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🔑saysay1 /seɪ / verb (third person singular present tense says /sɛz / , past tense, past participle said /sɛd /)- [transitive] say sth (to sb) to speak words说；讲；告诉◆“Please come back,” she said.“请回来。”她说道。◆The teacher said we should hand in our papers by Friday.老师说我们要在星期五前交论文。◆to say goodbye道别◆to say your prayers祈祷◆He said to his mother that he would call back later.他对母亲说他稍后会回电话。◆They just sat there without saying anything.他们就坐在那儿，一言不发。◆“This isn't going to be easy,” she said to herself (= she thought).“这可不好办。”她想。
➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Say or tell? * say 还是 tell？Say is often used with the actual words that were spoken, or before that in indirect speech. * say 常与所说的直接引语连用，或用在 that 引导的间接引语前“I'll catch the 9 o'clock flight,” he said.“我要赶 9 点钟的航班。”他说道。He said that he would catch the 9 o'clock flight.他说他要赶 9 点钟的航班。Notice that you say something to someone.注意要说 say something to someoneHe said to me that he would catch the 9 o'clock flight.他对我说他要赶 9 点钟的航班。Tell is always followed by a noun or pronoun, showing who you were speaking to. * tell 总是后接名词或代词，表明说话的对象He told me that he would catch the 9 o'clock flight.他告诉我他要赶 9 点钟的航班。Tell, not say, can also be used when you are talking about giving orders or advice. * tell 也可以表示下命令或提建议，say 不能这样用I told them to hurry up.我让他们抓紧时间。She's always telling me what I ought to do.她老是吩咐我该干什么。- [transitive](used about a book, notice, etc.) to give information（书、通告等）提供，显示，标示（信息）◆What time does it say on that clock?那个钟显示几点了？◆The map says the hotel is just a couple of blocks away.地图上显示那家旅馆就在两个街区外。
- [intransitive, transitive] to express a thought, feeling, answer, opinion, etc.表达，流露，表述（思想、感情、意见等）◆“What time is she coming?” “I don't know – she didn't say.”“她什么时候来？”“我不知道，她没说。”◆I would like to say how happy I am to be here today.我想说今天我到了这里是多么的高兴。◆He is said to be very rich (= people say that he is very rich).听说他非常富有。◆What is the artist trying to say in this painting?画家想通过这幅画表达什么呢？◆Don't get mad at me – all I'm saying is that we should wait a little longer.别对我发火，我只不过说我们应该多等一会儿。◆Well, what do you say? Do you think it's a good idea?嗯，你怎么看？你觉得这主意好吗？
- [transitive] to suppose something比方说；假定◆We will need, say, $20,000 for a new car.我们买辆新车需要，比方说，2 万美元吧。◆Say you don't get into college – what will you do then?假如你没上大学，那么你会做什么？
 ●go without sayingto be clear, so that you do not need to say it显而易见；不用说◆It goes without saying that the children will be taken care of at all times.不用说，孩子们会一直有人照看的。●that is to say… (formal) which means…换句话说；也就是说◆A car which cost $15,000 two years ago now costs $16,500. That is to say, the price has gone up by 10%.两年前要花 15,000 美元的车现在得用 16,500 美元。也就是说，价格上涨了 10%。●to say the leastused to say that you are describing a situation in a very mild way至少可以说；少说也是◆Mom was pretty upset, to say the least (= she was really very angry).毫不夸张地说，妈妈非常生气。
saysay2 /seɪ / noun [singular, uncountable] say (in sth) the power or right to decide something决定权；发言权◆I'd like to have some say in the arrangements for the party.我希望在聚会的安排上有点发言权。●have your sayto express your opinion表达意见◆Thank you for your comments. Now let someone else have their say.感谢你的评论。现在请别的人说说他们的意见。
saysay3 /seɪ / interjection (informal) used in order to get someone's attention or to introduce a new topic in a conversation（用于引起注意或在谈话中引入新话题）嘿，喂◆Say, Kelly – how about going to see a movie tomorrow night?我说，凯利，明天晚上去看电影怎么样？ |