tells

  基本词汇  
[tel]     [tel]    
  • v. 告诉;吩咐;讲述;表达;辨别;判断;泄露;告发;产生效果
tellable told told telling tells
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tell的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

详尽释义

v. (动词)
  1. 吩咐,命令,指示
  2. 告诉,告知
  3. 说,讲,讲述,叙述,表达
  4. 产生效果,发生影响,奏效
  5. 搬弄是非,嚼舌头
  6. 命中,打中,击中
  7. 证明,显明,显示,表明
  8. 忠告,警告
  9. 识别,判定
  10. 判定,确定,知道
  11. <口>告发,泄密,泄漏,说坏话
  12. 提供(情况),报告
  13. 分辨,辨别
  14. 明确说出来,讲明
  15. 闲谈,聊天
  16. 数,计算
n. (名词)
  1. 传说,传闻
  2. 讲的话(或事)
  3. 【考古】人工丘阜

双解释义

v. (动词)
  1. vt. 告诉 give information (in spoken or written words)
  2. vt. 吩咐 give order; direct
  3. vi. 泄露秘密 reveal a secret
  4. vi. 决定,确定 decide or determine; know definitely

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)

Verb:
  1. express in words;

    "He said that he wanted to marry her"
    "tell me what is bothering you"
    "state your opinion"
    "state your name"

  2. let something be known;

    "Tell them that you will be late"

  3. narrate or give a detailed account of;

    "Tell what happened"
    "The father told a story to his child"

  4. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority;

    "I said to him to go home"
    "She ordered him to do the shopping"
    "The mother told the child to get dressed"

  5. discern or comprehend;

    "He could tell that she was unhappy"

  6. inform positively and with certainty and confidence;

    "I tell you that man is a crook!"

  7. give evidence;

    "he was telling on all his former colleague"

  8. mark as different;

    "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

tell的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词 (v.)
  1. It's very kind of you to tell me the truth.
    你真好,告诉我这真相。
  2. Let me tell you some details about clearance.
    让我告诉你一些通关的细节。
  3. Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.
    叫那个家伙不要占用我的停车场。
  4. He always does what his superiors tell him.
    他惟上级之命是从。
  5. He wanted to tell the news to the world.
    他要把这件事告诉每一个人。
  6. I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
    女儿睡觉之前,我总讲故事给她听。
  7. I can't tell you how happy I am.
    我无法向你表达我多么高兴。
  8. Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddnest thought.
    我们最甜蜜的歌就是表达最苦恼思想的歌。
  9. It is hard to tell who is who in the parade.
    在游行队伍中很难分清谁是谁。
  10. I can never tell natural silk from artificial.
    我不能分辨真丝和人造丝。
  11. It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.
    下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。
  12. I can tell from the way you speak that you are from Australia.
    根据你说话的方式,我能判断你是澳大利亚人。
  13. You promised not to tell but you have done so .
    你曾保证过不泄露机密,可是你却把它泄露了出去。
  14. They pledged themselves never to tell the secret .
    他们保证绝不泄露秘密。
  15. You're saying you gonna tell on me?
    你是说你想要告发我?
  16. If someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police.
    如果有人企图敲诈我,我就向警察告发。
  17. Your efforts are beginning to tell.
    你的努力正在开始产生效果。
  18. His unselfish work is beginning to tell.
    他无私的工作开始产生效果。

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)
all told
    总共 be counted and included with all people, items, etc.
tell about (v.+prep.)
    告诉有关…的情况 give sb information such as a story, concerning sb/sth
    tell about sb/sth

    She told about Linda, who was very kind to her.

    她谈了谈林达的情况,林达对她非常好。

    He told about Mrs.Emily, who was kind and charitable.

    他讲了艾米莉夫人的事,她既善良又宽厚。

    He told about his plans.

    他谈到他的计划。

    I don't want to tell about my failure.

    我不想讲我的失败。

    His face tells about his honesty.

    他的表情可以说明他的诚实。

    tell sb/sth about sb/oneself/sth/v-ing

    Then briefly she told us about herself.

    于是她简单地给我们谈了谈她的情况。

    Can you tell me about that?

    你能把那个故事讲给我听吗?

    I'll tell you about it later.

    这事我以后再告诉你。

    I told Brosin about that the other night.

