ADVERB | VERB + SAY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤aloud, out loud出聲地說▸➤loudly大聲地說▸➤gently, quietly, softly輕聲地說;悄悄地說;溫柔地說▸➤gruffly, huskily聲音粗啞地說;嗓音嘶啞地說▸➤at once立即說▸➤at last, at length, finally終於說▸➤simply簡單地說◇'I am home,' he said simply.“我回來了。”他簡單地說。➤hastily, hurriedly, quickly倉促地說;匆忙地說;迅速地說▸➤slowly不慌不忙地說▸➤abruptly, suddenly突兀地說;突然說▸➤briskly, curtly, shortly, tersely三言兩語地說;簡練地說▸➤angrily, bitterly, crossly, fiercely, sharply生氣地說;憤憤不平地說;氣呼呼地說;憤怒地說;尖銳地說◇'I don't know,' she said crossly.“我不知道。”她氣呼呼地說。➤bluntly, flatly, matter-of-factly, plainly直截了當地說;斷然地說;平靜淡然地說;據實說▸➤firmly, weakly堅定地說;懦弱地說▸➤harshly, sternly苛刻地說;嚴厲地說➤kindly, sweetly友好地說;動聽地說▸➤brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, happily快活地說;愉快地說;興高采烈地說;高興地說➤enthusiastically熱情地說➤with a grin, with a smile咧嘴笑着說;微笑着說◇'You'll see!' Lianne said with a smile.“你等着瞧吧!”利安笑着說道。➤with a smirk, with a wink傻笑着說;眨着眼說➤with a chuckle, with a laugh輕聲笑着說;大笑着說➤with a frown, with a shrug, with a sigh皺着眉說;聳着肩說;歎着氣說◇'Well, at least we tried!' he said with a shrug.“算了,至少我們盡力了!”他聳了聳肩說道。➤miserably, sadly淒慘地說;傷心地說▸➤gravely, grimly, seriously, solemnly板着臉說;嚴厲地說;嚴肅地說;鄭重地說▸➤airily, casually, lightly, nonchalantly, smoothly輕描淡寫地說;隨口說;滿不在乎地說;無動於衷地說;油嘴滑舌地說◇'There's nothing wrong with him,' she said airily.“他沒事。”她輕描淡寫地說。➤stiffly生硬地說▸➤proudly驕傲地說➤smugly沾沾自喜地說▸➤thoughtfully若有所思地說▸➤conversationally閒聊似地說▸➤calmly, evenly, mildly平靜地說;語氣平和地說;溫和地說▸➤impatiently, patiently不耐煩地說;耐心地說➤defensively, indignantly懷有戒心地說;憤慨地說▸➤politely禮貌地說▸➤soothingly寬慰地說▸➤apologetically, sheepishly歉意地說;難為情地說▸➤awkwardly, hesitantly, lamely, nervously局促不安地說;猶猶豫豫地說;信心不足地說;緊張地說➤jokingly, teasingly開玩笑地說;揶揄地說▸➤drily, mockingly, sarcastically不動聲色地調侃;嘲弄地說;冷嘲熱諷地說▸➤coldly, coolly, icily冷冷地說;冷漠地說▸➤breathlessly上氣不接下氣地說▸➤absently茫然地說▸➤honestly, sincerely, truthfully誠實地說;真誠地說;坦誠地說◇Can you honestly say you're sorry?你能誠心誠意地說對不起嗎?VERB + SAY➤be about to, be going to正要說;打算說◇I've forgotten what I was going to say.我忘了自己剛才想要說什麼了。➤hasten to急忙說▸➤long to, want to渴望說;想說◇I want to say how much we have all enjoyed this evening.我想說今晚我們都玩得非常開心。➤hate to不願說◇I hate to say it, but I think Stephen may be right.我本不願說,但我覺得斯蒂芬可能是對的。➤dare (to)膽敢說◇I dared not say a word about it to anyone.我不敢對任何人說起此事。◇I dare say that she'll come to the wedding.我敢說她會來參加婚禮。➤suffice it to, suffice to只需說⋯就夠了◇Suffice it to say, I refused to get involved.只說一句,我拒絕牽扯進去。➤be fair to說句公道話◇It is fair to say a considerable amount of effort went into the project.說句公道話,這一項目的參與者花費了很多心血。➤have nothing to, have something to無話/有話要說◇Be quiet, I have something to say.安靜,我有話要說。➤hear sb聽到某人說◇I heard him say they were leaving tomorrow.我聽到他說他們明天走。PREPOSITION➤about說關於⋯◇Do you have anything to say about this?對此事你有什麼要說的嗎?➤to對⋯說◇That's not what he said to me.他對我不是那麼說的。PHRASES➤be quoted as saying sth援引(某人的)話說⋯◇A government spokesman was quoted as saying that they would take steps to restore order.據政府發言人說,他們將採取措施恢復秩序。➤a thing to say這樣說是⋯的◇That was a very cruel thing to say.說這話太刻毒了。➤I have to say, I must say我不得不說;我必須說◇I have to say I didn't expect it to be so good.我得承認,我沒料到會這麼好。➤it has to be said必須承認◇She wasn't at her best, it has to be said.必須承認,她沒有表現出最佳水平。➤needless to say不用說◇Needless to say, it all went smoothly in the end.不用說,最終一切都很順利。