question 谁知道):Who can say what will happen next year?谁能说得出明年会发生什么事? who ‘says (...)? (informal) used to disagree with a statement or an opinion (表示不同意谁说(…):Who says J can’t do ft?谁说我木了焱个? who’s to say (…)? used to say that sth might happen or might have happened in a particular way, because nobody really knows (表示说 不定某事会发生或本来会发生了)谁说得准W/io’s to say we would not have succeeded if we^ had more time?要是时间更充裕,.没准儿我们就已成功了,谁说得 准呢,you can say that again {informal) I agree with you completely让你说对了; 一点没错;正是这样:货e’s in a bad mood today.' 'You can say that againf 41 绪不好。”“让你说对了! you can’t say ’fairer (than 'that) (BrE, informal) used to say that you think the offer you are making is reasonable or generous (出价时说)再公道不过了 ioo/g give you £JO0/or it. can’t say/airer than that你看,我出 100 英镑买 它,这再公道不过了。you don't^sayi {informal, often /Von/c) used to express surprise 我就知道;不会吧;不至 于吧‘They wfthoi/t us. You don’t say/’..I,m ..not surprised) 他们撇下我们自个儿走了。” “真的吗?” you 'said it! (informaf) 1 (6r£) used to agree with sb when they say sth about themselves that you would not have been rude enough to say yourself :(\同意对方所怍 而碍于礼貌自己不便作出的评价)这话可是你说的:

'I know rm not the world's greatest cook/ You said it!7 我知道我的饭菜做得不是太好。”‘f这话可是你说 的!” 2 (AMmf) used to agree with sb’s suggestion …(同 意对方的议)正合我心意一 more at dare v.,easy Mv., ENOUGH prn., GLAD, LET V., MEAN V., MIND V., NEEDLESS, RECORD n., SOON, SORRY dj., SUFFICE, WORD /?.

_ noww [sing., U] ~ (in sth) ttie right to influence sth by giving your opinion before a decision is made 决定权; W We had no say in the decision to sell the company.在决定出售公司沾问题上,我们没有发言权◊ JPeopk want a greater say ZocaZ government.人们要求 在当地的政务中有更大的发言权The judge has the final say on the sentence法官对判决有最后的决定权。

have your 'say (informal) to have the opportunity to express yourself fully about sth 有机会充芬发表意 见.She won^ be happy until sheJs had her say.

话都说出来才舒畅。.see also SAY YOUR PIECE at SAY V. exclamation (NAmE, informaf) 1 used for showing surprise or pleasure ( i示惊邊或兴奋嘿,啧啧Say, that’s a nfce’rcut/ _^趙,命.系舉剪得竭漂亮!

2 used for attracting sb^ attention or for making a suggestion or comment (提请別人往意、提出建议或作 出评论喂,我说:Say, how about going to a movie tonight?两说,今晚去看场电影怎么样? say-ing /'senrj/ noun a well-known phrase or statement that expresses sth about life that most people believe is wise and true 谭语;格言,;警句‘Acddents wiH happen’,as the saying goes.常言道:“意外事,总难 免。”

say-so noun [sing.] {informaf) permission that sb gives to do sth i4司准许AfothingcouW be done without her say-so.未经她准许,什么都不可以做ESa n sbs say-so based on a statement that §b makes without giving any proof仅凭某人的空口白话;听信某人不驾之 词He hired and fired people on his partner's say-so.

雇谁辞谁全听他的合伙人的一句话。

S-bend noun a bend in a road or pipe that is shaped like an S (道路或實道的)S形弯 scab /skaeb/ noun 1 [C] a hard dry covering that forms over a wound as it heals 2 [U] a skin disease of animals (动物挤癣 3.[U].a disease of plants, espe­cially apples and potatoes, that causes a. rough surface (植物疮痂病,斑点病 4 [C] (/_n/omjfl/d/5fl/?pwv/>7g) a worker who refuses to join a strike or takes the place of sb on strike拒绝参加罢工的土人;顶替罢工者上班的工 人;<工贼 003 BLACKLEG

scab-bard /'skaebad; NAmE -bard/ noun a cover for a sword that is made of leather or metal ■(刀、剑的H771 SHEATH

scab-by /_skaebi/ covered"in scabs 结痂的;有痂的 sca-bies /'skeibiiz/ noun [U] a skin disease that causes itching and small red raised spots 济疮;挤螨病

