1.v.(動詞)
陳述:大聲地說;宣告:
The children said, “Good morning.”
孩子們說,“早上好”
表達:用言語表達:
Say what's on your mind.
說說妳在想什麽
宣稱:作為某人的意見或判斷而陳述;宣稱:
I say let's eat out.
我宣布到外面去用餐
判定:作為確定事實而宣布:
It's hard to say who is right in this matter.
很難說這件事誰對誰錯
重復或背誦:
said grace.
作禱告
公布主張:敘述或堅持;斷言
指示;顯示:
The clock says half past two.
現在時間是兩點半
象征:用非語言方式來表達;表明或體現:
It was an act that said “devotion.”
那個行為是象征“信仰”上的皈依
設想;假定:
Let's say that you're right.
我們假設妳是對的
2.v.(不及物動詞)
表達自己:作壹個陳述;表達自己:
The story must be true because the teacher said so.
這個故事壹定是真的,因為是老師這麽說的
3.n.(名詞)
發言的次序,發言權:
Having had my say, I sat down.
發完言我就坐下了
發言權:影響或做出決定的權利或權力:
Citizens have a say in the councils of government. All I want is some say in the matter.
市民在政府議會中有發言權。我只想在這件事上有些決定權
古語 所說的事情;陳述
4.adv.(副詞)
大約:
There were, say, 500 people present.
大約有500人出席
例如:
a woodwind, say an oboe.
木管樂器,比如說雙簧管
5.interj.(感嘆詞)
用於發話之前引起註意:
I say, do you have the time?
我說,妳有時間嗎?
用作表示驚訝、高興或沮喪的驚嘆詞
that is to say
In other words.
換句話說
更不用說:沒必要提及。用來暗指證明某種想法或理由是正確的事情:
The yard is a mess, to say nothing of the house.
院子裏已經是壹團糟,更不用說房子了