say
verb
uk/seɪ/us/seɪ/said|saidsayverb(SPEAK)
A1[T]
topronouncewords orsounds, toexpressathought,opinion, orsuggestion, or tostateafactorinstruction:
说；讲；陈述；表达；说明Smallchildrenfinditdifficultto saylongwords.小孩子觉得长词不好说。
She saidgoodbyeto all herfriendsandleft.她跟所有的朋友道别后就离开了。
Ben neverforgetsto say "Please" and "Thank you".本从来不忘说“请”和“谢谢”。
How do you say "goodbye" inFrench?“法语里的‘再见’怎么说？”
I'msorry, what did you say?对不起，你刚才说什么？
Do youknowwhat she saidtohim?你知道她对他说了什么吗？
What did they sayaboutthehouse?关于这座房子他们怎么说？
[+ speech]"I'm going out thisevening," she said.“今晚我要出去，”她说。
He saidtohimself(=thought), "This will neverwork."他自言自语道：“这怎么也行不通。”
[+ (that)]Thedoctorssay(that)it will take him a fewweekstorecover.医生说他需要几周时间才能康复。
[+ question word]She didn't saywhethershe was coming.她没说来不来。
Did she say(=tellyou)why she wasn't coming?她告诉你为什么不来了吗？
[+ to infinitive]informalHe said(= told me)tomeethim here.他说（让我）在这里和他见面。
I've gotsomethingto say to you.我有些事要跟你讲。
Theofferwas so good that Icouldn'tsayno(= couldn'trefuse).报价太令人满意了，我无法拒绝。
to say something
- sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand.
- utterShe barely uttered a word all morning.
- they sayThey say the house is haunted.
- it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
- stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal.
- remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin.
to talk to someone
- talkA group of men were talking in the street.
- speakCould I speak to you privately?
- sayI couldn't hear what they were saying.
- chatWe were just chatting about the party.
- have a chatWe had a little chat over the garden wall.
- chatterThey spent the morning chattering away.
- He said he was coming.
- I said she should give him acall.
- Did she say why sheleftso early?
- He said that he'd alreadytriedit.
- What did she say about thecost?
Saying & uttering
- (your)every wordidiom
- add
- come
- come out withsomething
- every
- fall fromsomething
- findyourvoiceidiom
- get in
- inyourown wordsidiom
- intone
- loud
- mouth
- quoth
- speak
- string
- text
- think
- utterance
- verbalize
- volunteer
sayverb(THINK)
B1[IorT]
tothinkorbelieve:
认为；相信[+ (that)]People/They say(that)he's over 100.人们/他们都说他已经100多岁了。
"It's going to be a veryhotsummer." "Sothey say(= that is whatpeoplebelieve)."“今年夏天将会很热。”“大家都这么说。”
She is afirmleader, toofirm,some mightsay(= somepeoplebelievethat she is toofirm).她是一个严格的领导，有人可能会认为她太严格了。
to say something
- sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand.
- utterShe barely uttered a word all morning.
- they sayThey say the house is haunted.
- it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
- stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal.
- remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin.
B1[IorT]
to give (as) anopinionorsuggestionabout something:
发表意见；表达观点"Who do youthinkwill get thejob?" "I'drathernot say."“你认为谁会得到这份工作？”“我宁愿不发表意见。”
What are you saying,exactly?(= What do youmean?)你到底是什么意思？
[+ (that)]We've beendrivingallday- I say(that)westartlookingfor amotelnow.我们已经开了一整天车——我觉得我们现在应该找一家汽车旅馆了。
informalWhat do yousay wesellthecar?(= What do youthinkaboutsellingit?)你觉得我们把车卖了怎么样？
[T]
to show what youthinkwithout using words:
表明；体现；显示[+ (that)]Thelookon hisfacesaid(=showed)(that)heknewwhat hadhappened.他脸上的表情说明他知道发生了什么事情。
B2[Talways passive]
When something or someone is said to be aparticularthing, that is whatpeoplethinkorbelieveabout it, him, or her:
据说，据信[+ (that)]Itis said(that)Latinis adifficultlanguagetolearn.据说拉丁语是一种很难学的语言。
[+ to be+ noun/adj]He's saidto beover 100.据说他100多岁了。
to say something
- sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand.
