say/seɪ/

v.

➊ use your voice to express (sth) with words

➋ use written words to give information

➭pt. & pp. said/sed/

v. [T]

➊ 说，讲：She left without saying goodbye. 她没有道再见就走了。

◇[say + speech] “Good morning,” she said. “早上好。”她说道。

◇[say sth to sb] What did you say to him? 你跟他说了什么？

◇[say (that) ...] She said (that) she was an actress. 她说她是个演员。

◇[it is said that sb does sth = sb is said to do sth] It is said that the young man is rich. =The young man is said to be rich. 据说这个年轻人很富有。

◇[have something/nothing to say] Do you have anything else to say? 你还有其他的要说吗？

◇[say something/nothing about sth] He said nothing about our suggestion. 他对我们的建议没有说什么（或：没发表什么看法）。

➋ 上面写着；显示：The clock said four o'clock. 时钟显示4点钟。

◇[say + speech] The sign says “No smoking.” 牌子上写着“不准吸烟。”

音组-ay/-eɪ/

bay; clay; day; gay; gray; hay; lay; may; pay; play; pray; ray; say; stay way

常犯错误

✗ She can say German fluently.

✓ She can speak German fluently. 她德语说得很流利。

用法可说“Come on,” said John (或John said). 但如果say的主语是代词，则只能说“Come on.” he said.

巧记 用下句区别speak和say的区别：She spoke for one hour but didn't say much. 她讲了一个小时，但没说什么内容。

辨析say; speak; talk; tell