say用法:
say可以用作动词:
say的基本含义是指把自己的思想或观点通过言语表达出来,使人明白其意图,即“说,讲”,着重所说话的内容,引申还可指“预告”“说明”“表明”“宣称”“背诵”等。
say还可以作“比方说,假定说”解,是let's say的省略说法,用作插入语。
say可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后可接名词、代词、动词不定式、带疑问词的不定式或that/wh-从句作宾语。也可引出直接引语。可用于被动结构。有时还可用一般现在时表过去。
say用作动词的用法例句:
He said hello to me with a smile.他面带微笑地和我打了个招呼。
She said that she liked singing.她说她喜欢唱歌。
He will of course say yes to my proposal.他一定会同意我的建议的。
say可以用作名词:
say作名词的意思是“决定权,发言权”,指人们对某一件事或物发表看法或观点之权。常用于单数形式,也可用作不可数名词。用单数形式时,常与不定冠词a连用。
have a say意为“有发言权”; have the say意为“有决定权”; have said one's say意为“利用机会表达自己的意见”。
say用作名词的.用法例句:
We are considering giving them greater say in such matters.我们正考虑在这样的事情上给他们更多的发言权。
We had no say in the decision to sell the company在决定出售公司的问题上,我们没有发言权。
Don't interrupt her, let her have her say.别打断她,让她把意见说出来。
say用法例句:
1、All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.
不用说,所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。
2、The deal seems so attractive it would be ridiculous to say no.
这笔交易看上去太诱人了,要是拒绝它简直是笑话。
3、People always think I'm a fool, and I dare say they're right.
人们总认为我是个傻瓜,想必他们是对的。