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IELTS BNC: 32 COCA: 19
sayverbuk/seɪ/ us/seɪ/ said, said

say verb SPEAK

A1 [ T ] to pronounce words or sounds, to express a thought, opinion, or suggestion, or to state a fact or instruction说；讲；陈述；表达；说明

Small children find it difficult to say long words.小孩子觉得长词不好说。
She said goodbye to all her friends and left.她跟所有的朋友道别后就离开了。
Ben never forgets to say "Please" and "Thank you".本从来不忘说“请”和“谢谢”。
How do you say "goodbye" in French?“法语里的‘再见’怎么说？”
I'm sorry, what did you say?对不起，你刚才说什么？
Do you know what she said to him?你知道她对他说了什么吗？
What did they say about the house?关于这座房子他们怎么说？
[ + speech ] "I'm going out this evening," she said.“今晚我要出去，”她说。
He said to himself (= thought), "This will never work."他自言自语道：“这怎么也行不通。”
[ + (that) ] The doctors say (that) it will take him a few weeks to recover.医生说他需要几周时间才能康复。
[ + question word ] She didn't say whether she was coming.她没说来不来。
Did she say (= tell you) why she wasn't coming?她告诉你为什么不来了吗？
[ + to infinitive ] informal He said (= told me) to meet him here.他说（让我）在这里和他见面。
I've got something to say to you.我有些事要跟你讲。
The offer was so good that I couldn't say no (= couldn't refuse).报价太令人满意了，我无法拒绝。

More examples

He said he was coming.

I said she should give him a call.

Did she say why she left so early?

He said that he'd already tried it.

What did she say about the cost?

say verb THINK

B1 [ I or T ] to think or believe认为；相信

[ + (that) ] People/They say (that) he's over 100.人们/他们都说他已经100多岁了。
"It's going to be a very hot summer." "So they say (= that is what people believe)."“今年夏天将会很热。”“大家都这么说。”
She is a firm leader, too firm, some might say (= some people believe that she is too firm).她是一个严格的领导，有人可能会认为她太严格了。

B1 [ I or T ] to give (as) an opinion or suggestion about something发表意见；表达观点

"Who do you think will get the job?" "I'd rather not say."“你认为谁会得到这份工作？”“我宁愿不发表意见。”
What are you saying, exactly? (= What do you mean?)你到底是什么意思？
[ + (that) ] We've been driving all day - I say (that) we start looking for a motel now.我们已经开了一整天车——我觉得我们现在应该找一家汽车旅馆了。
informal What do you say we sell the car? (= What do you think about selling it?)你觉得我们把车卖了怎么样？

[ T ] to show what you think without using words表明；体现；显示

[ + (that) ] The look on his face said (= showed) (that) he knew what had happened.他脸上的表情说明他知道发生了什么事情。

B2 [ T always passive ] When something or someone is said to be a particular thing, that is what people think or believe about it, him, or her.据说，据信

[ + (that) ] It is said (that) Latin is a difficult language to learn.据说拉丁语是一种很难学的语言。
[ + to be + noun/adj ] He's said to be over 100.据说他100多岁了。

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I don't know him personally but they say he's very nice.

They're saying house prices are going to fall.

Soya is meant to be very good for you, or so they say.

It is said that babies look like their fathers at birth.

They say you should eat at least five portions of fruit or vegetables a day.

say verb GIVE INFORMATION

B1 [ T ] to give information in writing, numbers, or signs说明；指示

My watch says three o'clock.我的表是3点钟。
Can you read what that sign says?你能看见那个指示牌上写着什么吗？
[ + (that) ] It says in the paper (that) they've found the man who did it.报上说他们找到了做那件事的人。
[ + to infinitive ] It says on the bottle to take three tabletsa day.瓶子的标签上写着一日服用三片。

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The recipe says to use six eggs.

It said in the paper that over a thousand people had attended.

It should say on the label how often to take the medicine.

What did that sign say?

Let's see what the instructions say.

