says
美 [seɪ] 
英 [seɪ]
- v.说；显示；告诉；讲
- int.（表示惊讶或兴奋）嘿；（提请别人注意、提出建议或作出评论）喂
- n.决定权；发言权
- 网络话说；谚语；念
词形变化
第三人称单数：says 现在分词：saying 过去式：said 同义词
英汉双解
说speak
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。 |
复述repeat words
2. | [t] ~ sth 念；朗诵；背诵to repeat words, phrases, etc. |
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| Try to say that line with more conviction. 朗诵这一句时语气要更加坚定。 |
表达见解express opinion
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。” |
举例give example
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？ |
表明思想╱感情show thoughts/feelings
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？ |
标示give written information
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。 |
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。 |
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？ |
习惯用语
before you can say Jack Robinson
转瞬间；一刹那；说时迟，那时快very quickly; in a very short time
go without saying
不用说；显而易见to be very obvious or easy to predict
| Of course I'll help you. That goes without saying . 我当然会帮你。这还用说吗？ |
have something, nothing, etc. to say for yourself
有话（或没什么等）要说to be ready, unwilling, etc. to talk or give your views on sth
| 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？ |
having said that
（用以缓和语气）虽然这么说，话虽如此used to introduce an opinion that makes what you have just said seem less strong
| 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。 |
Ill say!
（明确表示肯定）当然，我敢说，没错used for emphasis to say ‘yes’
| ‘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。” |
I must say
（强调所发表的意见）used to emphasize an opinion
| 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
（表示惊奇、震惊等）used to express surprise, shock, etc.
| I say! What a huge cake! 乖乖！多大的一个蛋糕啊！ |
（用以引起注意或引出新的话题）used to attract sb's attention or introduce a new subject of conversation
| I say, can you lend me five pounds? 我说，你能借我五英镑吗？ |
it says a lot, very little, etc. for sb/sth
说明某人（或某事物）很好（或不怎么样等）it shows a good/bad quality that sb/sth has
| 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 wouldnt say no (to sth)
（表示想要或愿意接受某物）used to say that you would like sth or to accept sth that is offered
| 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。” |
least said soonest mended
只要没人再说，事情就会过去a bad situation will pass or be forgotten most quickly if nothing more is said about it
the less/least said the better
少说为妙the best thing to do is say as little as possible about sth
never say die
别泄气；别气馁；不言放弃do not stop hoping
not say boo to a goose
非常胆怯；十分温和to be very shy or gentle
| He's so nervous he wouldn't say boo to a goose. 他紧张得连大气都不敢喘。 |
not to say
（引出语气更重的描述）即使不是…，虽不能说…used to introduce a stronger way of describing sth
| a difficult, not to say impossible, task 即便不是办不到，也是难办到的一项任务 |
say cheese
（照相前请人微笑时）说“茄子”；笑一笑used to ask sb to smile before you take their photograph
say no (to sth)
拒绝；否定to refuse an offer, a suggestion, etc.
| 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。 |
say no more
我早知道了；还用你说used to say that you understand exactly what sb means or is trying to say, so it is unnecessary to say anything more
| ‘They went to Paris together.’ ‘Say no more!’ “他们一起去了巴黎。”“我早知道了！” |
say your piece
说出心里话to say exactly what you feel or think
say what?
（表示惊奇）你说什么used to express surprise at what sb has just said
| ‘He's getting married.’ ‘Say what?’ “他快结婚了。”“你说什么？” |
say when
（给饮料或食物时说）够了请说一声used to ask sb to tell you when you should stop pouring a drink or serving food for them because they have enough
that is to say
| three days from now, that is to say on Friday 三天以后，也就是说星期五 |
thats not saying much
也没什么了不起；这说明不了什么used to say that sth is not very unusual or special
| 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）。 |
that said
（用以缓和语气）话虽如此used to introduce an opinion that makes what you have just said seem less strong
theres no saying
说不准；很难说used to say that it is impossible to predict what might happen
| There's no saying how he'll react. 很难说他会有何种反应。 |
theres something, not much, etc. to be said for sth/doing sth
有（或没有太多等）理由去做（或相信、同意）某事there are/are not good reasons for doing sth, believing sth or agreeing with sth
to say the least
毫不夸张地说without exaggerating at all
| I was surprised, to say the least. 毫不夸张地说，我感到吃惊。 |
to say nothing of sth
更不用说…；而且还used to introduce a further fact or thing in addition to those already mentioned
| 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。 |
well said!
