英语词汇“say”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	say
释义	say I. \(\|)sā, South also (\|)se\ verb (past said \(\|)sed, _sə̇d\ ; or archaic said·est \ˈsedə̇st\ ; or saidst \ˈsedzt, -edst, -etst\ ; past part said present part saying \ˈsāiŋ\ ; present first singular say or chiefly dialect says \(\|)sez, _sə̇z\ ; second singular say third singular says \(\|)sez, _sə̇z\ ; or archaic saith \(\|)seth, ˈsā(ə̇)th\ ; plural say) Etymology: Middle English sayen, seyen, seggen, from Old English secgan; akin to Old High German sagēn to say, Old Norse segja to say, Old Irish insce speech, Old Latin insece tell, relate, 2d person singular present imperative, Greek enepein, ennepein to tell, speak, Lithuanian sakyti to say *transitive verb* 1. a. : to express in words : declare, state < say what you mean in clear, simple language > < he says that it's raining outside > < the book says nothing about the background of these events > < it says drive carefully > b. : to state as a common opinion or belief : allege < the school is said to be the country's largest endowed trade school — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < wages are said to be as high in the other colonies as in New York — Adam Smith > c. : to announce as a decision or opinion : state positively : assert < nobody can say at this point what the results of the test will be > < he's a good ballplayer if he says it himself > d. : to state as something to be accomplished : order < if the human beings under his direction don't do what he says, then he is a failure as a manager — J.I.Miller > < no sooner said than done > e. slang : to state effectively or forcefully < you said \ˈsed\ it > 2. a. : utter, pronounce < a meek little person who couldn't say boo > < can't say two words without stopping to think > < make one copy of the list, saying each outline to yourself as you write — C.I.Blanchard & C.E.Zoubek > — often used to introduce a direct quotation b. : recite, repeat < I stood up to say my repetition — Rex Ingamells > < said his prayers > 3. a. : indicate, show < the clock says five minutes after twelve > < the smug look on his face said that he was confident of success > b. : to give expression to : communicate < wanted to produce sculpture which really said something — Agnes Allen > < the artist with something new to say — Selden Rodman > 4. dialect England : to answer especially with advice or admonition 5. : assume, suppose < let us say that such an offer is made. Would you accept it > *intransitive verb* 1. : to express oneself : speak, declare < did he really say so > < a man, they say, of great ability > 2. archaic : to finish speaking < when I have said, make answer to us both — Shakespeare > 3. archaic : to make a recital • - not to say - say for oneself - say nothing of - say uncle - that is to say II. \ˈsā, South also ˈse\ noun (plural says \ˈsāz, South also ˈsez\) 1. archaic : something that is said : saying, statement < ere the fatal hour I said the say that placed me in thy power — W.S.Gilbert > 2. a. : a full expression of opinion : all that one wants to say < that gentleman had said his say and now chose to be silent — Max Peacock > b. : an opportunity to express one's views or intentions < feel that if such a person is dissatisfied with the conduct of affairs he should resign before having his say — Zechariah Chafee > 3. a. : a right or power to influence action or decision : voice < had no say in the upbringing of his son — W.C.DeVane > < bound-up babies voice complaints but have no say about their clothing — Better Homes & Gardens > b. : a right or power of final decision : supreme authority — used with the < they will have the say shortly about what shall be done — E.S.Martin > < he had the say over more than $50 billion — Newsweek > 4. chiefly dialect : conversation, talk III. adverb Etymology: from imperative of say (I) 1. : about, approximately < the property is worth, say, four million dollars > < the car was going, say, sixty miles an hour > 2. : for instance : by way of example : as < if we compress any gas, say oxygen > IV. \ˈsā\ noun (plural says \ˈsāz\) Etymology: Middle English say, saie, from Old French saie, a cloth, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum — more at sagum 1. : a fine woolen cloth resembling serge formerly worn especially by Quakers and members of religious orders 2. obsolete : silk V. verb Etymology: Middle English sayen, short for assayen to assay — more at assay chiefly dialect : assay VI. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect), of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sār large vessel, Danish saa tub, Swedish så bucket; akin to Old English sā tub, bucket chiefly Scotland : bucket
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