say

C1 CET-4 Oxf 5000 高中 FREQ #101 ★★★★★

vt. 说, 讲, 念, 说明, 指明 vi. 说, 讲 n. 意见, 发言权

发音

US /seɪ/
US /seː/
UK /seɪ/
其它 /seɪ/
UK /sɛj/
其它 /sɛj/
CA /seɪ/
CA /seː/

词形变化

says 复数 says 三单 saying 现在分词 said 过去式 said 过去分词 sayest saidst 过去式 sayeth 三单 saith 三单 said 复数 sayed 过去式 sayed 过去分词

别名

saie saye seye thay zay

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.

    可数 不可数

    To have a say

  2. 1.

    A type of fine cloth similar to serge.

    可数 不可数
  3. 1.

    Trial by sample; assay; specimen.

    If those principal works of God […] be but certain tastes and says, as if were, of that final benefit.

  4. 2.

    Tried quality; temper; proof.

  5. 3.

    Essay; trial; attempt.

  6. 1.

    A strainer for milk.

    苏格兰
v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To pronounce.

    说

    告诉

    讲

    及物

    Please say your name slowly and clearly.

  2. 2.

    To recite.

    及物

    Martha, will you say the Pledge of Allegiance?

  3. 3.

    To tell, either verbally or in writing.

    说

    告诉

    讲

    及物

    He said he would be here tomorrow.

    I want to say I’m sorry for yesterday. — It’s okay, Anna.

  4. 4.

    To indicate in a written form.

    及物

    The sign says it’s 50 kilometres to Paris.

    What time does it say on the clock?

  5. 5.

    To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.

    及物

    They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do."

  6. 6.

    Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.

    非正式 及物

    A holiday somewhere warm – Florida, say – would be nice.

    Say he refuses. What do we do then?

    Say your family is starving and you don't have any money, is it okay to steal some food?

  7. 7.

    To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

    不及物
  8. 8.

    To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.

    非正式 及物 商务 金融
  9. 1.

    To try; to assay.

adv.
  1. 1.

    For example; let us assume.

    Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach.

    He was driving pretty fast, say, fifty miles per hour.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion

    美国 非正式

    Say, what did you think about the movie?

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

chance opportunity
动词

同义词 10

tell read order state suppose pronounce articulate aver allege enunciate

上位词 10

have tell talk show read speak state mouth record request

下位词 10

give call answer sound voice explain round present mention roll

近义相关 3

tell read state

相关短语

to say the least 退一步说 needless to say 不用说, 当然, 不出所料 that is to say (作插入语)那就是说, 即是, 换言之, 换句话说 suffice it to say 我只能说；只要……就够了；姑且一 suffice to say 可以说 so to say 可以这么说, 打个譬喻说 so to speak 可以这么说, 打个譬喻说 say cheese （摄影者鼓励被拍者笑时说的）笑一笑 say goodbye 告别 say again say grace 做饭前祈祷,做祷告 say what 咩话 say it, don't spray it say wha

词源

From Middle English seyen, seien, seggen, from Old English seċġan (“to say, speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-h₁-yé-, a suffixed o-grade form of *sekʷ- (“to say”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian sai, seede, sii, sjide, sooi, säie (“to say”), West Frisian sizze (“to say”), Alemannic German ŝchége, ŝchegi, séege, säge, sägä (“to say”), Bavarian sogn, soon, sågn (“to say”), Dutch zeggen (“to say”), German sagen (“to say”), Low German seggen (“to say, tell”), Luxembourgish soen (“to say”), Yiddish זאָגן (zogn, “to say”), Danish sige (“to say”), Faroese siga (“to say”), Icelandic segja (“to say”), Jamtish segi (“to say”), Norwegian Bokmål si (“to say”), Norwegian Nynorsk segja, seia, seie (“to say, tell”), Swedish säga (“to say”). The adverb and interjection are from the verb.

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