Idiom(s)

before you can say Jack Robinson
does what it says on the tin
have a lot to say for yourself
have nothing to say for yourself
having said that
I must say
I'm not saying..., but...
I wouldn't say no
I'll say!
it goes without saying
it says a lot for sb/sth
(do you) know/see what I'm saying?
not say boo
not to say
(let's) say
say your piece
say goodbye to sth
say no more
say the word
say this/that much for sb/sth
say uncle
say when
says who?
says something about sb/sth
that is to say ...
That's not saying much.
there's little to be said for sth
there's something to be said for
to say nothing of ...
to say the least
what sb says, goes
what do you have to say for yourself?
when all is said and done
who can say?
you can say that again!
you can't say fairer than that
you don't say!
you said it!
sayexclamationuk/seɪ/ us/seɪ/ old-fashioned

used to express surprise or pleasure, or to attract attention to what you are about to say（用以表示惊讶、惊喜或唤起听话人的注意）哎呀

US Say, that's really good of you!哎呀，你真好！
US Say, how about going out tonight?嗨，今晚出去玩吧！
UK I say, what a splendid hat you're wearing!呀，你的帽子真漂亮！
saynoun [ S or U ]uk/seɪ/ us/seɪ/

(the right to give) an opinion about something意见；决定权；发言权

Keep quiet for a minute and let me have my say.你不能安静一会儿让我发表一下意见吗？
The judge usually has the final say.法官通常拥有最终的决定权。

Idiom(s)

have a, some, etc. say in sth
IELTS BNC: 32 COCA: 19
say

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ADVERB | VERB + SAY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤aloud, out loud出聲地說▸➤loudly大聲地說▸➤gently, quietly, softly輕聲地說；悄悄地說；溫柔地說▸➤gruffly, huskily聲音粗啞地說；嗓音嘶啞地說▸➤at once立即說▸➤at last, at length, finally終於說▸➤simply簡單地說◇'I am home,' he said simply.“我回來了。”他簡單地說。➤hastily, hurriedly, quickly倉促地說；匆忙地說；迅速地說▸➤slowly不慌不忙地說▸➤abruptly, suddenly突兀地說；突然說▸➤briskly, curtly, shortly, tersely三言兩語地說；簡練地說▸➤angrily, bitterly, crossly, fiercely, sharply生氣地說；憤憤不平地說；氣呼呼地說；憤怒地說；尖銳地說◇'I don't know,' she said crossly.“我不知道。”她氣呼呼地說。➤bluntly, flatly, matter-of-factly, plainly直截了當地說；斷然地說；平靜淡然地說；據實說▸➤firmly, weakly堅定地說；懦弱地說▸➤harshly, sternly苛刻地說；嚴厲地說➤kindly, sweetly友好地說；動聽地說▸➤brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, happily快活地說；愉快地說；興高采烈地說；高興地說➤enthusiastically熱情地說➤with a grin, with a smile咧嘴笑着說；微笑着說◇'You'll see!' Lianne said with a smile.“你等着瞧吧！”利安笑着說道。➤with a smirk, with a wink傻笑着說；眨着眼說➤with a chuckle, with a laugh輕聲笑着說；大笑着說➤with a frown, with a shrug, with a sigh皺着眉說；聳着肩說；歎着氣說◇'Well, at least we tried!' he said with a shrug.“算了，至少我們盡力了！”他聳了聳肩說道。➤miserably, sadly淒慘地說；傷心地說▸➤gravely, grimly, seriously, solemnly板着臉說；嚴厲地說；嚴肅地說；鄭重地說▸➤airily, casually, lightly, nonchalantly, smoothly輕描淡寫地說；隨口說；滿不在乎地說；無動於衷地說；油嘴滑舌地說◇'There's nothing wrong with him,' she said airily.“他沒事。”她輕描淡寫地說。➤stiffly生硬地說▸➤proudly驕傲地說➤smugly沾沾自喜地說▸➤thoughtfully若有所思地說▸➤conversationally閒聊似地說▸➤calmly, evenly, mildly平靜地說；語氣平和地說；溫和地說▸➤impatiently, patiently不耐煩地說；耐心地說➤defensively, indignantly懷有戒心地說；憤慨地說▸➤politely禮貌地說▸➤soothingly寬慰地說▸➤apologetically, sheepishly歉意地說；難為情地說▸➤awkwardly, hesitantly, lamely, nervously局促不安地說；猶猶豫豫地說；信心不足地說；緊張地說➤jokingly, teasingly開玩笑地說；揶揄地說▸➤drily, mockingly, sarcastically不動聲色地調侃；嘲弄地說；冷嘲熱諷地說▸➤coldly, coolly, icily冷冷地說；冷漠地說▸➤breathlessly上氣不接下氣地說▸➤absently茫然地說▸➤honestly, sincerely, truthfully誠實地說；真誠地說；坦誠地說◇Can you honestly say you're sorry?你能誠心誠意地說對不起嗎？VERB + SAY➤be about to, be going to正要說；打算說◇I've forgotten what I was going to say.我忘了自己剛才想要說什麼了。➤hasten to急忙說▸➤long to, want to渴望說；想說◇I want to say how much we have all enjoyed this evening.我想說今晚我們都玩得非常開心。➤hate to不願說◇I hate to say it, but I think Stephen may be right.我本不願說，但我覺得斯蒂芬可能是對的。➤dare (to)膽敢說◇I dared not say a word about it to anyone.我不敢對任何人說起此事。◇I dare say that she'll come to the wedding.我敢說她會來參加婚禮。➤suffice it to, suffice to只需說⋯就夠了◇Suffice it to say, I refused to get involved.只說一句，我拒絕牽扯進去。➤be fair to說句公道話◇It is fair to say a considerable amount of effort went into the project.說句公道話，這一項目的參與者花費了很多心血。➤have nothing to, have something to無話／有話要說◇Be quiet, I have something to say.安靜，我有話要說。➤hear sb聽到某人說◇I heard him say they were leaving tomorrow.我聽到他說他們明天走。PREPOSITION➤about說關於⋯◇Do you have anything to say about this?對此事你有什麼要說的嗎？➤to對⋯說◇That's not what he said to me.他對我不是那麼說的。PHRASES➤be quoted as saying sth援引（某人的）話說⋯◇A government spokesman was quoted as saying that they would take steps to restore order.據政府發言人說，他們將採取措施恢復秩序。➤a thing to say這樣說是⋯的◇That was a very cruel thing to say.說這話太刻毒了。➤I have to say, I must say我不得不說；我必須說◇I have to say I didn't expect it to be so good.我得承認，我沒料到會這麼好。➤it has to be said必須承認◇She wasn't at her best, it has to be said.必須承認，她沒有表現出最佳水平。➤needless to say不用說◇Needless to say, it all went smoothly in the end.不用說，最終一切都很順利。
IELTS BNC: 32 COCA: 19
say noun
⇨ powersay verb
⇨ say 1 (‘Hello!’ she said.) ⇨ say 2 (I can't say I blame her.) ⇨ say 3 (We'll finish in, let's say, three months.) ⇨ predict (Who can say where it will end?) ⇨ quote (say a quiet prayer) ⇨ I dare say ⇨ supposesay1

