says
- v.说;告诉;讲;表达，表述(见解);念;背诵;朗诵
- say的第三人称单数
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VERB 说;讲
When you say something, you speak words.'I'm sorry,' he said...
“对不起，”他说。
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VERB (表达观点或陈述事实，否定用法表示婉转暗示某事并非事实)说，表示
You use say in expressions such as I would just like to say to introduce what you are actually saying, or to indicate that you are expressing an opinion or admitting a fact. If you state that you can't say something or you wouldn't say something, you are indicating in a polite or indirect way that it is not the case.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。
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VERB 告知;宣称;表明
You can mention the contents of a piece of writing by mentioning what it says or what someone says in it.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。
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VERB (自己)想，琢磨;自忖
If you say something to yourself, you think it.Perhaps I'm still dreaming, I said to myself...
也许我还在做梦，我心里想。
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N-SING 发言权;决定权
If you have a say in something, you have the right to give your opinion and influence decisions relating to it.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。
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VERB (钟、刻度盘、地图等)表明，指向，显示
You indicate the information given by something such as a clock, dial, or map by mentioning what it says .The clock said four minutes past eleven...
钟显示时间是 11 点 4 分。
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VERB 说明;表明;表示
If something says something about a person, situation, or thing, it gives important information about them.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。
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VERB 说明，表示(…有很多优点)
If something says a lot for a person or thing, it shows that this person or thing is very good or has a lot of good qualities.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。
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VERB (通常表示说话者认为某人优点不多)我会这样形容他们/你可以这样形容他们
You use say in expressions such as I'll say that for them and you can say this for them after or before you mention a good quality that someone has, usually when you think they do not have many good qualities.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。
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VERB 假定;假设
You can use say when you want to discuss something that might possibly happen or be true.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？
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比如说;比方说
You can use say or let's say when you mention something as an example.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。
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EXCLAM (用以唤起注意或表示惊讶、高兴、崇敬)嘿，喂，哎呀，啊
Say is used to attract someone's attention or to express surprise, pleasure, or admiration.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？
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注意，如果要在动词 say 后提及说话的对象，应用介词 to。What did she say you 是错误说法，What did she say to you 是正确的。但是，动词 tell 后通常直接跟表示说话对象的直接宾语。例如：He told Alison he was suffering from leukaemia (他告诉艾利森他得了白血病)，What did she tell you (她告诉你什么了)。What did she tell to you 是错误说法。say 是引述某人所说话的最常用动词。tell 用于传达提供给某人的信息：The manufacturer told me that the product did not contain corn (厂家告诉我该产品不含谷物)。tell 也可和带 to 的动词不定式连用表示引述命令或指示：My mother told me to shut up and eat my dinner (妈妈让我别说话好好吃饭)。
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PHRASE 清楚说明事实;明确表达(…的)感觉
If you say that something says it all, you mean that it shows you very clearly the truth about a situation or someone's feelings.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。
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CONVENTION (表示吃惊)不会吧;(亦常表示事实上并不吃惊)我一点也不觉得奇怪，用不着你说也知道
You can use 'You don't say' to express surprise at what someone has told you. People often use this expression to indicate that in fact they are not surprised.'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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PHRASE 值得称道之处;优点
If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.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。
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PHRASE 寡言少语;不爱说话
If you say that someone doesn't have much to say for himself or herself, you mean that they are not speaking very much during a conversation.He's never got much to say for himself.
他向来寡言少语。
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PHRASE 你有什么好说的;你有什么要辩解的
If someone asks what you have to say for yourself, they are asking what excuse you have for what you have done.'Well,' she said eventually, 'what have you to say for yourself?'
“那么”，她最后说，“你有什么好说的？”
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PHRASE 显而易见;不言而喻;不用说
If something goes without saying, it is obvious.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。
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PHRASE 发表意见;阐述观点
When one of the people or groups involved in a discussion has their say, they give their opinion.The Football Association have had their say.
足协已经发表了意见。
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PHRASE (用于对很多人不喜欢的人或事物表示赞赏时)随你怎么说,不管你怎么认为
You use 'Say what you like about someone or something' when you are about to mention one good thing about a person or thing that many people do not like.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。
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CONVENTION (尤指乐于接受他人刚刚提出要给予自己的东西)我不反对，我没意见，好哇
You use 'I wouldn't say no' to indicate that you would like something, especially something that has just been offered to you.I wouldn't say no to a drink.
