say
英 [seɪ]
美[se]
- vt. 讲;说明;例如;声称;假设;指明
- vi. 讲;表示;念;假定;背诵
- n. (Say)人名;(土)萨伊;(法、老、柬)赛;(英)塞伊;(匈、罗)绍伊
实用场景例句
- 'I'm sorry,' he said...
- “对不起,”他说。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She said they were very impressed...
- 她说他们被深深打动了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I would just like to say that this is the most hypocritical thing I have ever heard in my life...
- 我只想说这是我这辈子听说过的最虚伪的事情。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I have to say I didn't even know Fox Lane Police Station existed till about four or five years ago...
- 我必须承认直到四五年前我才知道有福克斯巷警察局 。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The report says there is widespread and routine torture of political prisoners in the country...
- 这份报告称该国一直普遍存在折磨政治犯的现象。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Auntie Winnie wrote back saying Mam wasn't well enough to write...
- 温妮姨妈回信说妈妈身体尚未康复,无法写信。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Perhaps I'm still dreaming, I said to myself...
- 也许我还在做梦,我心里想。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Keep your temper,' he said to himself.
- “别生气,”他暗暗告诉自己。
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- You can get married at sixteen, and yet you haven't got a say in the running of the country...
- 你 16 岁时可以结婚,但还无权参与国家政事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The students wanted more say in the government of the university.
- 学生们想更多地参与大学的管理。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The clock said four minutes past eleven...
- 钟显示时间是 11 点 4 分。
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- The map says there's six of them.
- 地图上显示共有六处。
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- I think that says a lot about how well Seles is playing...
- 我认为那很能说明塞勒斯表现得有多出色。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The appearance of the place and the building says something about the importance of the project.
- 从周边环境和这幢大楼的外观可以看出这个项目的举足轻重。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It says a lot for him that he has raised his game to the level required...
- 他将比赛技能提至所要求的水平,这说明他颇有能耐。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It says much for Brookner's skill that the book is sad, but never depressing.
- 这本书笔调忧伤,却并不令人沮丧,这很能说明布鲁克纳超群的写作技巧。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He's usually smartly-dressed, I'll say that for him...
- 我能说的是,至少他通常穿着入时。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At the very least, he is devastatingly sure of himself, you can say that.
- 至少还可以说,他对自己是深信不疑的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Say you could change anything about the world we live in, what would it be?
- 假定你能对我们所生活的这个世界作出任意改变,你会改变什么呢?
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- To see the problem here more clearly, let's look at a different biological system, say, an acorn...
- 为更清晰地理解此处的问题,我们来看一种不同的生物系统,比如说,橡子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Someone with, say, between 300 and 500 acres could be losing thousands of pounds a year.
- 比方说,拥有 300 到 500 英亩地的人,可能每年会损失几千英镑。
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- Say, Leo, how would you like to have dinner one night, just you and me?
- 哎,利奥,找个晚上一起吃顿饭如何,就你和我?
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This is my third visit in a week, which says it all.
- 这是我一周内第3次拜访,这说明了一切。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'I'm a writer.' — 'You don't say. What kind of book are you writing?'
- “我是作家。”——“不会吧。你写哪方面的书?”
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- There's a lot to be said for being based in the country.
- 把总部设在该国有很多优势。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He's never got much to say for himself.
- 他向来寡言少语。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Well,' she said eventually, 'what have you to say for yourself?'
- “那么”,她最后说,“你有什么好说的?”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It goes without saying that if someone has lung problems they should not smoke.
- 不用说,有肺病的人不应吸烟。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The Football Association have had their say.
- 足协已经发表了意见。
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- Say what you like about them, but they did love their Mum.
- 随你怎么说,但他们确实爱自己的妈妈。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
同义词辨析
say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter
这些动词均有"说,讲"之意。
say: 最普通常用词,指用语言表达思想,着重所说的内容。
speak: 侧重于说话动作的本身,着重说话的能力而不在内容,可以是长篇大论的演讲,也可以是三言两语的交谈,甚至指简单的开口发声说话。
state: 较正式用词,通常指用明确的语言或文字着重地叙述事实,既强调内容又注重语气。
talk: 普通用词,侧重指与人交谈时的连续说话,可指单方面较长谈话,和speak一样,着重说活动作而不侧重内容。
tell: 普通用词,指把某事告诉或讲述给某人听,口语或书面语均可用。
utter: 着重说话的行为,常指声音的使用,突出用噪子发声。