they say/think etc

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthey say/think etcthey say/think etcBELIEVEused to state what people in general say or think They say it’s bad luck to spill salt. → theyExamples from the Corpusthey say/think etc• But the president essentially endorsed Rumsfeld's approach, they said.• These others stand on something they said.• Light a match, they say, and flames flicker over it like brandy on a Christmas pudding.• Black children from middle-class or affluent families, they say, are more apt to adopt what is commonly called black slang.• Employers' groups welcomed the reforms, though they said more are necessary to encourage employers to take on permanent staff.• I thanked them for praying for me and seeing me now, hoped they thought their efforts worthwhile.• Goodness only knows what makes them tick, or why they thought they could get away with it here.

单词	they say/think etc
释义	they say/think etc From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthey say/think etcthey say/think etcBELIEVEused to state what people in general say or think They say it’s bad luck to spill salt. → theyExamples from the Corpusthey say/think etc• But the president essentially endorsed Rumsfeld's approach, they said.• These others stand on something they said.• Light a match, they say, and flames flicker over it like brandy on a Christmas pudding.• Black children from middle-class or affluent families, they say, are more apt to adopt what is commonly called black slang.• Employers' groups welcomed the reforms, though they said more are necessary to encourage employers to take on permanent staff.• I thanked them for praying for me and seeing me now, hoped they thought their efforts worthwhile.• Goodness only knows what makes them tick, or why they thought they could get away with it here.
随便看	take too far take turns take turns doing take turns doing something take turns in doing take turns in doing something take turns to do take turns to do something take umbrage take umbrage (at something) take umbrage at take unawares take under your wing take up take up a a duties etc take up a a position etc take up a post duties etc take up a post position etc take up a post/a position/duties etc take up arms take up arms (against somebody) take up arms against take up continue etc where left off take up on take up on an offer etc