say

say
[seɪ] 1. (pt, pp - said); vt
1) (utter) 说 [shuō]

I couldn't understand what they were saying. — 我不明白他们在说什么。

2) (indicate) [+ clock, watch, barometer] 表明 [biǎomíng]

My watch says 3 o'clock. — 我的手表3点了。; [+ sign] 写着 [xǐezhe]

2. n

* to have one's say — 表达个人的意见 [biǎodá gèrén de yìjiàn]

* to say that... — (in speech) 说...

He said that he'd broken his arm. — 他说他的手臂断了。

She said that I was to give you this. — 她叫我把这个给你。; (in writing) [+ person] 说...; [+ book, article] 写明...

* to say sth to sb — 告诉某人某事

* to say sth to o.s. — 暗自思量某事

* to say yes/no — 同意/不同意

* to say goodbye/sorry (to sb) — (向某人)告别/道歉

* when all is said and done — 归根结底

* there is something/a lot to be said for it — 有一些/很多优点

* it says something/a lot about her state of mind — 这在某种/很大程度上显露了她的想法

* you can say that again! — (inf) 我太同意你说的了!

* that is to say — 就是说

* that goes without saying — 那自不消说

* I can't say I'm sorry — 我并不感到内疚

* I must say that... — 依我看...

* to say nothing of — 更不用说

* that says it all — 不言自明

* say that... — (suppose) 假设...

Say you won a million pounds. — 假设你赢了100万英镑。

* come for dinner at, say, 8 o'clock — 来吃晚饭吧,先定8点吧

* shall we say Tuesday? — 星期二好吗?

* to have a or some say in sth — 对某事有发言权


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