to something bear notify pass proclaim propagate propagation propagative public put something before someone put something out reported ring self-proclaimed smoke signal stake a claimidiom GrammarSay or tell? Say and tell are irregular verbs. The past simple of say is said, the past simple of tell is told: … Say and tell with objects Both say and tell take a direct object. The object is most commonly the reported clause (the report of what someone said). … Tell + indirect object + to-infinitive We use tell with an indirect object and a to-infinitive to report a command or an instruction. We don’t normally use say in this way: … Idiomsbefore you can say Jack Robinson does what it says on the tin have a lot to say for yourself have nothing to say for yourself having said that I'm just saying I must say I'm not saying..., but... I wouldn't say no I'll say! it goes without saying it says a lot for someone/something (do you) know/see what I'm saying? not say boo not to say (let's) say say your piece say goodbye to something say no more say the word say this/that much for someone/something say uncle say when says who? says something about someone/something that is to say ... That's not saying much. there's little to be said for something there's something to be said for to say nothing of ... to say the least what someone says, goes what do you have to say for yourself? when all is said and done who can say? you can say that again! you can't say fairer than that you don't say! you said it! say exclamation old-fashioneduk /seɪ/ us /seɪ/ used to express surprise or pleasure, or to attract attention to what you are about to say: （用以表示惊讶、惊喜或唤起听话人的注意）哎呀 USSay, that's really good of you!哎呀，你真好！ USSay, how about going out tonight?嗨，今晚出去玩吧！ UKI say, what a splendid hat you're wearing!呀，你的帽子真漂亮！ Linguistics: interjections aiyo attaboy attagirl auf Wiedersehen aw shucks doctor eat your heart outidiom guess hip lordy marry mazel tov more more power to your elbow!idiom roll yoicks yoink you know something?idiom you should have seen/heard something/someoneidiom you the man!idiom say noun[ S or U ] uk /seɪ/ us /seɪ/ (the right to give) an opinion about something: 意见；决定权；发言权 Keep quiet for a minute and let me have my say.你不能安静一会儿让我发表一下意见吗？ The judge usually has the final say.法官通常拥有最终的决定权。 Expressing and asking opinions amirite apothegm couch day editorialize express mind put something across put something over/across put your head over/above the parapetidiom re-poll run something by someone sound stand statement ultracrepidarian ventilate ventilation vocalize vociferous Idiomhave a, some, etc. say in something say | American Dictionarysay verb us/seɪ/past tense and past participlesaidus/sed/ | present tensesaysus/sez/ sayverb (SPEAK)[ T ] to speak or pronounce words: How do you say your name? The child could say her ABCs when she was still a baby. sayverb (EXPRESS)[ I/T ] to express something in words, or to tell someone something: [ T ]What did you say to him? [ I ]Mom said to meet her in front of the building. [ I/T ] To say also means to communicate without using words, esp. in music and art: [ T ]What do you think the artist said in this painting? sayverb (STATE AN OPINION)[ I/T ] to state an opinion: [ + (that) clause ]If they’re late, I say (that) we go without them. [ I/T ] Say can also mean imagine: [ + (that) clause ]Let’s say (that) you are a planner and that you think far ahead. sayverb (GIVE INFORMATION)[ I/T ] to provide information or instructions in writing: [ T ]What does that sign say? Idiomssay a lot about something/someone say something to yourself say when to say the least say noun[ U ] us/seɪ/ saynoun[U] (RIGHT TO AN OPINION)the right or opportunity to give your opinion or be involved in making decisions: I have no say in hiring and firing. Examples of saysay I say you should come because the children they belong to all of us, they belong to the community. I'm not saying there were things or there weren't. That is to say, their "grammar" becomes thinner. This is not to say, it must be noted, that interference with people's disvaluable goals is necessarily permitted. That principle, to recall, said that an agent should per form those actions demanded by plans it was optimal to adopt. How do you know that said popinjays aren't sitting on the background rather than the stripe (the ordinary)? This can be developed by saying that an 'organic' growth, without the structuring element of some kind of framework, is chaos. These algal mats are said to be rich in phosphates, nitrogen, organic matter, and cation-exchange capacity. If we say that these values correspond to certain concepts, it must be understood that the concepts in question are purely differential. I would say that it is creating this environment that reinforces empirical research in so many different ways. One might even say that if the brain does not use localist representations then evolution has missed an excellent trick. The net free energy change then represents the difference between several large-value terms, and no single component can be said to dominate. We say that is right eresolving if the right resolving condition holds, but with the uniqueness condition replaced by existence. Twenty-six of the 30 who reported sterilization said they had a family physician. I say that these are two conditions which would have to be fulfilled in any envisaged eschatological redemption of the past. See all examples of say These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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