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vt. 说，讲；宣称，说明；认为，据说；发音，读；确信，确定（事实）；（对某人）意味着；表达，传达；指明，表明；假设，比如说；让某人做（某事）；复述，诵念；念，背诵；替（某人或某事）说好话（坏话）
n. 发言权，决定权
int. <美，非正式> （吃惊或吸引注意力）哎呀，喂
【名】 （Say）（土）萨伊，（法、老、柬）赛，（英）塞伊，（匈、罗）绍伊（人名）
第三人称单数says
现在分词saying
过去式said
过去分词said
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及物动词 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。
及物动词 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。
及物动词 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。
及物动词 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。
单数型名词 If you have a say in something, you have the right to give your opinion and influence decisions relating to it. 发言权
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。
及物动词 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。
及物动词 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。
及物动词 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。
及物动词 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。
及物动词 You can use say when you want to discuss something that might possibly happen or be true. 假定
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？
习语 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。
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习语 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。
习惯表达 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)
"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？”
习语 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。
习语 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？”
习语 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。
习语 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。
习惯表达 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
I wouldn't say no to a drink.
我不反对喝一杯。
习语 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
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。
习惯表达 You can use "You can say that again" to express strong agreement with what someone has just said. 说得太对了
"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。
an exclamation to attract attention or express surprise, etc 引起注意或表达吃惊的叫声
the chance to speak
let him have his say
express a supposition
Let us say that he did not tell the truth ; Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
同义词： suppose
state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
I say let's forget this whole business
utter aloud
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
I cannot say `zip wire'
同义词： pronounce / articulate / enounce / sound out / enunciate
recite or repeat a fixed text
communicate or express nonverbally
What does this painting say? ; Did his face say anything about how he felt?
indicate
The clock says noon
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...，为我的将来担忧，为我因Dubo欠下债务在外面受的罪而哭，为我在外面不行堂堂正正做个男人而哭，我不敢再说什么，也没脸再说(Say)什么。如果(If)不是家里人还都有点收入(Income)，前些年老爹拼命攒下一点资本，恐怕我们这一家都要跳楼，家破人亡。
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讲；表示；念；假定；背诵
Nobody knew what to say.
谁也不知道该说什么。
I didn't say owt.
我什么也没说。
What did he say?
他说了什么？
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say "Do not bad mouth me."
VOA : special.2010.06.20
What I would say about this one, cause it's most complicated, I would say, in the history of humanity.
我会说，因为,是非常复杂的，我会说，是整个人类史上最复杂的。
人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课
The best way to say it and the quickest way to say it is that I don't speak language.
最合适的说法是,我们说的不是语言。
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Critics say Jackson's success is not a result of his coaching skills as much as having superstar athletes on his teams.
VOA : special.2009.07.10
The experts say individual progress and not a set time period should always guide a decision to return to play.
VOA : special.2009.10.28
We rank all the hitters in baseball and say who earned his keep in 2000.
Correspondents say this is the International Atomic Energy Agency's toughest report on Iran to date.
BBC: UN nuclear agency IAEA: Iran 'studying nuclear weapons'
Ultimately, Noble and Black Wolf say they're just happy to have fans up and dancing.