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。
念;发音;写着;标明;说话;表达;回答;据说;相传;背诵;朗诵
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.
(以书面形式)表明
To indicate in a written form.
据说(用于被动单数或主动复数,表示传闻或众所周知的事实)
To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
说话;表达意见;回答;回复
To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
一般现在时
He says he is happy.
他说他很高兴。
一般过去时
She said she would come.
她说她会来。
现在进行时
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。
用法提示:said作为动词表达过去说出的陈述。
I say we should leave now.
我说我们现在应该走了。
用法提示:say表达个人意见或建议。
My mom says to clean my room.
我妈妈说要打扫我的房间。
用法提示:says表达转述指令或要求。
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。
比 say 正式,强调开口说话或谈论;不说 speak hello,应说 say hello。
较正式或文学化,强调发出声音,常接一个词、感叹等;日常口语很少用。
正式用语,指清楚、有条理地陈述事实或观点,多见于写作或正式发言;后常接 that 从句。
语法不同:tell 后必须接人(tell me),say 是 say sth to sb;tell 侧重把信息告知某人。
含义更广,既可指言语,也可通过表情、行动等表达;如 express your feelings 不一定是说。
grammar · medium
易错句子I said him the truth.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She said me that she was tired.
正确表达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。
在本条目中,'say'取'说出、用言语表达'之义(如 say a word);其反义方向是'听',不适用于'写着、标明'等义项。
say后直接接说的内容,tell后通常接人再接内容(tell sb sth)
say侧重说出具体话语,speak常指说某种语言或发表演说,不强调说的内容
say是及物动词直接接话语,talk是不及物动词常与about连用,强调交流过程
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。
与“说”相关的双向交流场景。
说话内容的信息载体。
说话时发出的声音。
用言语表达的内容或观点。
口头表达的形式。
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!’
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.