saw

Word family adjectivesawedsawlikesawnsawdustynounsawersawingsawyersawbillsawbladesawbonessawbucksawdustsawfishsawflysawgrasssawhorsesawmillsawpitsawsharksawtoothsaw

saw1 /sɔː $ sɒː/ verb → sore, soar

1.x-refthe past tense of see see的过去式

Related topics: Tools

saw2 noun [countableC]

TZa tool that you use for cutting wood. It has a flat blade with an edge cut into many V shapes. 锯 →4 See picture of 见图 saw

2 a short familiar phrase or sentence that is considered to contain some truth about life 格言，谚语 SYN proverb, saying

That reminds me of the old saw about being careful about what you wish for.

这使我想起了许愿需谨慎的那条古训。

Examples from the Corpus

saw• Their versatility means a circular saw is not always needed.• In sum, their experience reverses the old saw about immigration and prosperity.• Now, over there are wheelbarrows, rakes, pitchforks, saws, the lot.• Albert stated, shook his head, and revved up the saw.• A metal L-shaped guide holds the work underneath a very thin saw blade, held between metal uprights.• All you hear now is the buzzing of those saws.

old saw• Now that is no joke because one of these big old saws can weigh the best part of half a ton.• Which brings to mind that old saw about being careful what you wish for..• That reminds me of that old saw about being careful what you wish for.• How like you to produce that old saw out of your bag of tricks!• I am mindful of the old saw that economic policy is much too important to be left to the economists.• In sum, their experience reverses the old saw about immigration and prosperity.• There is no truth to the old saw that business is always more efficient than government, he has learned.• We all grew up with the old saw that a picture is worth a thousand words.

Related topics: Construction

saw3 verb (past tensepst sawed, past participlepp sawn /sɔːn $ sɒːn/ or sawed American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 TBCCUTto cut something using a saw 〔用锯子〕锯，锯开

She was in the backyard sawing logs.

她在后院锯木头。

saw through

He sawed through a power cable by mistake.

他误把电缆给锯断了。

► see thesaurus at cut

2 saw at something phrasal verbphr v CUTto cut something with a repeated backwards and forwards movement 拉锯似的来回切

He sawed at the loaf with a blunt knife.

他用一把钝刀来回切面包。

Examples from the Corpus

saw at • He hated what he saw at Evanston.• I saw at first hand what a regressive prison regime does to prisoners.• We had come into the kitchen, and I saw at once that nothing was as I had left it.• Father Tim saw at once that the truest meaning of the term captive audience was being demonstrated right before his eyes.• Sorry as he was, he saw at once that to refuse would give the whole thing away.• I saw at that moment how much Adler had helped her.• Despite what you saw at the club.• Looking up he saw at the top of it a bizarre collection of wheels and cogs.

3 saw something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v CUTto remove something by cutting it off with a saw 把…锯掉

We sawed off the dead branches.

我们把枯枝锯掉。

Examples from the Corpus

saw off• Coronado, who thought him to be out of his mind, reluctantly saw the men off.• When Harriet once again saw her daughter off at Penzance station it was this time with a sense of relief.• Do not simply saw the trunk off at soil level as this will later attract honey fungus.• They saw her off into the splashed black and rainy yellow night.• Glancing sideways, he saw Collymore veer off, roll and gracefully arch like a porpoise, and go down again.• When I saw Neil heading off the first tee, bag on shoulder, I was relieved.• Dexter looked back and saw Russell drain off the last drops of his lager.• And then they saw him getting off the streetcar and raced to meet him.

4 saw something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v CUTto cut something into many pieces, using a saw 把…锯成小块

The tree was cut down and sawn up for logs.

这棵树被砍倒，锯成了一段段木头。

Examples from the Corpus

saw up• My grandmother used to live in back of the highway and saw her tied up.• Young Jinny here reckons she saw it heading up here yesterday.• I saw a boy up in one of the trees.• Some one saw me running up that right-hand staircase, running for the train.• She saw you coming up the drive, and hit on the ideal way to take her revenge.• Neighbours raised the alarm when they saw flames light up the early-hours darkness in Ferry Road, Edinburgh.• He turned quickly and saw it coming up the slope behind him.• The only other sighting we've had was a farm worker who thought he saw the car up towards Cumbermound about nine.

Examples from the Corpus

saw• We had to saw the wood to the right length, and then nail the pieces together.• It took all morning to saw up the logs.

saw through• The prisoners escaped by sawing through the bars in their cell.

