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say sth
及物动词，后直接跟名词或代词。
She said her name.
她说了她的名字。
说；讲；告诉
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说；讲；告诉
To tell, either verbally or in writing.
She said her name.
她说了她的名字。
发音
To pronounce.
尝试；试验
To try; to assay.
背诵
To recite.
告知(口头或书面)
To tell, either verbally or in writing.
say
Base
原形
says
3rd person
第三人称单数
saying
-ing
现在分词
said
Past
过去式
said
Past participle
过去分词
He says he is happy.
他说他很高兴。
She said she would come.
她说她会来。
They are saying goodbye now.
他们现在正在说再见。
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 said。
He said that the meeting was at three.
他说会议在三点。
I say we should leave now.
我说我们现在应该走了。
My mom says to clean my room.
我妈妈说要打扫我的房间。
及物动词，后直接跟名词或代词。
She said her name.
她说了她的名字。
引导宾语从句时，that 常可省略。
He said (that) he was tired.
他说他累了。
用 to 引出听话者。
I said goodbye to my friends.
我向朋友们道别。
Not this
I said him the truth.
Use this
I told him the truth.
say不能接双宾语，若要表达“告诉某人某事”，应使用tell接双宾语结构。
Not this
She said me that she was tired.
Use this
She said to me that she was tired.
say后接间接宾语时，须用介词to引导，不能直接跟人称代词作间接宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
说点什么；说话
If you have nothing to say, just smile.
如果你无话可说，微笑就好。
拒绝；说不
She had to say no to the invitation.
她不得不拒绝这次邀请。
同意；答应
He finally said yes to the plan.
他最终同意了这项计划。
告别；说再见
We said goodbye at the airport.
我们在机场道别。
道歉；说对不起
You should say sorry for being late.
你迟到了应该道歉。
说一句话；开口
He didn't say a word all evening.
他整个晚上一句话也没说。
不会吧；真的吗；（表示惊讶或讽刺）不见得吧
She's quitting her job? You don't say!
她要辞职了？不会吧！
说一声；发话；下令
I'll start the car whenever you say the word.
只要你一声令下，我就把车发动起来。
你觉得怎么样？；好不好？
We could go out for dinner later—what do you say?
我们一会儿可以出去吃饭——你觉得怎么样？
跟我的小朋友打个招呼吧！
In the 1983 film Scarface, Tony Montana says 'Say hello to my little friend!' before firing his gun.
在1983年的电影《疤面煞星》中，托尼·蒙塔纳在开枪前说：‘跟我的小朋友打个招呼吧！’
说这不是真的！
When the scandal broke, heartbroken fans shouted, 'Say it ain't so!'
丑闻曝光时，心碎的球迷们喊道：‘说这不是真的！’
Use say naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：say 读作/sei/，嘴巴从收拢到张开，就像开口说话的动作；动词意思就是‘说’。注意它强调说出的话，而不是像 tell 那样强调告诉的对象。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面表达、新闻报道 say 是最常用的“说”，通常适用于口语和书面语，也常见于新闻报道中，语气中性自然。
注意：say后接说的内容，不接人；接人需用say to sb。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.