说得好；完全赞同I agree completely
| ‘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/would you say (to sth/doing sth)
你同意…吗；你看…好不好would you like sth/to do sth?
| 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/whatever sb says, goes
凡是…说的，都得照办；无论…说什么，都能行得通a particular person must be obeyed
| 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。 |
whatever you say
（因不想争论而同意）由你，随你used to agree to sb's suggestion because you do not want to argue
when all is said and done
说到底；毕竟；归根到底when everything is considered
| 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 (…)?
谁知道（…）used to say that nobody knows the answer to a question
| Who can say what will happen next year? 谁能说得出明年会发生什么事？ |
who says (…)?
（表示不同意）谁说（…）used to disagree with a statement or an opinion
| Who says I can't do it? 谁说我干不了这个？ |
whos to say (…)?
（表示说不定某事会发生或本来会发生）谁说得准（…）used to say that sth might happen or might have happened in a particular way, because nobody really knows
| 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？ |
you can say that again
让你说对了；一点没错；正是这样I agree with you completely
| ‘He's in a bad mood today.’ ‘You can say that again!’ “他今天情绪不好。”“让你说对了！” |
you cant say fairer (than that)
（出价时说）再公道不过了used to say that you think the offer you are making is reasonable or generous
| 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。 |
you dont say!
我就知道；不会吧；不至于吧used to express surprise
| ‘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？” |
you said it!
（同意对方所作而碍于礼貌自己不便作出的评价）这话可是你说的used to agree with sb when they say sth about themselves that you would not have been rude enough to say yourself
| ‘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！” |
（同意对方的提议）正合我心意used to agree with sb's suggestion
have your say
有机会充分发表意见to have the opportunity to express yourself fully about sth
| She won't be happy until she's had her say. 她要把话都说出来才舒畅。 |
英汉解释
v. | |
n. | 1. 〈口〉轮到发言,发言的机会,发言权;〈美〉最后决定权 |
英英解释
例句
"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”。
Her look says it can't be now.
她的模样说明现在不行。
"She had a fight with a man who says he's her husband, " explained a girl at my elbow.
“她刚才跟一个男人吵了一架，那个家伙自称是她的丈夫。”我身旁的一个姑娘解释说。
"About a year and a half ago, " says Mr. Snagsby, strengthened, "he came into our place one morning after breakfast. "
“大约在一年半以前，”斯纳斯比打起精神说道：“有一天早上，刚刚吃过早饭，他上我们这儿来了。”
"Here they are, " says he, "here's our captain, and fifty men with him, have been hunting you these two hours. "
“他们在这里，”他说：“我们的船长就在这儿，带着五十个人，搜寻你们已经搜寻了两个小时了。”
She says her prayers every evening before she goes to bed.
她每天晚上睡觉前都叨咕一遍祷词。
I've tried to retire him to Australia, but he says he wants to remain and die on Karo-Karo.
我一直想把他撤回澳大利亚，可是他说，他宁肯在卡罗-卡罗终老天年。
Of this work Newton says, "This proposition I conceive may be of use in the building of ships" .
关于这个工作，牛顿说：“我想可以把这个命题用到船舶的建造中去。”
The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling with adversity.
有一位哲学家曾说过，宇宙间伟大的事无过于好人同祸患奋斗。
Just jot down the main ideas [points] of what he says.
把他讲话的大意记下来就行了。
He's careful what company he keeps. "Birds of a feather flock together, " he says.
他很注意结交，他说：“人以群分。”
"You remember me, Bob, " Sally says, "you know what capabilities I have, what talent. "
“鲍勃，”莎莉说：“我这人能力如何，才情如何，你该心中有数。”
She says that the wisdom of such action will be considered again later.
她说，这个做法是否明智，以后再作研究。
He says men ought to look straight at one another.
他说，人们应该直楞楞地彼此看着对方。
The newspaper says the president is out today.
报纸报道总统今天下台了。
As to the girl, although I don't know her, my companion, who knows her, says that she is stately and pretty.
至于那姑娘，尽管我不认识她，可我的伙伴认识她，说她是庄重漂亮的。
Mother says she does that same every time she sees a train go by.
母亲还说过她每次看见一列火车开过，总要这样做。
"Then I'll die in the street! " says the vagrant.
那个无业游民说，“那我就去死在街上”。
Dadu says Beijing now.
大都即今之北京。
He says the tree seems taller than ever.
他说那棵树看起来比以前更高大了。
Marie says he went crazy , and smashed the room up.
玛丽说他气得发疯，把房间里的东西都砸碎了。
From what my father says, he more or less commanded the Battle of Britain.
照我父亲说，“英国战役”大致就是他指挥的。
"If the effect really does exist, it would appear to me that it would not be difficult to use it in a clinical setting, " he says.
