says
常考释义
1.[i][t]说；讲；告诉to speak or tell sb sth, using words
‘Hello!’ she said.“你好！”她说。
‘That was marvellous,’ said Daniel.“好极了。”丹尼尔说。
Be quiet, I have something to say.安静，我有话要说。
I didn't believe a word she said.她说的话我一个字都不信。
That's a terrible thing to say .这话说不得。
He knew that if he wasn't back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it(= be angry) .他知道，要是他半夜还不回去，父母就会不高兴。
She said nothing to me about it.她没有跟我说过这件事。
I said to myself(= thought) , ‘That can't be right!’我心里想：“这不对呀！”
He said (that) his name was Sam.他说他叫萨姆。
It is said that she lived to be over 100.据说她活了 100 多岁。
She finds it hard to say what she feels.她觉得心里的感受难以言述。
‘That's impossible!’ ‘ So you say(= but I think you may be wrong) .’“这不可能！”“不见得。”
‘Why can't I go out now?’ ‘Because I say so .’“为什么现在我不能出去？”“我说不行就不行。”
‘What do you want it for?’ ‘ I'd rather not say .’“你要这做什么？”“我还是不说的好。”
He said to meet him here.他说来这儿跟他见面。
He is said to have been a brilliant scholar.据说他曾是个了不起的学者。
2.[t]~ sth念；朗诵；背诵to repeat words, phrases, etc.
to say a prayer诵读经文
Try to say that line with more conviction.朗诵这一句时语气要更加坚定。
3.[t][i]表达，表述（见解）to express an opinion on sth
Say what you like(= although you disagree) about her, she's a fine singer.随你怎么说，反正她唱歌唱得很好。
I'll say this for them , they're a very efficient company.我要为他们说句公道话，他们公司的效率的确很高。
Anna thinks I'm lazy─ what do you say(= what is your opinion) ?安娜觉得我懒，你说呢？
I can't say I blame her for resigning(= I think she was right) .她辞职，我不能说她不对。
I say(= suggest) we go without them.依我说，我们自己去，不带他们。
I wouldn't say they were rich(= in my opinion they are not rich) .要我说的话，他们并不富裕。
That's not to say it's a bad movie(= it is good but it is not without faults) .并不是说这部电影很糟糕。
It's hard to say what caused the accident.很难说造成事故的原因是什么。
‘When will it be finished?’ ‘ I couldn't say(= I don't know) .’“什么时候能完？”“不好说。”
4.[t][nopass]比方说；假设to suggest or give sth as an example or a possibility
You could learn the basics in, let's say , three months.比方说，三个月你就可以掌握基本知识。
Let's take any writer, say(= for example) Dickens…我们随便举一个作家为例，比如说狄更斯…
Say you lose your job: what would you do then?假设你把工作丢了，那你怎么办呢？
5.[t]~ sth (to sb)表明，显示，表达（思想、感情）to make thoughts, feelings, etc. clear to sb by using words, looks, movements, etc.
