;锯 A saw is a tool for cutting wood, which has a blade with sharp teeth along one edge. Some saws are pushed backwards and forwards by hand, and others are powered by electricity.
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[VERB 动词]锯;用锯割开 If you saw something, you cut it with a saw.
[V prep/adv]
[V n]
He escaped by sawing through the bars of his cell...
他锯断牢房的窗栅栏逃走了。
Your father is sawing wood.
你的父亲正在锯木头。
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saw/sɔː; NAmEsɔː/
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verb
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see
v.sawsawssawedsawingsawnnoun1( often in compounds 常构成复合词) a tool that has a long blade with sharp points (called
teeth
) along one of its edges. A sawis moved backwards and forwards by hand or driven by electricity and is used for cutting wood or metal. 锯☞see also
chainsaw
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circular saw
,
fretsaw
,
hacksaw
,
handsaw
,
jigsaw
(3 )2( old-fashioned) a short phrase or sentence that states a general truth about life or gives advice 谚语;格言verb(sawed,sawn/sɔːn; NAmEsɔːn/)(NAmE alsosawed,sawed)1[intransitive , transitive ]to use a sawto cut sth 锯◆The workmen sawed and hammered all day.工人又锯又钉,干了整整一天。+ adv./prep.◆He accidentally sawed through a cable.他不小心锯断了电缆。sawsth (+ adv./prep.) ◆She sawed the plank in half.她把木板锯成两截。2[intransitive , transitive ]saw(away) (at sth) |sawsth to move sth backwards and forwards on sth as if using a saw拉锯似地来回移动(某物)◆She sawed away at her violin.她不停地拉着小提琴。◆He was sawing energetically at a loaf of bread.他正用力切着一条面包。PHRASAL VERBSˌsaw sth↔ˈdownto cut sth and bring it to the ground using a saw锯倒◆The tree had to be sawn down.这棵树只好锯倒。ˌsaw sth↔ˈoff | ˌsaw sth ˈoff sthto remove sth by cutting it with a saw锯掉;锯去◆We sawed the dead branches off the tree.我们锯掉了树上的枯枝。ˌsaw sth↔ˈup (into sth)to cut sth into pieces with a saw把…锯成(小块或碎片)◆We sawed the wood up into logs.我们把木头锯成段段木材。saw/sɔː; NAmEsɔː/sawn/sɔːn; NAmEsɔːn/
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sawsaw1 /sɔː $ sɒː/ verb
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sawsaw2 ●●○ noun [countable]
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1saw (1)a tool that you use for cutting wood. It has a flat blade with an edge cut into many V shapes.2a short familiar phrase or sentence that is considered to contain some truth about lifeSYN proverb, saying: That reminds me of the old saw about being careful about what you wish for.
saw1 verb
saw2 noun
saw3 verb
sawsaw3 ●●○ verb (past tense sawed, past participle sawn /sɔːn $ sɒːn/ or sawed American English) [intransitive, transitive]
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to cut something using a saw: She was in the backyard sawing logs.saw through He sawed through a power cable by mistake.► see thesaurus at
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saw at phrasal verbto cut something with a repeated backwards and forwards movement: He sawed at the loaf with a blunt knife.saw off phrasal verbto remove something by cutting it off with a saw: We sawed off the dead branches.saw up phrasal verbto cut something into many pieces, using a saw: The tree was cut down and sawn up for logs.
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