
saw
词源
源自古英语'sagu',与古高地德语'saga'、古诺尔斯语'sög'同源,最初指切割工具。动词形式来自原始日耳曼语'sehwaną'(看),与德语'sehen'、荷兰语'zien'同源。
noun
❶ 锯子,一种带有锋利齿状边缘的工具,用于切割木材、金属等硬质材料。
“He used a saw to cut the wooden plank.”
(他用锯子锯开了那块木板。)
“The carpenter sharpened his saw before starting work.”
(木匠开工前先磨利了他的锯子。)
❶ 谚语,格言,指流传已久的智慧短句或经验总结。
“"A stitch in time saves nine" is an old saw.”
("及时一针省九针"是句古老的谚语。)
“Grandpa often quotes country saws about farming.”
(爷爷经常引用关于农耕的乡村谚语。)
verb
❶ 用锯子切割的动作,指使用锯子将物体分开或成形。
“He sawed the log into smaller pieces.”
(他把原木锯成了小块。)
“We need to saw off these broken branches.”
(我们需要锯掉这些断枝。)
❶ see的过去式,表示过去某个时间看见或经历了某事。
“I saw a beautiful sunset yesterday.”
(我昨天看到了美丽的日落。)
“She saw the accident happen right in front of her.”
(她亲眼目睹了事故的发生。)
常见短语
see-saw — 跷跷板,一种儿童游乐设施,也用来形容上下起伏或摇摆不定的状态。
“The children were playing on the see-saw in the park.”
(孩子们正在公园里玩跷跷板。)
saw off — 锯掉,指用锯子将某物的部分移除或分离。
“We had to saw off the damaged part of the tree.”
(我们不得不锯掉树上受损的部分。)