我倒想喝一杯。
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PHRASE (引出语气更重或更极端的描述)即使不说是…,虽不能说…
You can use not to say when adding a stronger or more extreme description than the one you have just used.To those who've never received million dollar royalty cheques, this sounded a little odd, not to say offensive.
对于那些从没有收到过上百万美元版权费的人来说，这听起来就算不令人反感，至少也让人觉得有点儿怪。
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PHRASE 更不用说;何况
You use to say nothing of when you mention an additional thing which gives even more strength to the point you are making.Unemployment leads to a sense of uselessness, to say nothing of financial problems.
失业会让人觉得自己一无是处，更何况还会带来经济问题。
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PHRASE (用于提醒别人所说话可能会具有冒犯性或令人震惊)可以说
You use shall I say and shall we say in order to warn someone that what you are about to say may cause offence or be surprising....whereas when you get older you're rather set in your ways, shall I say...
然而随着年纪渐长，可以说，你的大局已定了。
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PHRASE 亦即;也就是说;换句话说
You use that is to say or that's to say to indicate that you are about to express the same idea more clearly or precisely....territories that were occupied in 1967, that is to say, in the West Bank and Gaza.
1967年被占的领土，也就是约旦河西岸和加沙地带的被占领土
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CONVENTION 让你说对了;一点没错;我同意;说得太对了
You can use 'You can say that again' to express strong agreement with what someone has just said.'Must have been a fiddly job.' — 'You can say that again.'
“那一定是件精细活。”——“说得太对了。”
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to say the least→ see:least
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There 's a lot of sense in what Mary says .
玛丽说得很在理。
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George is going to help me , or so he says .
乔治会帮我——他是这么说的。
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You 've been a great help , I must say .
依我看，你真是帮了个大忙啊。
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I 'd say he was 25 to 30 years old .
我猜他在25至30岁之间。
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You 're a great help , I must say !
我得说，你可没少帮忙！
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I don 't know how you can say things like that .
真想不到你怎么会说出这种话来。
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You shouldn 't take anything she says at face value .
她的话你绝对不能只看表面。
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What would you say was the root cause of the problem ?
你认为问题的根源是什么？
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It 's a free country ; I 'll say what I like !
这是个自由的国家，我想说什么就说什么！
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Well , really ! What a thing to say !
啊，真是的！这么说太不像话了！
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It 's not for me to say why he left .
不适宜由我说出他离开的原因。
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People want a greater say in local government .
人们要求在当地的政务中有更大的发言权。
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They now say that red wine is good for you .
现在专家说喝红葡萄酒对人有好处。
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Don 't pay any attention to what they say .
别在意他们所说的话。
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Just say the word , and I 'll go .
只要发句话，我就走。
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Could you say that again in words of one syllable ?
你能用很简单的言语把这再说一遍吗？
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I 'd like to say a few words about future plans .
我想就今后的计划说几句。
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Under normal circumstances , I would say ' yes ' .
一般情况下，我会说“行”。
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Don 't read too much into what she says .
不要在她的话里加进太多自己的理解。
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Say you lose your job : what would you do then ?
假设你把工作丢了，那你怎么办呢？
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You mustn 't say things like that .
你千万别说那样的话。
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He 's no better , I 'm afraid to say .
我很抱歉地说，他一点也不见好转。
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Late again ─ what have you got to say for yourself ?
又迟到了——这回你找什么借口呢？
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She didn 't even call to say she wasn 't coming .
她甚至没打电话来说一声她不来了。
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When you 're done , perhaps I can say something .
等你说完，也许我可以说点什么。
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The shareholders want more say in how the company is run .
股东们想要在公司的经营管理上拥有更多的发言权。
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Half the time you don 't even listen to what I say .
你大部分时间甚至没听我说的话。
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Could you say it again , please ?
请再说一遍好吗？
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We 'd better hear what they have to say .
我们最好还是听听他们有什么话要说。
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I have nothing more to say on the subject .
关于这个问题，我再没有要说的了。