- utterShe barely uttered a word all morning.
- they sayThey say the house is haunted.
- it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
- stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal.
- remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin.
- I don'tknowhimpersonallybut they say he's verynice.
- They're sayinghousepricesare going tofall.
- Soya ismeantto be very good for you, or so they say.
- It is said thatbabieslookliketheirfathersatbirth.
- They say you shouldeatat least fiveportionsoffruitorvegetablesaday.
Saying & uttering
- (your)every wordidiom
- add
- come
- come out withsomething
- every
- fall fromsomething
- findyourvoiceidiom
- get in
- inyourown wordsidiom
- intone
- loud
- mouth
- quoth
- speak
- string
- text
- think
- utterance
- verbalize
- volunteer
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Expressing and asking opinions
sayverb(GIVE INFORMATION)
B1[T]
to giveinformationin writing,numbers, orsigns:
说明；指示Mywatchsays three o'clock.我的表是3点钟。
Can youreadwhat thatsignsays?你能看见那个指示牌上写着什么吗？
[+ (that)]It says in thepaper(that)they'vefoundthe man who did it.报上说他们找到了做那件事的人。
[+ to infinitive]It says on thebottletotake three tabletsaday.瓶子的标签上写着一日服用三片。
- Therecipesays to use sixeggs.
- It said in thepaperthat over a thousandpeoplehadattended.
- It should say on thelabelhow often to take themedicine.
- What did thatsignsay?
- Let'sseewhat theinstructionssay.
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaintsomeone/yourselfwithsomething
- affirm
- annunciation
- avowedly
- awaken
- awakensomeonetosomething
- break
- break it/the news tosomeoneidiom
- breathe/say a wordidiom
- disseminate
- known
- on the recordidiom
- pass
- proclamation
- putsomethingout ofitsmiseryidiom
- rapporteur
- resensitize
- rollout
- self-anointed
- statement
Grammar
Sayortell?
Say and tell are irregular verbs. The past simple of say is said, the past simple of tell is told:…Sayandtellwith objects
Both say and tell take a direct object. The object is most commonly the reported clause (the report of what someone said).…Tell+ indirect object +to-infinitive
We use tell with an indirect object and a to-infinitive to report a command or an instruction. We don’t normally use say in this way:…Idioms
before you can say Jack Robinson
does what it says on the tin
have a lot to say foryourself
have nothing to say foryourself
having said that
I'm just saying
I must say
I'm not saying..., but...
I wouldn't say no
I'll say!
it goes without saying
it says a lot forsomeone/something
(do you) know/see what I'm saying?
not say boo
not to say
(let's) say
sayyourpiece
say goodbye tosomething
say no more
say the word
say this/that much forsomeone/something
say uncle
say when
says who?
says something aboutsomeone/something
that is to say...
That's not saying much.
there's little to be said forsomething
there's something to be said for
to say nothing of...
to say the least
whatsomeonesays, goes
what do you have to say foryourself?
when all is said and done
who can say?
you can say that again!
you can't say fairer than that
you don't say!
you said it!
say
exclamation
old-fashioneduk/seɪ/us/seɪ/used toexpresssurpriseorpleasure, or toattractattentionto what you are about to say:
（用以表示惊讶、惊喜或唤起听话人的注意）哎呀USSay, that's really good of you!哎呀，你真好！
USSay, how about going outtonight?嗨，今晚出去玩吧！
UKIsay, what asplendidhatyou'rewearing!呀，你的帽子真漂亮！
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- eatyourheart outidiom
- figure
- goodo
- mazel tov
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
- yum yum
say
noun[SorU]
uk/seɪ/us/seɪ/(therightto give) anopinionabout something:
意见；决定权；发言权Keepquietfor aminuteandletmehavemy say.你不能安静一会儿让我发表一下意见吗？
Thejudgeusually has thefinalsay.法官通常拥有最终的决定权。
Expressing and asking opinions
- amirite
- apothegm
- couch
- day
- editorialize
- express
- far
- propound
- run
- runsomethingbysomeone
- screed
- should've
- soapbox
- sound
- sound off
- talk
- vociferous
- vociferously
- would
- wouldn't
Idiom
have a, some, etc. say insomething