His angry glance said it all .他那愤愤的一瞥就道出了一切。
That says it all really, doesn't it?(= it shows clearly what is true)这实际上就说明了一切，是不是？
Just what is the artist trying to say in her work?这位艺术家究竟要在作品中表现什么呢？
6.[t][nopass]提供信息；指示to give particular information or instructions
The notice said ‘Keep Out’.告示上写着“禁止入内”。
The clock said three o'clock.时钟显示三点整。
The instructions say (that) we should leave it to set for four hours.说明书上说我们应让它凝结四小时。
The book doesn't say where he was born.书上没说他是在哪儿出生的。
The guidebook says to turn left.旅游指南上说应向左拐。
Of course I'll help you. That goes without saying .我当然会帮你。这还用说吗？
Of course I'll help you. That goes without saying .我当然会帮你。这还用说吗？
She doesn't have much to say for herself(= doesn't take part in conversation) .她没多少要说的。
He had plenty to say for himself(= he had a lot of opinions and was willing to talk) .他有一肚子的话要说。
Late again─what have you got to say for yourself(= what is your excuse) ?又迟到了，这回你有什么借口呢？
She doesn't have much to say for herself(= doesn't take part in conversation) .她没多少要说的。
He had plenty to say for himself(= he had a lot of opinions and was willing to talk) .他有一肚子的话要说。
Late again─what have you got to say for yourself(= what is your excuse) ?又迟到了，这回你有什么借口呢？
I sometimes get worried in this job. Having said that, I enjoy doing it, it's a challenge.我有时会为这份工作而感到忧虑。话虽如此，我还是蛮喜欢干的，因为这是一个挑战。
I sometimes get worried in this job. Having said that, I enjoy doing it, it's a challenge.我有时会为这份工作而感到忧虑。话虽如此，我还是蛮喜欢干的，因为这是一个挑战。
‘Does she see him often?’ ‘I'll say! Nearly every day.’“她常去找他吗？”“没错！差不多天天去。”
‘Does she see him often?’ ‘I'll say! Nearly every day.’“她常去找他吗？”“没错！差不多天天去。”
Well, I must say, that's the funniest thing I've heard all week.嘿，听我说，这是我整整一周听到的最好笑的事情。
Well, I must say, that's the funniest thing I've heard all week.嘿，听我说，这是我整整一周听到的最好笑的事情。
I say! What a huge cake!乖乖！多大的一个蛋糕啊！
I say, can you lend me five pounds?我说，你能借我五英镑吗？
I say! What a huge cake!乖乖！多大的一个蛋糕啊！
I say, can you lend me five pounds?我说，你能借我五英镑吗？
It says a lot for her that she never lost her temper.她从没发过脾气，这说明她很有涵养。
It didn't say much for their efficiency that the order arrived a week late.订货晚到了一个星期，可见他们的效率难以恭维。
It says a lot for her that she never lost her temper.她从没发过脾气，这说明她很有涵养。
It didn't say much for their efficiency that the order arrived a week late.订货晚到了一个星期，可见他们的效率难以恭维。
I wouldn't say no to a pizza.我倒是想来块比萨饼。
‘Tea, Brian?’ ‘I wouldn't say no.’“要喝茶吗，布赖恩？”“好哇。”
I wouldn't say no to a pizza.我倒是想来块比萨饼。
‘Tea, Brian?’ ‘I wouldn't say no.’“要喝茶吗，布赖恩？”“好哇。”
He's so nervous he wouldn't say boo to a goose.他紧张得连大气都不敢喘。
He's so nervous he wouldn't say boo to a goose.他紧张得连大气都不敢喘。
a difficult, not to say impossible, task即便不是办不到，也是难办到的一项任务
a difficult, not to say impossible, task即便不是办不到，也是难办到的一项任务
If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune.你如果不在这上面投资，那是存心不想发财。
If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune.你如果不在这上面投资，那是存心不想发财。
‘They went to Paris together.’ ‘Say no more!’“他们一起去了巴黎。”“我早知道了！”
‘They went to Paris together.’ ‘Say no more!’“他们一起去了巴黎。”“我早知道了！”
‘He's getting married.’ ‘Say what?’“他快结婚了。”“你说什么？”
‘He's getting married.’ ‘Say what?’“他快结婚了。”“你说什么？”
three days from now, that is to say on Friday三天以后，也就是说星期五
three days from now, that is to say on Friday三天以后，也就是说星期五