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WHICH WORD?词语辨析 say ♦ tell

Say never has a person as the object. You say something or say something to somebody. Say is

often used when you are giving somebody's exact words. 1___:不以.久作宾语,:可说say__.something.say something to somebody。say 常与童接引:语连 用:‘S/f dovv/?’shesfl/_d. 坐下_6 她说 Awne said,‘f’mtiredJ 安妮说'我累了。” Arme /W she M/flS       安妮说她累    £//£/ he

sf/yto yow?他对你说了些什么?. You cannot use ‘say about,, but say something about is correct..不能用 say about.追.可说 say something about: I want to say something/a few words/a little about my family. 我想谈谈我的家庭。Say can also be used with a clause when the person you are talking to is not mentioned.没有指明说奋对象时,say亦可与从甸连 用:She didn’t say what she intended to do她投i她想做什么。

Tell usually has a person as the object and often has two objects. * tell常畨有两个宾语,其中-个通常是 ,人Have yow fo/d /7/‘m fhe news yet?你告诉他这消 息吗? It is often used with ‘that’ clauses, 词常与. that 旬连用...: Anne told me (that), she was tired.

安妮妨義说A累了。Tell is usually used when somebody is giving facts or information, often with w/7^//7,etc. * tell在某人告知事实或提供信息时 使用,常与whatwhere等词连用:Can you te" me vv/ie/7wov/> starts?fi告诉我电影什么时候开演 n^t? (BUT #;- Can you give me some information ofcowtsc/joo/?你能给我讲讲这所学校的情况吗?) Tell is also used when you are giving somebody instructions.:发出指示 •亦可用 tell: The doctor told me to sfay /./? feet/..医生要卧由休息。:◊ doctor fo'/cT me at)./ had fo sffly /•/? 医生对我说我必须、

卧床休息。OR doctor sfl/d        to stoy

医生说我必须卧床休息。NOT不能说doctor s»id me to stay in bed.

scab-rous /'skeibras; 'skaeb-/ adj. 1 (format) offensive or shocking in a sexual way猥亵秽的;有伤风化的 HT1 indecent 2 [technical having a rough surface 表面粗糙的EQfl scaly: scabrous sfcin粗糙的皮肤 scads /skaedz/ noun [pi.] ~ (of sth) [informal, especially large numbers or amounts of sth 大量:许多: scads /$20 bi«5许多20元面值的钞票 scaf-fold /'skaefauld; NAmE -fould/ noun 1 a platform used when executing criminals by cutting off their heads or hanging themfrom a rope .台;绞刑架 2 a structure made of scaffolding, for workers to stand on when they are working on a building 脚手.架;■■建筑 架;鹰架<

scaf-fold-ing /'skaefaldiq/ noun [U] poles and boards that are joined together to make a structure for workers to stand on when they are working high up on the outside wall of a building 手架('组 鹰架 sca-lar /'skeil0(r)/ adj. [mathematics (of a quantity M) having size byt no direction纯量的;&量的;无向量的 一 compare vector(J) sca-lar noun scala-wag /'skaelawaeg/ noun {NAmE, informal)

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scald /skoild/ verb, noun

                  verb [VN] to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam 烫伤:Be careful not to scald

,yoursef with the steam小心别让蒸.汽把吨:烫着 (//▲t/raf/ve). Tears scaWed her eyes.她热泪盈目inote at BURN

                  /?om/7 an injury to the skin from very hot liquid or steam

烫伤_

scald.ing /'sko:ldig/ hot enough to scald 滚烫的; 灼热的scaWing water 滚烫的水fewraf/Ve} ScaZding tears poured down her /ace.滚烫的泪水从她脸上扑蔌栽 地流+► scald.ing fldv.: scaWing hot 灼热