saw
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/sɔː/
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/sɔː/
A tool with a toothed blade for cutting wood or metal.
I used a saw to cut the tree trunk.
我使用鋸子來鋸斷樹幹。
A proverb or common saying.
As the old saw goes, 'Haste makes waste.'
老話說得好,'欲速則不達。'
To cut with a sawing motion.
She sawed the wood into smaller pieces.
她把木頭鋸成了更小的塊。
To move back and forth as if using a saw.
He was sawing the bread into slices.
他正在把麵包切成片。
Past tense of 'see'.
I saw my friend yesterday.
我昨天看到了我的好朋友。