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say
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- Conjugation :
past
said
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ing
saith
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ing
saying
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ing
says
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Derivatives :
n
sayer
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- say
[seɪ]
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1.
vt.
(utter) 说
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I couldn't understand what they were saying.
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我不明白他们在说什么。
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2.
vt.
[clock]
[ watch]
[ barometer+]
(indicate) 表明
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My watch says 3 o'clock.
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我的手表3点了。
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3.
vt.
[sign+]
写着
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4.
noun
to have one's say 表达个人的意见
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to say that...
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说…
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He said that he'd broken his arm.
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他说他的手臂断了。
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She said that I was to give you this.
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她叫我把这个给你。
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5.
noun
[person+]
(in writing) 说…
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6.
noun
[book]
[ article+]
写明…
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to say sth to sb
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告诉某人某事
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to say sth to o.s.
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暗自思量某事
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to say yes/no
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同意/不同意
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to say goodbye/sorry (to sb)
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（向某人）告别/道歉
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when all is said and done
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归根结底
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there is something/a lot to be said for it
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有一些/很多优点
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it says something/a lot about her state of mind
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这在某种/很大程度上显露了她的想法
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you can say that again!
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[inf] 我太同意你说的了！
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that is to say
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就是说
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that goes without saying
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那自不消说
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I can't say I'm sorry
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我并不感到内疚
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I must say that...
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依我看…
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to say nothing of
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更不用说
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that says it all
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不言自明
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say that...
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假设…
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Say you won a million pounds.
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假设你赢了100万英镑。
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come for dinner at, say, 8 o'clock
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来吃晚饭吧，先定8点吧
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shall we say Tuesday?
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星期二好吗？
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to have a {or} some say in sth
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对某事有发言权
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- say
[seɪ]
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1.
vt.
说，讲，告诉
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2.
vt.
声称，表明，主张
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The registrar says that I owe the school money.
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注册员说我欠学校钱。
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3.
vt.
假设，猜想
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Let us say that he did not tell the truth.
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我们觉得他没有说实话。
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Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
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假如你有了一大笔钱，你会做什么？
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4.
vt.
写着，显示
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What does the law say?
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法律是怎么规定的？
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5.
vt.
命令，吩咐
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6.
vt.
读，发……音
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I cannot say "zip wire".
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我不会念“zip wire”。
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7.
vt.
（不用语言和文字）表达，传达
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What does this painting say?
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这幅画表达了什么？
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Did his face say anything about how he felt?
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他的脸上表露出他的感觉吗？
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8.
vt.
大声说，嚷
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9.
verb
建议，提议
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I say let's forget this whole business.
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我们忘掉所有这一切吧。
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10.
vt.
背诵；念
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11.
vt.
标示，指示
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The clock says noon.
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钟表显示时间快到了。
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12.
n.[c]
发言机会，发言权
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Let him have his say.
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让他说说他的看法。
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13.
n.[u]
要说的话；意见
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14.
adverb
大约，大概
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15.
interjection
哎呀！喂！
Collins English-English Dictionary
- say
[seɪ]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to speak, pronounce, or utter
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2.
vb
[also intr]
to express (an idea) in words; tell
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we asked his opinion but he refused to say
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3.
vb
[also intr; may take a clause as object]
to state (an opinion, fact, etc) positively; declare; affirm
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4.
vb
to recite
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to say grace
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5.
vb
[may take a clause as object]
to report or allege
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they say we shall have rain today
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6.
vb
[may take a clause as object]
to take as an assumption; suppose
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let us say that he is lying
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7.
vb
[may take a clause as object]
to convey by means of artistic expression
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the artist in this painting is saying that we should look for hope
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8.
vb
to make a case for
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there is much to be said for either course of action
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9.
vb
[usually passive]
[Irish]
to persuade or coax (someone) to do something
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If I hadn't been said by her, I wouldn't be in this fix
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10.
adv
approximately
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there were, say, 20 people present
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11.
adv
for example
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choose a number, say, four
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12.
n
the right or chance to speak
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let him have his say
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13.
n
authority, esp to influence a decision
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he has a lot of say in the company's policy
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14.
n
a statement of opinion
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you've had your say, now let me have mine
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15.
interj
[US and Canadian]
[Spoken]
an exclamation to attract attention or express surprise, etc
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16.
interj
[Etymology]
Old English secgan; related to Old Norse segja, Old Saxon seggian, Old High German sagen
- say
[seɪ]
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1.
n
[Archaic]
a type of fine woollen fabric
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French saie, from Latin saga, plural of sagum a type of woollen cloak
Examples
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They say love lifts you up，I say love ties you down.
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他们说爱使人振奋，我说爱把人束缚住。
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To say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony.
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说他们享有优先权并不是说他们拥有完全的霸权。
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It is below her to say that.
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说那样的话有失她的身份。
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to say what one means
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说的是真话；当真地说
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one might rather say
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更恰当地说
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