| 单词 | saw |
| 释义 | saw saw1 —sawer, n. —sawlike, adj. /saw/, n. , v. , sawed, sawed or sawn, sawing. n. 1. a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth. 2. any similar tool or device, as a rotating disk, in which a sharp continuous edge replaces the teeth. v.t. 3. to cut or divide with a saw. 4. to form by cutting with a saw. 5. to make cutting motions as if using a saw: to saw the air with one's hands. 6. to work (something) from side to side like a saw. v.i. 7. to use a saw. 8. to cut with or as if with a saw. 9. to cut as a saw does. 10. saw wood, Informal. to snore loudly while sleeping. [bef. 1000; (n.) ME sawe, OE saga, *sagu; c. D zaag, ON sog; akin to G Säge saw, L secare to cut (see SECTION), OE seax knife, SAX2; (v.) ME sawen, deriv. of the n.] saw2 /saw/, v. pt. of see1. saw3 /saw/, n. a sententious saying; maxim; proverb: He could muster an old saw for every occasion. [bef. 950; ME; OE sagu; c. G Sage, ON saga SAGA; akin to SAY1] |
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