say

过去式：said过去分词：said现在分词：saying第三人称单数：says

1. vt. & vi. 说; 讲speak
2. vt. 说明,表明,宣称 express sth in words; show; give an opinion
3. vt. 比方说,假定说 suppose; suggest

1. [S] 决定权,发言权 power or right of (sharing in) acting or deciding

• say a few words讲几句话
• say all one knows知无不言
• say grace做祷告
• say hello问好
• say one's lesson背课文
• say one's prayers背祷告文
• say poetry背诗
• say rain预报有雨
• say sorry说对不起

• say actually明确地说
• say aloud大声地说
• say apologetically抱歉地说
• say approximately大概地说
• say brusquely鲁莽地说
• say confidently满怀信心地说
• say coolly冷冷地说
• say definitely明确地说
• say deliberately故意说
• say distinctly清楚地说
• say emphatically强调说
• say exactly准确地表明
• say felicitously贴切地表明
• say flatly断言
• say frankly坦率地说
• say happily高兴地说
• say hoarsely声音嘶哑地说
• say humbly谦卑地说
• say impressively说得明白
• say ironically讽刺地说
• say openly公开地说
• say peevishly气恼地说
• say peremptorily专断地说
• say perfectly熟练地背诵
• say positively明确地说
• say reproachfully责备地说
• say safely有把握地说
• say sardonically挖苦地说
• say soothingly安慰地说
• say stoutly坚定地说
• say succinctly扼要地说
• say sweepingly一概而论地说
• say tactfully婉转地说
• say truthfully如实地说
• say unthinkingly未经思考地说
• say on接着说
• say out说出来
• say over背诵

• say about谈论…
• say after跟着…说
• say against说…的坏话
• say before在…面前说
• say for替…说话
• say of就…谈看法
• say to对…说

• allow say保留发言权
• finish say把话讲完
• have all the say有决定一切的权力
• have no say没有决定权
• say out one's say畅所欲言,无所不谈

• final say最后的决定权
• bigger say更多的发言权
• equal say平等的发言权
• little say很少的发言权
• major say主要的决定权
• much greater say更多的发言权
• real say真正的发言权

• demand a say in sth要求就某事发言
• have a say in the matter对某事有发言权
• have one's say about sth对…发表意见

say to oneself心里想；自言自语

that is to say就是；即；换言之

they say据说；人们说

say when[俚语]停止；制止

say goodbye说再见；告别

say for oneself为自己找借口，为自己辩护

say yes vt. 同意（允诺，承认）；说对

say about说到

how to say怎么说

say nothing什么也不说

say hello打招呼；问好

what i say我说什么

nothing to say无话可说

say on v. 说下去

say well说得对，说得好

hard to say很难说

say sorry to对……说对不起

as you say就像你说的

let us say比如说；假定；假如说

so to say可以这么说

1. He said hello to me with a smile.
   他面带微笑地和我打了个招呼。
2. She said that she liked singing.
   她说她喜欢唱歌。
3. He will of course say yes to my proposal.
   他一定会同意我的建议的。
4. Be quiet, I've something to say to you.
   安静, 我有话要对你们讲。
5. Why don't you make it another time, say Friday?
   为什么不改个时间,比如说星期五?
6. You may learn to play the violin in, say, three year.
   你可以,比如说,在三年内学会拉小提琴。
7. The clock says three o'clock.
   这表三点钟了。

1. We are considering giving them greater say in such matters.
   我们正考虑在这样的事情上给他们更多的发言权。
2. 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。
3. Don't interrupt her, let her have her say.
   别打断她,让她把意见说出来。
4. I shall have my own say in the matter.
   我会把自己对这个问题的想法说出来。