| 单词 | to say |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔Freudian slip〕He meant to say “I'm glad you're here,” but what came out was a Freudian slip: “I'm mad you're here.” 他想说“你们在这儿我很高兴。”但却说漏了嘴：“你们在这儿我很生气。”韦氏高阶〔KNOW/NOT KNOW〕Like most politicians he had all his answers off pat, but he didn't have anything particularly new or interesting to say. 跟多数政客一样，所有答案他都背熟了，可他没有什么特别新鲜或有趣的东西可说。朗文写作活用〔PART〕At this stage of the election campaign, it is impossible to say who will win. 在大选的这个阶段，不可能说准谁会赢。朗文写作活用〔SAY〕I couldn't think of anything to say. 我想不出该说什么。朗文写作活用〔STAY〕I was having such a good time in Paris that I phoned my mother to say I was staying another week. 我在巴黎过得非常开心，所以我打电话给母亲说我还要待一个星期。朗文写作活用〔abundantly〕It was abundantly stupid of him to say so.他这么说真是愚蠢到了极点。英汉大词典〔basis〕He declined to say on what basis bail was refused.他拒绝说出不准许保释的原因。麦克米伦高阶〔cowardly〕That's a cowardly thing to say.说这种话真孬种。英汉大词典〔e-mail〕Jamie e-mailed me to say he couldn't come.杰米给我发电子邮件, 说他不能来了。外研社新世纪〔except〕He wouldn't talk about work, except to say that he was busy.他除了说他很忙之外并不想谈论工作。朗文当代〔few〕Pam called to say she's going to be a few minutes late.帕姆打电话来说她要晚几分钟到。朗文当代〔flustered〕He gets all flustered and doesn't know what to say.他一时懵了, 不知道该说什么。外研社新世纪〔g〕To say, speak.说话，演说.美国传统〔half〕I was half expecting her to say 'no'.我有点盼望她会说不。朗文当代〔hypocritical〕It would be hypocritical to say I travel at 70mph simply because that is the law.如果因为法律规定的时速是70英里我就说自己的车速是这么高，那就是虚伪了。柯林斯高阶〔initial〕Paul M. Reynolds refused to say what the initial "M" stood for.保罗‧M‧雷诺兹拒绝说出首字母M代表什么意思。剑桥高阶〔it's safe to say (that)〕I think it's safe to say that the crisis is now over.我很肯定危机已经过去了。剑桥高阶〔least〕His teaching methods were strange, to say the least.他的教学方法至少可以说是怪异。朗文当代〔lie〕It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.如果说我知道,那就是说假话了,因为我并不知道。英汉大词典〔misleading〕It would be misleading to say that we were friends.说我们是朋友的话会使人误会。外研社新世纪〔need〕I hardly need to say that all this is highly confidential.不用我说, 这一切都是高度保密的。外研社新世纪〔note〕She left me a note to say my dinner was in the oven.她给我留了个便条，告诉我晚饭在烤箱里。牛津搭配〔over〕I went over (=crossed the room, street etc) to say hello, but Vincent didn't recognize me.我走过去打招呼，但文森特没有认出我。朗文当代〔politic〕It is not politic to say so.这样说是不策略的。英汉大词典〔proud〕I'm proud to say that we made the right decision.我很自豪地说我们作出了正确的决定。麦克米伦高阶〔right〕You have not much right to say that.你没有什么理由说这话。英汉大词典〔say〕His language was irreverent, not to say blasphemous.他的言语即使不算渎神,至少也是不虔敬的。英汉大词典〔say〕I want to say something /a few words /a little about my family.我想谈谈我的家庭。牛津高阶〔say〕I wanted to say thank you for all you've done for me.我想为你所做的一切说声谢谢。韦氏高阶〔say〕I've forgotten what I was going to say.我忘了自己刚才想要说什么了。牛津搭配〔say〕Who's to say they wouldn't have won if their team was healthy? 要是他们队都很健康的话，没准儿他们就赢了，谁说得准呢？韦氏高阶〔seriously〕Don't take him seriously—he loves to say crazy things.别把他当回事——他爱说些不切实际的事。韦氏高阶〔shame〕He shamed not to say.他感到羞耻而不肯说。英汉大词典〔soft option〕The soft option is simply to say nothing for the moment.眼下最省事的选择就是什么都不说。剑桥高阶〔sorely〕I was sorely tempted to say exactly what I thought of his offer.我真想如实说说我对他的提议的看法。剑桥高阶〔surprising〕I have to say that it's surprising to find you agreeing with me for once.你也有和我意见一致的时候，我得说这很让我意外。剑桥高阶〔thread〕He had lost his thread and didn't know what to say next.他断了思绪,不知道接下去该讲什么。英汉大词典〔two-dimensional〕I found the characters very two-dimensional, not to say dull.我觉得那些人物形象即使不说是乏味无聊，至少也是毫无深度。柯林斯高阶〔unbelievable〕I found the whole story bizarre, not to say unbelievable.我觉得整个事件经过荒诞不经，更不用说不可信了。牛津高阶〔untrained〕It is a nonsense to say we have untrained staff dealing with emergencies.说我们派未受过培训的员工来处理紧急事故简直是胡说八道。外研社新世纪〔wire〕She sent a wire to say she couldn’t come.她发了个电报说她不能来。牛津同义词He was miming something at me across the pub but I couldn't understand what he was trying to say.在酒吧的另一边，他对我做手势，但是我不明白他的意思。剑桥国际If you want to be an actor, you'll have to learn to say your lines with a lot of expression.如果你想当一名演员的话，你得学会带有表情地背诵台词。剑桥国际It is no exaggeration to say that without the press none of these issues would have acquired the importance they have.不夸张地说，若不是新闻界，这些问题没有一个会取得它们所具的重要性。剑桥国际It would be an overstatement (= a claim that is too positive or strong) to say that Lewis deserved to win the race.说刘易斯该赢得这次比赛是夸大其辞。剑桥国际She had some very uncomplimentary things to say about you.她说了一些关于你的不好听的话。剑桥国际She sent a message with John to say that she couldn't come.她托约翰捎来口信说她不能来了。剑桥国际She's been charged to say nothing on the matter.她被嘱咐关于这件事什么都别说。剑桥国际We seem to have exhausted this topic of conversation (= we have nothing new to say about it).看起来我们对这个话题已经没什么说的了。剑桥国际We'll have to face her with (= give her) this new information and see what she has to say.我们必须把这个新消息告诉她，看她有什么可说。剑桥国际 |
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