She's a better player than me, but that's not saying much(= because I am a very bad player) .她比我高明，但那也没什么了不起（因为我很差）。
She's a better player than me, but that's not saying much(= because I am a very bad player) .她比我高明，但那也没什么了不起（因为我很差）。
There's no saying how he'll react.很难说他会有何种反应。
There's no saying how he'll react.很难说他会有何种反应。
I was surprised, to say the least.毫不夸张地说，我感到吃惊。
I was surprised, to say the least.毫不夸张地说，我感到吃惊。
It was too expensive, to say nothing of the time it wasted.这太贵了，更不用说它浪费的时间了。
It was too expensive, to say nothing of the time it wasted.这太贵了，更不用说它浪费的时间了。
‘We must stand up for ourselves.’ ‘Well said, John.’“我们必须自己起来保护自己。”“说得好，约翰。”
‘We must stand up for ourselves.’ ‘Well said, John.’“我们必须自己起来保护自己。”“说得好，约翰。”
What do you say to eating out tonight?今晚到外边吃饭，怎么样？
Let's go away for a weekend. What do you say?我们出去过周末，你说好不好？
What do you say to eating out tonight?今晚到外边吃饭，怎么样？
Let's go away for a weekend. What do you say?我们出去过周末，你说好不好？
Sarah wanted the kitchen painted green, and what she says, goes.萨拉想把厨房刷成绿色，而她说什么，就得照办。
Sarah wanted the kitchen painted green, and what she says, goes.萨拉想把厨房刷成绿色，而她说什么，就得照办。
I know you're upset, but when all's said and done it isn't exactly a disaster.我知道你挺沮丧的，但说到底，事情并没什么大不了的。
I know you're upset, but when all's said and done it isn't exactly a disaster.我知道你挺沮丧的，但说到底，事情并没什么大不了的。
Who can say what will happen next year?谁能说得出明年会发生什么事？
Who can say what will happen next year?谁能说得出明年会发生什么事？
Who says I can't do it?谁说我干不了这个？
Who says I can't do it?谁说我干不了这个？
Who's to say we would not have succeeded if we'd had more time?要是时间更充裕，没准儿我们就已成功了，谁说得准呢？
Who's to say we would not have succeeded if we'd had more time?要是时间更充裕，没准儿我们就已成功了，谁说得准呢？
‘He's in a bad mood today.’ ‘You can say that again!’“他今天情绪不好。”“让你说对了！”
‘He's in a bad mood today.’ ‘You can say that again!’“他今天情绪不好。”“让你说对了！”
Look, I'll give you £100 for it. I can't say fairer than that.你看，我出 100 英镑买它，这再公道不过了。
Look, I'll give you £100 for it. I can't say fairer than that.你看，我出 100 英镑买它，这再公道不过了。
‘They left without us.’ ‘You don't say!’(= I'm not surprised)“他们撇下我们自个儿走了。”“真的吗？”
‘They left without us.’ ‘You don't say!’(= I'm not surprised)“他们撇下我们自个儿走了。”“真的吗？”
‘I know I'm not the world's greatest cook.’ ‘You said it!’“我知道我的饭菜做得不是太好。”“这话可是你说的！”
‘I know I'm not the world's greatest cook.’ ‘You said it!’“我知道我的饭菜做得不是太好。”“这话可是你说的！”
1.[sing][u]~ (in sth)决定权；发言权the right to influence sth by giving your opinion before a decision is made
We had no say in the decision to sell the company.在决定出售公司的问题上，我们没有发言权。
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。
The judge has the final say on the sentence.法官对判决有最后的决定权。
She won't be happy until she's had her say.她要把话都说出来才舒畅。
She won't be happy until she's had her say.她要把话都说出来才舒畅。
1.（表示惊讶或兴奋）嘿，啧啧used for showing surprise or pleasure
Say, that's a nice haircut!啧啧，这个头发剪得很漂亮！
2.（提请别人注意、提出建议或作出评论）喂，我说used for attracting sb's attention or for making a suggestion or comment
Say, how about going to a movie tonight?我说，今晚去看场电影怎么样？
"We have to do these investigations all over again for different ethnicities and maybe different environments as well, " says Perls.
“我们也要为不同种族和不同的环境的人做这些调查”帕尔说。
What Merck is trying to do is put a different model together that says we are going to do research differently.
