say
(seɪ)
Word forms:ptpp said
vt
- (= utter)
说(說)
(shuō) ⇒ I couldn't understand what they were saying.
我不明白他们在说什么。
(Wǒ bù míngbai tāmen zài shuō shénme.)
- (= indicate) [clock, watch]
表明
(biǎomíng) ⇒ My watch says 3 o'clock.
我的手表3点了。
(Wǒ de shǒubiǎo sān diǎn le.)
- [sign]
写(寫)着(著)
(xǐezhe)
n
to have one's say 表达(達)个(個)人的意见(見)
(biǎodá gèrén de yìjiàn) (
in writing)
- [person]
说(說) ...
(shuō ... ) - [book, article]
写(寫)明 ...
(xiěmíng ... )
to say that ... (
verbally)
说(說) ...
(shuō ... ) ⇒ He said that he'd broken his arm.
他说他的手臂断了。
(Tā shuō tā de shǒubì duàn le.)
⇒ She said that I was to give you this.
她叫我把这个给你。
(Tā jiào wǒ bǎ zhège gěi nǐ.)
to say sth to sb 告诉(訴)某人某事
(gàosù mǒurén mǒushì)
to say sth to o.s. 暗自思量某事
(ànzì sīliang mǒushì)
to say yes/no 同意/不同意
(tóngyì/bù tóngyì)
to say goodbye/sorry (to sb) (向某人)告别(別)/道歉
((xiàng mǒurén) gàobié/dàoqiàn)
when all is said and done 归(歸)根结(結)底
(guī gēn jié dǐ)
there is something/a lot to be said for it 有一些/很多优(優)点(點)
(yǒu yīxiē/hěn duō yōudiǎn)
it says something/a lot about her state of mind 这(這)在某种(種)/很大程度上显(顯)露了她的想法
(zhè zài mǒu zhǒng/hěn dà chéngdù shang xiǎnlùle tā de xiǎngfǎ)
you can say that again! (inf) 我太同意你说(說)的了!
(wǒ tài tóngyì nǐ shuō de le!)
that is to say 就是说(說)
(jiùshì shuō)
that goes without saying 那自不消说(說)
(nà zì bùxiāo shuō)
I can't say I'm sorry 我并(並)不感到内(內)疚
(wǒ bìng bù gǎndào nèijiù)
I must say that ... 依我看 ...
(yī wǒ kàn ... )
to say nothing of 更不用说(說)
(gèng bùyòng shuō)
that says it all 不言自明
(bù yán zì míng)
say that ... (=
suppose)
假设(設) ...
(jiǎshè ... ) ⇒ Say you won a million pounds.
假设你赢了100万英镑。
(Jiǎshè nǐ yíngle yī bǎi wàn yīngbàng.)
come for dinner at, say, 8 o'clock 来(來)吃晚饭(飯)吧,先定8点(點)吧
(lái chī wǎnfàn ba, xiān dìng bā diǎn ba)
shall we say Tuesday? 星期二好吗(嗎)?
(xīngqī'èr hǎo ma?)
to have a or some say in sth 对(對)某事有发(發)言权(權)
(duì mǒushì yǒu fāyánquán)