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 'Hello!' she said. “喂！”她说。I can't say I blame her. 我不能说是她不对。We'll finish in, let's say, three months. 比方说，三个月我们就能完成。say ♦︎ speak ♦︎ talkThese words all mean to use your voice to express sth, especially in words. 这些词均表示说、讲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to say sth / speak / talk to sb◆to say sth / speak / talk about sth◆They were speaking / talking (in) French.■ say (said, said) [transitive] to tell sb sth, using words 说；讲；告诉◆She said nothing to me about it.她没有跟我说过这件事。◆That's a terrible thing to say.这话可说不得。◆I didn't believe a word she said.她说的话我一句都不信。◆He said (that) his name was Sam.他说他的名字叫萨姆。◆She finds it hard to say what she feels.她觉得自己内心的感受难以言说。◆'Why can't I go out now?' 'Because I say so.'“为什么我现在不能出去？”“因为我说了不能。”◆He said to meet him here.他说来这儿跟他见面。ⓘ In stories, the subject often comes after said, says or say when it follows the actual words spoken, unless it is a pronoun. 在故事或小说中，当said、says或say出现在直接引语的后面时，主语（代词除外）常位于said等之后◆'Hello!' she said.“喂！”她说。◆'That was marvellous,' said Daniel.“好极了。”丹尼尔说。■ speak (spoke, spoken) [intransitive] to use your voice to say sth 说话；讲话◆He can't speak because of a throat infection.他嗓子发炎，不能说话。◆Please speak more slowly.请说慢一点。◆Without speaking, she stood up and went out.她没有说话，站起身来走了出去。◆What language are they speaking in?他们说的是哪种语言？◆He speaks with a strange accent.他说话口音很特别。ⓘ Speak also means 'to be able to use a particular language'. In this meaning it is not used in the progressive tenses. * speak还可表示“会说某种语言”，表达此义时不用于进行时 [transitive] ◆She speaks several languages / a little Urdu / an unusual dialect.她会说几种语言／一点乌尔都语／一种罕见的方言。◆Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？   see also speak ⇨ talk , speaker ⇨ speaker 1 ■ talk [intransitive, transitive] to say words in a language （用某种语言）讲，说，说话◆Alex can't talk yet－he's only just one year old.亚历克斯还不会说话－他才一岁大。◆Are they talking Swedish or Danish?他们说的是瑞典语还是丹麦语？   see also talk ⇨ talk , talker ⇨ speaker 1 NOTE 辨析 Speak or talk? Talk is much more frequent than speak in spoken English. If sb can't speak they are physically unable to speak because of illness, disability or emotion. If you are talking about a baby who has not learned to talk yet, use talk. 在口语中talk比speak常用得多。can't speak指由于生病、残疾或情感等原因失去了说话的能力。表示婴儿尚未学会说话要用talk。say2

