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单词 naysay
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Definition of naysay in English:

naysay

verbnaysaidˈneɪseɪˈnāsā
[with object]US
  • Say no to; deny or oppose.

    I'm not going to naysay anything he does
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I thought it was out of keeping but it's not for me to naysay the Major.
    • But this isn't just tyrannical naysaying; for once you and your local despots should be on the same page: everyone wants to see this particular dream come to fruition.
    • But continually naysaying with no apparent idea of their own about how to improve the training of the military, for example, is not a constructive way to approach the debate.
    • He's is pretty much naysaying the strategic importance of the IT sector.
    • The creditors, which have the power to naysay the deal, want to recoup $4.6 billion.
    • Though there is no official diplomatic commitment to the concept, Martin's casual interest is nonetheless a leap beyond the naysaying of previous administrations.
    • The auto industry loves the federal handout, and environmentalists have a hard time naysaying any plan that encourages hydrogen, since they heartily endorse the technology too.
    • I sure wish those naysaying lefties would just shut up about our so-called failure in the war.
    • From what I hear most of the usual naysaying pundits are rather hopeful about him.
    • So, despite all the chat and naysaying, the first annual Montreal International Reggae Festival managed to pull off yet another Quebec-based cavalcade of world-class talent without a hitch.
    • The reasons for the naysaying appeared to be fourfold.
    • The naysaying marine geologists who love to point out that there is no geological evidence at all for a sunken continent on the Atlantic Ocean floor are absolutely right.
    • Now, with thousands of medical studies showing little or no adverse health effects from coffee, all the decades of naysaying are finally coming to a close.
    • Yet Sweeney remains sanguine in the face of such universal naysaying.
    • What distinguishes our system is the existence of a third party who - regardless of the constant naysaying from certain quarters - have the opportunity to make a real difference.
    • What a rebuke to those who seem to thrive on naysaying, despair, division, and the past, or who are imprisoned by memories of the good old days!

Derivatives

  • naysayer

  • nounˈneɪˌseɪəˈneɪˌseɪər
    • A person who criticizes, objects to, or opposes something.

      he continues to win, despite the many naysayers
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This is a significant step, and don't let naysayers tell you otherwise.
      • A few naysayers like to disparage our system of mass communications.
      • And the naysayers, once exposed to my blog, can't resist the urge to rant and fume about me in posts on their own blogs.
 
 

Definition of naysay in US English:

naysay

verbˈnāsā
[with object]
  • Say no to; deny or oppose.

    I'm not going to naysay anything he does
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The naysaying marine geologists who love to point out that there is no geological evidence at all for a sunken continent on the Atlantic Ocean floor are absolutely right.
    • The reasons for the naysaying appeared to be fourfold.
    • He's is pretty much naysaying the strategic importance of the IT sector.
    • So, despite all the chat and naysaying, the first annual Montreal International Reggae Festival managed to pull off yet another Quebec-based cavalcade of world-class talent without a hitch.
    • Yet Sweeney remains sanguine in the face of such universal naysaying.
    • But this isn't just tyrannical naysaying; for once you and your local despots should be on the same page: everyone wants to see this particular dream come to fruition.
    • I thought it was out of keeping but it's not for me to naysay the Major.
    • The creditors, which have the power to naysay the deal, want to recoup $4.6 billion.
    • But continually naysaying with no apparent idea of their own about how to improve the training of the military, for example, is not a constructive way to approach the debate.
    • Though there is no official diplomatic commitment to the concept, Martin's casual interest is nonetheless a leap beyond the naysaying of previous administrations.
    • The auto industry loves the federal handout, and environmentalists have a hard time naysaying any plan that encourages hydrogen, since they heartily endorse the technology too.
    • Now, with thousands of medical studies showing little or no adverse health effects from coffee, all the decades of naysaying are finally coming to a close.
    • From what I hear most of the usual naysaying pundits are rather hopeful about him.
    • What a rebuke to those who seem to thrive on naysaying, despair, division, and the past, or who are imprisoned by memories of the good old days!
    • I sure wish those naysaying lefties would just shut up about our so-called failure in the war.
    • What distinguishes our system is the existence of a third party who - regardless of the constant naysaying from certain quarters - have the opportunity to make a real difference.
 
 
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