saw

saw1
noun
  1. a hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, typically with a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement
    锯
    ■a mechanical power-driven tool for cutting which has a toothed rotating disc or moving band
    锯床
    ■(Zoology)a serrated organ or part, such as the toothed snout of a sawfish
    (动)锯齿状部位（或器官）
(past participle 主英 sawn 或主北美 sawed)
  1. [with obj.]cut (something, especially wood or a tree) using a saw
    锯
    the top of each post is sawn off at railing height.
    每根立柱的顶部都在齐栏杆的高度被锯掉。
    [no obj.]thieves escaped undetected after sawing through iron bars on a basement window.
    窃贼在没有被察觉的情况下锯开地下室窗户上的铁条逃跑了。
    [as adj., in combination -sawn]rough-sawn planks.
    锯开后未经加工的木板。
    ■make or form (something) using a saw
    锯成
    the seats are sawn from well-seasoned elm planks.
    座位是由经过干燥处理的榆木板锯成的。
    ■cut (something) as if with a saw, especially roughly or so as to leave rough or unfinished edges
    乱剪；乱切
    the woman who sawed off all my lovely hair.
    把我漂亮的头发胡乱剪掉的那女人。
    ■[no obj.]make rapid saw-like motions in cutting or in playing a stringed instrument
    拉锯似的来回移动
    he was sawing away energetically at the loaf.
    他正在用力拉锯似的切面包。
派生
sawlike
adjective
语源
  1. Old English saga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaag
继承用法
saw off
  1. (Canadian)(of two or more people) compromise by making concessions to one another
    (加)（两人或多人）通过互让解决，相互妥协
    they sawed off over wages and security and concluded the deal.
    他们在工资和安全保障方面各让一步，达成了交易。
saw2
  1. past of see
    see 的过去式
saw3
noun
  1. a proverb or maxim
    谚语，格言
语源
  1. Old English sagu 'a saying, speech', of Germanic origin; related to German Sage, also to say and saga
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