saying /ˈseɪɪŋ/► SEE ALLit goes without saying (that…)that goes without sayingit’s/that’s not saying much, etc.there’s no knowing/saying/telling…if you don’t mind me/my saying so…as they say ●it ˌgoes without ˈsaying (that…)●that ˌgoes without ˈsayingit is obvious, already known or natural (that…)很显然；不用说；当然了◆Of course I’ll visit you in hospital. It goes without saying! 我当然会去医院看你，这还用说！◆‘You realize that this is a very responsible job, don’t you?’ ‘Yes, that goes without saying.’ “你认识到这是一项责任重大的工作，是不是？”“当然，这还用说。”●it’s/that’s not ˈsaying much, etc.used to show that what you have just said is not particularly remarkable or impressive这说明不了什么；也没什么了不起◆She’s a better player than me, but that’s not saying much (= because I’m a very bad player). 她比我水平高，但也没什么了不起。●there’s no ˈknowing/ˈsaying/ˈtelling…it is impossible to know/say/tell难以预料；无从知道；没法说◆There is no telling what he may do when he gets angry.难以预料他愤怒时会做出什么事。◆There’s no saying what will happen.没法知道会发生什么。●if you ˌdon’t mind me/my ˈsaying so… (spoken) used when you are going to criticize sb or say sth that might upset them（用于批评对方或者言语可能使对方不快时）你不介意我这样说吧◆That colour doesn’t really suit you, if you don’t mind my saying so.那种颜色并不十分适合你，我这么说，你不会介意吧。●as they ˈsay ( as the saying ˈgoes) often used before or after a saying or an idiom（常用于谚语或习语之前或之后）俗话说，常言道◆We can kill two birds with one stone, as they say.像老话所说的那样，我们可以一石二鸟。◆He was, as the saying goes, as mad as a hatter.正如俗话说的，他像制帽匠一样疯狂。