他表示：“默克正努力将各种不同的模式整合到一起，就是说我们要以不同的方式来进行研发工作。”
Dr. Andrew Groves of the Baylor School of Medicine says scientists are trying to apply that capacity to more complicated sensory cells.
贝勒学院的安德鲁博士格罗夫斯说，科学家们正在尝试申请的能力，更复杂的感觉细胞。
His mother, Anne Polce, says she called officers hoping they would take him to a mental evaluation center for medication.
他的母亲，AnnePolce，说她打电话给军官是希望他们能把他送入一个精神评价中心进行药物治疗。
The report says that often the children are beaten or forced to have sex. Most of the victims are girls, some of them as young as ten.
报告表示这些儿童总是会受到殴打或被迫进行性活动，大部分受害者是女孩，一些女孩的年龄只有10岁。
Just take a look at the figures. But in the early stages of a rising equity cycle, no one says it's a bull market.
但是，在上升周期的初期阶段，没有人会说我们处在牛市。
Mr Harper says it will take up to five years of "big, comprehensive" government stimulus to dig it out of the deep, black hole it is in.
Harper先生说这将要政府花上五年时间，使用“大的、全面的”刺激手段来帮助其走出这个深不见底的黑洞。
Despite reporting its first net loss for seven quarters, LG Electronics says it has no plans to reduce pay, reshuffle managers or cut jobs.
尽管是七个季度以来首次报告净亏损，LG电子仍无意减薪，调整管理层或是裁员。
B. J. Fogg, editor of a book called "The Psychology of Facebook, " says that you get out of these sites what you're looking for in them.
在B.J.Fogg主编的新书《Facebook的心理学》中，他说到，你从那些网站里你会得到你要找的东西。
"I don't believe the prime minister will call a referendum; the risk of a no is too high, " says Steen Bocian, the bank's chief economist.
塔斯科银行首席经济师斯蒂恩波斯亚表示：“我相信首相不会召开公开表决的，因为反对呼声的风险太高。”
That's the only thing they have, now all that you would possess in the heavens, this author says, you already possess.
那是他们唯一没有经历过的，他们将在天国拥有的，这位作者认为，他们已经拥有。
How much the scam brought in isn't known, but Mr. Lei says they could earn $1, 200 some days.
这种伎俩赚了多少无法确知，不过雷磊说有时他们一天可以赚1,200美元。
Mattel says ninety percent of girls in the United States between the ages of three and ten own at least one Barbie doll.
公司说在美国，年龄在三到十岁间的女孩，百分之九十拥有至少一个芭比娃娃。
In January, the vote in favour of trying the field method was "as enthusiastic as you could get from a faculty, " says Mr Nohria, wryly.
一月份，投票支持实地教学方法是“你能从教员里能得到的热情”，Nohria讽刺的说。
Mr. Worley says he's heard from many that they're ready to shave off the facial hair.
沃利说，许多人都已经告诉他，说自己打算刮掉脸上的毛发。
Dogging the G-20, he says, is the question of 'how much meat there is on the bones? '
他说，困扰20国集团的问题是“骨头上还有多少肉？”
Commissioner Hall says the slowdown in layoffs could be, as he put it, "a glimmer of hope" that the economy could be improving.
霍尔说，失去就业机会的速度放缓，显示出了经济可能正在改善的“一丝希望的曙光”。
Instead, he says, the company gave away one of its own Ipaq mobile devices (although it did leave HP chocolates on delegates' pillows).
他表示，取而代之，惠普送出了一款自己的Ipaq移动设备（不过，该公司也在参会人员的枕边放置了印有惠普标识的巧克力）。
"Trendy looks or fashion statements that can be seen as offensive are not always the best investment for a store to make, " she says.
“可能被视为具有攻击性的时髦外观或时尚宣言并不总是一家商店的最佳投资选择，”她说道。
"Some of the startup ETFs would give one of their appendages for the sort of response we have had, " Thomas says.
托马斯还说，“一些刚上市的ETF基金因为我们这种良好的反馈情况会给予投资者一些好处”。
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