saw
n
(often in compounds 常用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) cutting tool that has a long blade with a sharp-toothed edge, worked by hand (by pushing it backwards and forwards) or mechanically, and used for cutting wood, metal, stone, etc 鋸
cutting logs with a `power saw 用電鋸鋸原木
a ,circular `saw * a `handsaw
a `chainsaw. saw v (pt sawed, pp sawn ; US sawed)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
use a saw; cut (sth) with a saw; make (logs, etc) by using a saw 用鋸; 鋸(某物); 鋸成(原木段等)
spend half an hour sawing 鋸半小時
saw into the branch 把鋸鋸進樹枝
saw wood 鋸木材 * saw a log into planks/in two 把原木鋸成板[兩截]
saw the plank right through 把木板鋸開. =>Usage at cut1 用法見cut1.
2 [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
~ (away) (at sth) make to-and-fro movements as if with a saw 像拉鋸一樣來回移動
sawing at his fiddle, ie using the bow as if it were a saw 拉提琴
She was sawing (away at) the bread with a blunt knife. 她正在用一把鈍刀拉鋸般地切著面包.
3 [I] be capable of being sawn 可被鋸開
This wood saws easily. 這木材很容易鋸開.
4 (phr v) saw sth down bring sth to the ground using a saw 鋸倒某物
saw a tree, pole, etc down 鋸倒樹、 桿等. saw sth off (sth) cut sth off with a saw 鋸掉某物
saw a branch off (a tree) 鋸掉樹枝
a sawn-off shotgun, ie one with most of the barrel sawn off, used esp by criminals because it is easier to carry and conceal 槍管鋸短的槍(尤指罪犯為便於攜帶或隱藏用的). saw sth up saw sth into pieces 將某物鋸成小塊
All the trees have been sawn up into logs. 所有的樹都已鋸成原木.
saw n (dated 舊) saying; proverb 格言; 諺語
the old saw `More haste, less speed.' 語云,`欲速則不達.'
?? 考研助記
I saw a saw saw a saw. 在該句中有四個saw.第一個是謂語動詞的過去式,意為""""看見""""講;第二和第四個是名詞,意為""""鋸子""""講;第三個是動詞原形,不定式作賓語不足語,意為""""鋸"""".整個句子意為:我看見一把鋸子鋸了一把鋸子.你讀出來更有趣,又押韻又記住了兩個不同意義的動詞和一個名詞.有趣不?
?? 擴展釋義
*[s?:]n. 鋸子, 諺語vt. 鋸, 鋸開, 來回移動vi. 拉鋸, 移動see的過去式【醫(yī)】 鋸相關(guān)詞組: run a saw on saw sth up