Origin saw2

Old English sagu

词汇	saw
释义	saw Word family adjectivesawedsawlikesawnsawdustynounsawersawingsawyersawbillsawbladesawbonessawbucksawdustsawfishsawflysawgrasssawhorsesawmillsawpitsawsharksawtoothsaw saw1 /sɔː $ sɒː/ verb → sore, soar 1.x-refthe past tense of see see的过去式 Related topics: Tools saw2 ●●○ noun [countableC] 1. TZa tool that you use for cutting wood. It has a flat blade with an edge cut into many V shapes. 锯 →4 See picture of 见图 saw 2 a short familiar phrase or sentence that is considered to contain some truth about life 格言，谚语 SYN proverb, saying That reminds me of the old saw about being careful about what you wish for. 这使我想起了许愿需谨慎的那条古训。 Examples from the Corpus saw• Their versatility means a circular saw is not always needed.• In sum, their experience reverses the old saw about immigration and prosperity.• Now, over there are wheelbarrows, rakes, pitchforks, saws, the lot.• Albert stated, shook his head, and revved up the saw.• A metal L-shaped guide holds the work underneath a very thin saw blade, held between metal uprights.• All you hear now is the buzzing of those saws. old saw• Now that is no joke because one of these big old saws can weigh the best part of half a ton.• Which brings to mind that old saw about being careful what you wish for..• That reminds me of that old saw about being careful what you wish for.• How like you to produce that old saw out of your bag of tricks!• I am mindful of the old saw that economic policy is much too important to be left to the economists.• In sum, their experience reverses the old saw about immigration and prosperity.• There is no truth to the old saw that business is always more efficient than government, he has learned.• We all grew up with the old saw that a picture is worth a thousand words. Related topics: Construction saw3 ●●○ verb (past tensepst sawed, past participlepp sawn /sɔːn $ sɒːn/ or sawed American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1 TBCCUTto cut something using a saw 〔用锯子〕锯，锯开 She was in the backyard sawing logs. 她在后院锯木头。 saw through He sawed through a power cable by mistake. 他误把电缆给锯断了。 ► see thesaurus at cut 2 saw at something phrasal verbphr v CUTto cut something with a repeated backwards and forwards movement 拉锯似的来回切 He sawed at the loaf with a blunt knife. 他用一把钝刀来回切面包。 Examples from the Corpus saw at • He hated what he saw at Evanston.• I saw at first hand what a regressive prison regime does to prisoners.• We had come into the kitchen, and I saw at once that nothing was as I had left it.• Father Tim saw at once that the truest meaning of the term captive audience was being demonstrated right before his eyes.• Sorry as he was, he saw at once that to refuse would give the whole thing away.• I saw at that moment how much Adler had helped her.• Despite what you saw at the club.• Looking up he saw at the top of it a bizarre collection of wheels and cogs. 3 saw something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v CUTto remove something by cutting it off with a saw 把…锯掉 We sawed off the dead branches. 我们把枯枝锯掉。 Examples from the Corpus saw off• Coronado, who thought him to be out of his mind, reluctantly saw the men off.• When Harriet once again saw her daughter off at Penzance station it was this time with a sense of relief.• Do not simply saw the trunk off at soil level as this will later attract honey fungus.• They saw her off into the splashed black and rainy yellow night.• Glancing sideways, he saw Collymore veer off, roll and gracefully arch like a porpoise, and go down again.• When I saw Neil heading off the first tee, bag on shoulder, I was relieved.• Dexter looked back and saw Russell drain off the last drops of his lager.• And then they saw him getting off the streetcar and raced to meet him. 4 saw something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v CUTto cut something into many pieces, using a saw 把…锯成小块 The tree was cut down and sawn up for logs. 这棵树被砍倒，锯成了一段段木头。 Examples from the Corpus saw up• My grandmother used to live in back of the highway and saw her tied up.• Young Jinny here reckons she saw it heading up here yesterday.• I saw a boy up in one of the trees.• Some one saw me running up that right-hand staircase, running for the train.• She saw you coming up the drive, and hit on the ideal way to take her revenge.• Neighbours raised the alarm when they saw flames light up the early-hours darkness in Ferry Road, Edinburgh.• He turned quickly and saw it coming up the slope behind him.• The only other sighting we've had was a farm worker who thought he saw the car up towards Cumbermound about nine. Examples from the Corpus saw• We had to saw the wood to the right length, and then nail the pieces together.• It took all morning to saw up the logs. saw through• The prisoners escaped by sawing through the bars in their cell. Origin saw2 Old English sagu
随便看	make short work of doing something make short work of (doing) something make short work of doing sth make short work of something make short work of sth make sick make skin crawl makes my flesh creep make so bold make so bold as to do make so bold as to do something make so bold as to do sth make somebody make somebody captain make somebody captain/leader etc make somebody feel at home make somebody into something make somebody leader make somebody over make somebody's acquaintance make somebody's blood boil make somebody's blood run cold make somebody's day make somebody's flesh crawl make somebody's flesh creep