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 'Hello!' she said. “喂！”她说。I can't say I blame her. 我不能说是她不对。We'll finish in, let's say, three months. 比方说，三个月我们就能完成。  ➡ See also the entries for declare and show 3 另见declare条和show条第3义say ♦︎ talk ♦︎ express ♦︎ put ♦︎ voice ♦︎ air ♦︎ phraseThese words all mean to let people know how you feel or what you think by speaking. 这些词均表示用言语表达、表述。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to express / voice / air your thoughts / opinions / views / concerns◆to express / put / phrase sth clearly◆to talk / express yourself / air sth openly◆to talk / express yourself freely■ say (said, said) [transitive, intransitive] to give an opinion on sth 表达，表述（见解）◆Say what you like (= although you disagree) about her, she's a fine singer.随你怎么说，反正她是个优秀歌手。◆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)?安娜认为我懒惰－你说呢?◆It's hard to say what caused the accident.很难说造成事故的原因是什么。◆I can't say I blame her for resigning (= I think she was right).她辞职了，我不能说她不对。◆I wouldn't say they were rich (= in my opinion they are not rich).我认为他们并不富裕。◆'When will it be finished?' 'I couldn't say (= I don't know).'“什么时候能够完成？”“说不好。”■ talk [intransitive, transitive] to say things, especially in order to express feelings or ideas; to say things that are/are not sensible 说话；谈论；说，讲（有理、无理的话）◆Stop talking and listen!别说话了，注意听！◆He talked excitedly of his plans.他兴奋地谈起自己的计划。◆She talks a lot of sense.她讲得很在理。◆You're talking nonsense!你胡说八道！  ➡ See also the entry for talk 另见talk条■ express [transitive] (rather formal) to show or make known a feeling, opinion or idea by words, looks or actions 表示，表达，表露（感情、意见或想法）◆Teachers have expressed concern about the emphasis on testing.教师对偏重考试的问题表示担忧。◆Perhaps I have not expressed myself very well.也许我没把自己的意思表达清楚。◆She expresses herself most fully in her paintings.她在画作中把自己的感情表现得淋漓尽致。ⓘ Express is often followed by a noun describing a feeling or emotion. * express后面常接表示感觉或感情的名词◆to express (your, my, etc.) dissatisfaction / fear / horror / gratitude / desire表达（你的、我的等）不满／担忧／惊恐／感激／欲望 Say and talk cannot be used in this way. Use express yourself to talk about saying what you think or feel so that people understand, or with by, through or in to talk about showing your feelings in a particular way, such as through art or poetry. * say和talk不能这样用。express yourself指表达自己的思想感情以使别人明白，或与by、through或in连用，指以某种形式（如通过艺术或诗歌等）来表现自己的感情。   see also expression ⇨ expression 1 ■ put [transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to express or state sth in a particular way （以某种方式）说，表达◆She put it very tactfully.她的话说得很巧妙。◆Put simply, we accept their offer or go bankrupt.简单地说吧，我们要么接受他们的条件，要么破产。◆I was, to put it mildly, annoyed (= I was extremely angry).委婉点地说，我很不高兴。◆He was too trusting－or, to put it another way, he had no head for business.他太轻信人了－或者换个说法，他没有商业头脑。◆She had never tried to put this feeling into words.她从未试图把这种感情说出来。■ voice [transitive] (rather formal) to tell people your feelings or opinions about sth 表示，表达，吐露（感情或意见）◆A number of parents have voiced concern about their children's safety.一些家长对子女的安全表示担心。■ air [transitive] (rather formal) to express your opinions publicly 公开发表（意见）◆The weekly meeting enables employees to air their grievances.每周的例会使雇员有机会诉说委屈。NOTE 辨析 Voice or air?You can voice an opinion to one person, but if you air an opinion, you are usually sharing it with many people, at a meeting for example. * voice可指向一个人表达意见，而air通常指向众人公开发表意见，如在会议上。■ phrase [transitive] to say or write sth, arranging the words in a particular way （以某种方式）表达，措辞，推敲◆I agree with what he says, but I'd have phrased it differently.我赞同他说的话，但我会以不同的方式来表述。say3

