| 释义 |
*say¹ /se; seɪ/
v said /sɛd; sed/ , said, saying 3rd person singular, present tense says /sɛz; sez/
1 [T] to speak words 说，讲:
Tell her I said hi. 告诉她，我向她问好。
I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said. 不好意思，我没听见你说什么。
+ that He said he'd call back. 他说他会再打电话来。
2 [I,T] to express a thought, feeling, opinion etc in words 说，用语言表达，说明:
He didn't seem to understand anything I said. 我说什么他好像都不理解。
Did she say what time to come? 她有没有说什么时候来？
+ (that) The doctor says that I can't go home yet. 医生说我现在还不能回家。
a nice/nasty etc thing to say That's a pretty mean thing to say. 这么说也太刻薄了吧。
3 [I,T] to express something without using words 〔不用语言〕显示，说明:
His expression seems to say he's not at all pleased. 他的表情好像是在说他非常不满意。
4 [T] to give information in writing, pictures, or numbers 〔用文字、图片或数字〕显示，表明:
The clock said nine thirty. 钟上显示是九点半。
What do the instructions say? 说明书上怎么说？
5 to say the least used when what you have said could have been stated much more strongly 至少可以这样说:
They weren't very friendly, to say the least. 至少可以这么说，他们不是很友好。
6 go without saying used to say that the thing you have just mentioned is so clear that it really did not need to be said 不用说，显然:
It goes without saying it will be a very difficult job. 不用说，这件工作十分困难。
7 having said that used before saying something that makes the opinion you have given seem less strong 话虽如此，尽管如此:
This isn't really a brilliant movie, but having said that, the kids should enjoy it. 这部电影不是十分精彩，不过话虽这么说，小孩子应该还是喜欢看的。
8 say to yourself spoken to think something 【口】 对自己说，心里想:
I was worried about it, but I said to myself, "You can do this." 我心里担心，但是我对自己说:“你行的。”
9 [T] spoken to suggest or suppose something 【口】 假如说，比方说:
Say you were going to an interview. What would you wear? 假如说你要去面试，你会穿什么衣服？
10 say when used when you are pouring a drink for someone and you want them to tell you when there is enough in their glass 够了就说一声〔斟饮料时说的话〕
11 you don't say! spoken used to say that you are not at all surprised by what someone has told you 【口】 还用得着你说！〔用以表示一点也不觉得惊讶〕
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: say and 和 tell
Compare say and tell in these sentences. 比较下列句子中的 say 和 tell:
He said he was tired. 他说他累了。
He told me he was tired. 他告诉我说他累了。
She said something. 她说了些什么。
She told me something. 她告诉我一些事。
Say cannot have a person as its object. say 不能用人作受词:
Please say something! 求求你说话呀！
Tell often has a person as its object. tell 经常用人作受词:
What's the problem? Please tell me. 什么问题，请你告诉我。
If tell has two objects, one of them must be a person. tell 如果有两个受词，那么其中一个必定是人:
He told them the whole story. 他把全部经过告诉了他们。 |