他还说：“若是该效应真正存在，那么对于我而言，这将不难将其应用在临床环境之中。”
But Ayers says it has all been worthwhile and adds that it is a tremendous feeling of pride when sees one of her own trucks on the highway.
但艾尔斯表示一切都是值得的，并补充说当看到她自己的一辆卡车行驶在高速公路上是一种极为自豪的感觉。
'We all pondered in the absence of any action why the heck this person drawing a decent salary was allowed to do this stuff, ' he says.
他说，主管并没有就此采取任何行动，所有人都在想，为什么这个家伙整天无所事事还能拿不错的薪水。
What you see playing out in the marketplace today is the result of turning the wheel many years ago, says an ebullient Mr Otellini.
对此，奥特里尼热情洋溢的说：“今天我们在市场上取得的成绩，源于许多年前就开始进行的公司调整转向。”
"I feel more worried because, you know, the expectations are so high, " she says, brushing out her blond-white hair into a mane.
“我感到更担心了。因为，你知道的，人们的期望太高了。”她说，拨了下她浅色的金发。
When a person says a child "needs to be disciplined" they are referring to the fact that the child appears to lack that inner discipline.
有人说一个孩子“需要学会纪律”时，其所指的意思是这个孩子似乎缺乏内在的纪律。
McNeill says that at her library they have to ask someone "to please 'not look at questionable material' at least once a month. "
麦克尼尔说在她的图书馆里她们每月至少有一次需要要求某些人“请不要看有问题的资料”。
Mr Campanale says current moves in Asia do not add up to a managed fund explosion, but something is afoot.
Campanale表示，眼下亚洲的这些举措还不至于导致管理基金的爆炸式增长，但一些事情已在酝酿之中。
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, a key national Communist leader, says the American president "has gone out of his mind. "
印度西孟加拉邦首席部长布达戴布.巴塔恰吉是印度共产党的一位全国性领袖，他说，布什总统简直“不知所云”。
"They'd say what sound they wanted, and I'd do it, " says Mr. Richardson, who today works out of a van parked near an Australia beach.
理查德森说：“他们告诉我需要什么样的声音，我就把它弄出来。”他现在是在自己卡车里工作，卡车就停在澳大利亚海滩边上。
'I embrace my family values and heritage, ' says Mr. Cheng. 'But I'm also trying to create a new platform for the family with a new style.
郑志刚说，我信奉我们家族的价值观和传统，但我也在努力为家族创造一个具有新风格的新平台；
Out of every 100 people who believe they only need five or six hours of sleep a night, only about five people really do, Dr. Buysse says.
比斯说，每100个认为自己一晚只需五至六小时睡眠的人中，只有大约五个人真是如此。
A top athletic court says sprinter and double amputee Oscar Pistorius must be allowed to compete for a spot in the Beijing Olympics.
比赛高等法院说必须允许赛跑选手和奥斯卡参加北京奥运会的比赛。
"I cannot for ever be at the top as a manager because you need physical strength, some bestial strength to do this job, " Wenger says.
“我不能永远都作为一个主帅是顶级的，因为你需要体力，一些野兽般的体力去做这个工作，”温格说。
But to say that Mandarin will rival English is a "bit of a stretch" , says Manoj Vohra, Asia director at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
经济学人信息部亚洲区主任马努·沃哈（ManojVohra）说，认为汉语将于英语匹敌有点言过其实。
"The big surprise was that the Bologna process worked at all, " says Jean-Marc Rapp, president of the European University Association.
欧洲大学协会主席Jean-MarcRapp表示，“让我们大为吃惊的是博洛尼亚进程效果很好”。
Tian Kun, a lawyer who has been trying to help the migrants, says that forcing them out will exacerbate social tensions in the capital.
田坤，是一名致力帮助流动人口维权的律师，他认为赶走流动人口将激化首都的社会张力。
"We are looking at large-scale investments in technologies that are ready to take-off, " says Khanna.
“我们正在考虑对已经准备起飞的技术进行大规模的投资，”Khanna说。
'Design can command a bit of premium, but not that much, ' says Roger L. Kay, founder of Endpoint Technologies Associates in Massachusetts.
马萨诸塞州EndpointTechnologiesAssociates的创建者罗杰•L.凯（RogerL.Kay）说，“设计可能值点价钱，但不会值那么多。”
Dutch-born Yun Yin Lee, visiting Prato as a tourist, says: "The police here look at me in a way I've never been looked at in Holland. "
在荷兰出生的李运英旅游时到了普拉托，她这样说：“这里警察看我的眼神我在荷兰从来没有看到过。”