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 'Hello!' she said. “喂！”她说。I can't say I blame her. 我不能说是她不对。We'll finish in, let's say, three months. 比方说，三个月我们就能完成。say ♦︎ suppose ♦︎ speculate ♦︎ presume ♦︎ postulate ♦︎ presupposeThese words all mean to suggest or give sth as a possibility, or act as if sth were true even though you have no definite proof. 这些词均表示假定、假设。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to say / suppose / speculate / presume / postulate / presuppose that...◆to suppose / presume / postulate / presuppose the existence of sth◆let's (just) / let us say / suppose (that...)■ say (said, said) [transitive, no passive] (especially spoken) used to give or suggest sth as an example or possibility 比方说；假设◆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。◆Take any writer, say (= for example) Dickens...随便举一个作家为例，比如说狄更斯⋯◆Say you lose your job. What then?假设你丢了工作，那会怎样？■ suppose [transitive] to pretend that sth is true; to imagine what would happen if sth were true 假定；假设；设想◆Suppose all the flights are booked on that day. Which other day could we go?假定那天的航班都订满了，我们还可以哪天走呢？◆Let us suppose, for example, that you are married with two children.比方说，假设你成家了，还有两个孩子。◆Suppose him dead－what then?假如他死了，那怎么办？■ speculate ˈspekjuleɪt [transitive] to form an opinion about sth without knowing all the details or facts 推测；猜测；推断◆Everyone speculated wildly about the reasons for her resignation.大家都胡乱推测她辞职的原因。◆It's useless to speculate why he did it.对于他为什么这样做，妄加猜测一点用也没有。  see also speculation ⇨ speculation , speculative ⇨ supposed ■ presume prɪˈzjuːm; NAmE prɪˈzuːm [transitive] (rather formal) to accept that sth is true until it is shown not to be true, for example in court; to accept sth as true or real and take action on that basis （在法庭上等）推定，假定；假设（作为行事的基础）◆Twelve passengers are missing, presumed dead.有十二名旅客失踪，已推定罹难。◆In English law, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.英国法律规定，一个人在被证明有罪之前推定为无辜。  see also presumption ⇨ speculation , presume ⇨ suppose ■ postulate ˈpɒstjuleɪt; NAmE ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt [transitive] (formal) to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis of a theory or argument 假定，假设（以作为理论或论证的基础）◆Some linguists have postulated a change in English pronunciation from around 1600.一些语言学家假定大约从1600年开始英语发音出现了变化。■ presuppose ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz; NAmE ˌpriːsəˈpoʊz [transitive] (formal) (of a person) to accept sth as true or real and base your actions on that before it has been proved; (of an argument or reason) to depend on sth else being true in order to exist or be valid （人）姑且认为，假设；（论点或理由）以⋯为前提，依⋯而定◆Teachers sometimes presuppose a fairly high level of knowledge on the part of the students.教师有时会假定学生有相当高的知识水平。◆This argument presupposes that all children start off life with equal advantages.这个论点的前提是，所有儿童生来都具有同等的优势。  see also presupposition ⇨ speculation
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