    前些天一个晚上我给布罗辛谈了这件事。

    Can you tell me about a way to prevent milk from turning sour in hot weather?

    你能告诉我热天防止牛奶变酸的方法吗?

    Has she told you about leaving China for home?

    她跟你谈了离开中国回国的事了吗?

tell against (v.+prep.)
    证实对…不利 be recorded as unfavourable to sb/sth
    tell against sb/sth

    In an investigation, a new fact became known, which told against him.

    在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。

    Her poor eyesight is bound to tell against her applying for a job.

    她视力不好,必然不利于她找工作。

tell apart (v.+adv.)
    区分开 be able to recognize the difference between (two or more people or things)
    tell sb/sth apart

    The two brothers are so much alike that their own mother can hardly tell them apart .

    这两兄弟长得太像了,连他们的母亲几乎都不能区分他们。

tell from (v.+prep.)
    辨别 be able to distinguish one person or thing from another
    tell sb/sth from sb/sth

    Can you tell her from her twin sister?

    你能将她和她的孪生姐妹分开吗?

    How can we tell the good from the bad?

    我们怎么能区分好坏?

    He is a fellow who can't tell right from wrong.

    他是个分不清是非的人。

tell it like it is
    讲真话,说实话 speak the truth; be perfectly honest
tell me another
    不见得 not believe sth
tell of (v.+prep.)
    告诉某人有关…的情况或信息 give sb information such as a story, concerning sb/sth
    tell of sth

    I'm telling here of a time long ago.

    我现在讲的是很久以前的故事。

    He also told of the intimate friendship he had formed with the Burudi people.

    他还讲到了他和布隆迪人民结下的亲密友谊。

    They told of the excellent situation prevailing in their province.

    他们谈了谈他们省的大好形势。

    The book tells of her sister's life in new China.

    这书谈到了她妹妹在新中国的生活情况。

    Her blush told of her embarrassment.

    她脸红显露出她的困窘。

    The calculating look in his eyes told of Norman blood.

    他那工于心计的眼神显示出他有诺曼人的血统。

    tell sb of sth

    She told us of the difficulties she had met with in her work.

    她给我们谈了谈她在工作中碰到的困难。

    She told me of what she had been reading and her plan for the next term.

    她给我讲了一下她这段时间看的书和她下学期的计划。

    We must tell them of our decision.

    我们应当把我们的决定告诉他们。

tell off (v.+adv.)
    分派 order sb to do sth
    tell sb ⇔ off (for sth/v-ing)

    Mr. Black got angry and told off the boss.

    布莱克先生一怒之下责骂了上司。

    Some of them have assumed arrogant airs and become fond of telling people off.

    他们有些人架子大了,变得喜欢训人了。

    Mum told me off for wearing my best shoes for playing football.

    妈妈责骂我穿着最好的鞋子去踢足球。

    The conductor told the school boys off for the throwing litter on the floor of the bus.

    公共汽车司乘员训斥了那些在车内乱扔果皮纸屑的小学生。

    The director told him off for being late for work again.

    主任责备他上班又迟到了。

    The little boy's mother told him off for being naughty.

    小男孩的母亲因为他淘气把他骂了一顿。

    He didn't like being told off for something he hadn't done.

    他不愿因自己根本未做过的事而受申斥。

    He was told off for being careless.

    他因粗心大意挨说了。

    tell sb ⇔ off

    We were told off for special duty.

    我们被派去执行特殊任务。

    They were told off to clean the latrines.

    他们被逐一派去扫厕所。

tell on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
    产生(坏的)影响 have a bad effect on
tell to sb's face
    当面讲 not speak of it behind sb's back
    tell sth to sb's face

    An upright man ought to tell a man of a fault to his face instead of speaking of it behind his back.

    一个正直的人应该当面讲出别人的缺点,而不应在背后议论。

there is no telling
    很难说 it is impossible to know
you never can tell
    很难说 it is impossible to know

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词 ~+副词 ~+介词

经典引文

  • Barnabas and Paul..tolde what signes and wondres God had shewed.

    出自:Bible (Tyndale): Acts
  • He told of bloody fights.

    出自: G. Crabbe
  • He was telling another fishing story.

    出自: G. Greene
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