say

1. V-T When you say something, you speak words. 说

"I'm sorry," he said. “我很抱歉，”他说。

She said they were very impressed. 她说他们被深深打动了。

Forty-one people are said to have been seriously hurt. 据说有41人严重受伤。

I packed and said goodbye to Charlie. 我收拾好行装，跟查理说了再见。

2. V-T You use say in expressions such as I would just like to say to introduce what you are actually saying, or to indicate that you are expressing an opinion or admitting a fact. If you state that you can't say something or you wouldn't say something, you are indicating in a polite or indirect way that it is not the case. (表达观点或陈述事实，否定用法表示婉转陈述某事并非事实) 说

I would just like to say that this is the most hypocritical thing I have ever heard in my life. 我只想说这是我一生中听到过的最虚伪的事。

I must say that rather shocked me, too. 我得说那件事也让我颇为震惊。

3. V-T You can mention the contents of a piece of writing by mentioning what it says or what someone says in it. 宣称

The report says there is widespread and routine torture of political prisoners in the country. 报告称在那个国家存在着普遍的、惯常的虐待政治犯的现象。

You can't have one without the other, as the song says. 正如那首歌所唱的，二者你不能只取其一。

4. V-T If you say something to yourself, you think it. 心中暗想

Perhaps I'm still dreaming, I said to myself. 我心中暗想，可能我仍在做梦吧。

5. N-SING If you have a say in something, you have the right to give your opinion and influence decisions relating to it. 发言权[usu 'a' N, also 'more/some' N]

You can get married at sixteen, and yet you haven't got a say in the running of the country. 你可以在16岁结婚，然而对国家的管理你还没有发言权。

6. V-T You indicate the information given by something such as a clock, dial, or map by mentioning what it says. (钟，地图等) 表明

The clock said four minutes past eleven when we set off. 我们出发时，时钟显示11点4分。

7. V-T If something says something about a person, situation, or thing, it gives important information about them. 说明

I think that says a lot about how well Safin is playing. 我认为那足以说明萨芬表现得有多出色。

8. V-T If something says a lot for a person or thing, it shows that this person or thing is very good or has a lot of good qualities. 说明 (某人或某物有很多优点)

That the Escort is still the nation's bestselling car in 1992 says a lot for the power of Ford's marketing people. 雅仕车仍是1992年全国销售得最好的汽车，这足以说明福特公司营销人员的非凡的能力。

9. V-T You use say in expressions such as I'll say that for them and you can say this for them after or before you mention a good quality that someone has, usually when you think they do not have many good qualities. 有一点该肯定 (用于表扬没有多少优点的人)

He's usually well-dressed, I'll say that for him. 有一点该肯定的是，他通常穿着很考究。

10. V-T You can use say when you want to discuss something that might possibly happen or be true. 假定[only imper]

Say you were buying a new car, would your discussion begin and end with the monthly payment?

假定你要买辆新车，你开始和结束讨论时的问题会是按月付款的数额吗？

11. PHRASE You can use say or let's say when you mention something as an example. 比如说

To see the problem here more clearly, let's look at a different biological system, say, an acorn. 为了把这里的问题看得更清楚，让我们看一种不同的生物系统，比如说，橡实。

PHRASE

1. PHRASE If you say that something says it all, you mean that it shows you very clearly the truth about a situation or someone's feelings. 清楚说明事实

This is my third visit in a week, which says it all. 这是我一周内的第三次来访，这本身就说明了一切。

2. CONVENTION You can use "You don't say" to express surprise at what someone has told you. People often use this expression to indicate that in fact they are not surprised. 真的吗 (用于并不太惊讶时)[情感]

"I'm a writer."—"You don't say. What kind of book are you writing?"

“我是个作家。”—“真的吗，你在写什么样的书呢？”

3. PHRASE If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects. 有很多优点

There's a lot to be said for being based in the country. 以农村为依托有很多优势。

4. PHRASE If someone asks what you have to say for yourself, they are asking what excuse you have for what you have done. 某人有何要为自己辩解的

"Well," she said eventually, "what have you to say for yourself?"

“好了，”她最后说，“你有什么要为自己说的？”

5. PHRASE If something goes without saying, it is obvious. 不言而喻

It goes without saying that if someone has lung problems they should not smoke. 肺部有了问题就不该抽烟，这是不言而喻的。

6. PHRASE When one of the people or groups involved in a discussion has their say, they give their opinion. 发表意见

Voters were finally having their say today. 选民们今天终于发表他们的意见了。

7. CONVENTION You use "I wouldn't say no" to indicate that you would like something, especially something that has just been offered to you. 我不反对[非正式]

I wouldn't say no to a drink. 我不反对喝一杯。

8. PHRASE You use that is to say or that's to say to indicate that you are about to express the same idea more clearly or precisely. 也就是说[正式]

That would mean voting no, that is to say, using the veto. 那就意味着投反对票，也就是说，行使否决权。

9. CONVENTION You can use "You can say that again" to express strong agreement with what someone has just said. 说得太对了[非正式]

"You are in enough trouble already."—"You can say that again," sighed Richard. “你现在麻烦已经够多的。”—“说得太对了，”理查德叹息着说。

10. INTERJ an exclamation to attract attention or express surprise, etc 引起注意或表达吃惊的叫声[美国英语] [非正式]