saw
/sɔː/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈɔ] /sɑː/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈɔ] /sɔː/ (ame, ipa)
saw — 動詞
- sawpresent simple I / you / we / they
- saws3rd person singular
- sawing-ing form
- sawedpast simple
- sawnpast participle
1. used as the past-tense form of the verb see
看見
see 的過去式
used as the past-tense form of the verb see
Hana saw smoke above the station and called the fire brigade.
Hana 看見車站上方冒煙，就打電話給消防隊。
saw + object in a completed past event
Christopher saw his math teacher at the night market after dinner.
Christopher 晚餐後在夜市看見了數學老師。
Noor saw two deer beside the road on an early bus ride.
Noor 在清晨的公車上看見路邊有兩隻鹿。
Jude saw the email too late and missed the cheap train tickets.
Jude 太晚看見那封郵件，錯過了便宜的火車票。
文法句型
subject + saw + object
用法筆記
Used only as the simple past form of see. After have, has, or had, use seen instead.
常見錯誤
2. to cut something such as wood or metal by moving a toothed blade through it
鋸開
用鋸子切開硬物
to cut something such as wood or metal by moving a toothed blade through it
Baraka used a ladder to saw through the wet branch safely.
Baraka 用梯子站穩，安全地把濕樹枝鋸穿。
saw through + object
The carpenter had to saw the board shorter for the kitchen shelf.
木匠只好把木板鋸短一點，好裝上廚房層架。
Defne wore gloves to saw the pipe without hurting her hands.
Defne 戴上手套，好把那根管子鋸開而不傷手。
At dawn, Sahil began to saw thick ice blocks for the stall.
天剛亮時，Sahil 開始為攤位鋸厚冰塊。
文法句型
saw + object
saw through + object
saw + object + in half
用法筆記
The object is usually a solid material such as wood, metal, pipe, or ice. Through, off, and in half are common result phrases.
3. to push or pull something in repeated short strokes, like a person working a saw
來回拉動
像拉鋸般前後移動
to push or pull something in repeated short strokes, like a person working a saw
The loose gate sawed against the post all night in the wind.
那扇鬆掉的門整夜在風裡來回磨著門柱。
object + saw against + surface
The rowers sawed their oars through the dark river at sunrise.
划手們在日出時把槳在黑色河面上來回劃動。
Ignacio sawed the violin bow across the strings in comic anger.
Ignacio 帶著滑稽的怒氣，把琴弓在琴弦上來回拉動。
The mechanic sawed the file over the metal edge to smooth it.
那位技師把銼刀在金屬邊緣上來回磨動，好把它修平。
文法句型
saw + object + across/through
object + saw against + surface
用法筆記
This sense focuses on the repeated back-and-forth motion, not on cutting something apart. It often describes tools, oars, bows, or objects rubbing against a surface.
saw — 名詞
- sawsingular
- sawsplural
1. a cutting tool with a row of teeth on its edge, used on planks, pipes, and other
鋸子
切木頭或金屬的工具
a cutting tool with a row of teeth on its edge, used on planks, pipes, and other solid materials
Asher hung the saw above the workbench after cleaning the teeth.
Asher 清完鋸齒後，把鋸子掛回工作檯上方。
the saw + tool detail: teeth
The old saw slipped off the shelf and landed beside my boot.
那把舊鋸子從架上滑落，掉在我靴子旁邊。
William borrowed a small saw to trim the damaged fence board.
William 借了一把小鋸子來修短受損的圍欄木板。
The museum displayed a bone saw next to other medical tools.
博物館把骨鋸陳列在其他醫療工具旁邊。
- handsaw
specifically a saw used by hand, not a power version
文法句型
a saw
use a saw
type of saw
用法筆記
Usually countable. The noun often appears in compounds that name the type, such as hand saw, chain saw, or bone saw.
2. a bent metal blade, or an instrument shaped like one, that makes singing notes w
樂鋸
用弓拉奏的鋸形樂器
a bent metal blade, or an instrument shaped like one, that makes singing notes when you draw a bow across it
At the street festival, Alessia played a saw with a violin bow.
在街頭節慶上，Alessia 用小提琴弓演奏樂鋸。
play a saw with a bow
The singer added a trembling saw behind the slow final chorus.
歌手在緩慢的最後副歌後面加進顫動的樂鋸聲。
Noa bent the saw carefully to make the note rise higher.
Noa 小心彎起那把樂鋸，好讓音高往上升。
A silver saw sang above the piano during the film score.
電影配樂進行時，一把銀亮的樂鋸聲飄在鋼琴上方。
- musical saw
the fuller and more explicit name for this instrument
文法句型
play a saw
a saw with a bow
用法筆記
Often called a musical saw. This sense belongs to performance or recording contexts, not building or repair work.
3. a brief saying people repeat as general wisdom or practical advice
格言
簡短的真理或勸告語
a brief saying people repeat as general wisdom or practical advice
My grandfather repeated the old saw about honesty at every family meal.
我外公每次家庭聚餐都會重複那句關於誠實的老格言。
old saw about + topic
The coach laughed at that saw because real matches are messier.
教練對那句格言笑了，因為真正的比賽更混亂。
Her speech opened with a familiar saw about time and money.
她的演講一開頭，就用了那句關於時間與金錢的熟悉格言。
The article rejects the tired saw that hard work always wins.
那篇文章否定了那句老掉牙的格言：努力總會贏。
文法句型
an old saw
a familiar saw
saw about + topic
用法筆記
Usually appears with words like old, tired, or familiar, often showing that the saying is well known or overused.