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【释义】：

(said，said，第三人称单数现在式says)vt．❶ 说，讲：say ‘Good-bye’to sb．向某人说‘再见’．Say it in English．用英语讲．Say which you prefer．你说要哪一个．What do you say to a short talk?谈一谈怎么样?People say that he is a good player．大家认为他是优秀运动员．They say(=It is said)据说：It is said in the newspaper that it will be fine tomorrow．据报纸报导，明天天气好．say a good word for(sb．or sth．)称赞，为…说好话 say the word下命令．Easier said than done．【谚】说著容易，做著难．❷ 说明，声明，宣称，断定：No one can say where he is．谁也说不上他在哪儿．The clock says five minutes after six．钟指到六点五分．The smug look on his face said that he was confident of success．他那种自若的表情，说明他对成功充满信心．❸ 重复，背诵：say one’s lessons背书．Say it again．重复一遍．❹ (多用于祈使句、疑问句和否定句)假定，估计：a couple of hours，say，from seven to nine两个钟头时间，比方说，从七点到九点．Let us say，there are a lot of difficulties in your way．Can you conquer them?假如说要遇到许多困难，你能克服吗?There is no saying when he will come．说不上他什么时候来．

－vi．说，发表意见：Who said so?谁这么说的?You may well say so．你说得对．So you say!真的吗!I say(开始谈话，引起注意，表示惊奇)喂，哎呀，我是说：I say，be quiet．喂，安静．go without saying不言而喻．that is to say 就是说，换句话说：On January 13th，that is to say，next Monday．一月十三号，也就是下星期一．

－n．❶ 话，想说的话，没说的话：have(or say)one’s say 说完想说的话，把意见讲完：I’ve done my best，said my say．该做的我都做了，该说的我都说了．❷ 发言权，发言机会：It’s my say next．下一个该我发言了．have a(no，not much) say in the matter对这事有(无、有几分)发言权．❸ (the say)决定权：Who has the say in the matter?谁有权决定这件事?