tell

  基本辭彙  
[tel]     [tel]    
  • v. 告訴;吩咐;講述;表達;辨別;判斷;泄露;告發;產生效果
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tell的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:

詳盡釋義

v. (動詞)
  1. 吩咐,命令,指示
  2. 告訴,告知
  3. 說,講,講述,敘述,表達
  4. 產生效果,發生影響,奏效
  5. 搬弄是非,嚼舌頭
  6. 命中,打中,擊中
  7. 證明,顯明,顯示,表明
  8. 忠告,警告
  9. 識別,判定
  10. 判定,確定,知道
  11. <口>告發,泄密,泄漏,說壞話
  12. 提供(情況),報告
  13. 分辨,辨別
  14. 明確說出來,講明
  15. 閑談,聊天
  16. 數,計算
n. (名詞)
  1. 傳說,傳聞
  2. 講的話(或事)
  3. 【考古】人工丘阜

雙解釋義

v. (動詞)
  1. vt. 告訴 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. 決定,確定 decide or determine; know definitely

英英釋義

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的用法和樣例:

例句

用作動詞 (v.)
  1. It's very kind of you to tell me the truth.
    你真好,告訴我這真相。
  2. Let me tell you some details about clearance.
    讓我告訴你一些通關的細節。
  3. Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.
    叫那個傢伙不要佔用我的停車場。
  4. He always does what his superiors tell him.
    他惟上級之命是從。
  5. He wanted to tell the news to the world.
    他要把這件事告訴每一個人。
  6. I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
    女兒睡覺之前,我總講故事給她聽。
  7. I can't tell you how happy I am.
    我無法向你表達我多麼高興。
  8. Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddnest thought.
    我們最甜蜜的歌就是表達最苦惱思想的歌。
  9. It is hard to tell who is who in the parade.
    在遊行隊伍中很難分清誰是誰。
  10. I can never tell natural silk from artificial.
    我不能分辨真絲和人造絲。
  11. It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.
    下屆選舉誰能獲勝無法預知。
  12. I can tell from the way you speak that you are from Australia.
    根據你說話的方式,我能判斷你是澳大利亞人。
  13. You promised not to tell but you have done so .
    你曾保證過不泄露機密,可是你卻把它泄露了出去。
  14. They pledged themselves never to tell the secret .
    他們保證絕不泄露秘密。
  15. You're saying you gonna tell on me?
    你是說你想要告發我?
  16. If someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police.
    如果有人企圖敲詐我,我就向警察告發。
  17. Your efforts are beginning to tell.
    你的努力正在開始產生效果。
  18. His unselfish work is beginning to tell.
    他無私的工作開始產生效果。

常用短語

用作動詞 (v.)
all told
    總共 be counted and included with all people, items, etc.
tell about (v.+prep.)
    告訴有關…的情況 give sb information such as a story, concerning sb/sth
    tell about sb/sth

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

    她談了談林達的情況,林達對她非常好。

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

    他講了艾米莉夫人的事,她既善良又寬厚。

    He told about his plans.

    他談到他的計劃。

    I don't want to tell about my failure.

    我不想講我的失敗。

    His face tells about his honesty.

    他的表情可以說明他的誠實。

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

    Then briefly she told us about herself.

    於是她簡單地給我們談了談她的情況。

    Can you tell me about that?

    你能把那個故事講給我聽嗎?

    I'll tell you about it later.

    這事我以後再告訴你。

    I told Brosin about that the other night.

    前些天一個晚上我給布羅辛談了這件事。

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

    你能告訴我熱天防止牛奶變酸的方法嗎?

    Has she told you about leaving China for home?

    她跟你談了離開中國回國的事了嗎?

tell against (v.+prep.)
    證實對…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.

    在調查中新發現了一件對他不利的事實。

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

    她視力不好,必然不利於她找工作。

tell apart (v.+adv.)
    區分開 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 .

    這兩兄弟長得太像了,連他們的母親幾乎都不能區分他們。

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

    Can you tell her from her twin sister?

    你能將她和她的孿生姐妹分開嗎?

    How can we tell the good from the bad?

    我們怎麼能區分好壞?

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

    他是個分不清是非的人。

tell it like it is
    講真話,說實話 speak the truth; be perfectly honest
tell me another
    不見得 not believe sth
tell of (v.+prep.)
    告訴某人有關…的情況或信息 give sb information such as a story, concerning sb/sth
    tell of sth

    I'm telling here of a time long ago.

    我現在講的是很久以前的故事。

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

    他還講到了他和蒲隆地人民結下的親密友誼。

    They told of the excellent situation prevailing in their province.

    他們談了談他們省的大好形勢。

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

    這書談到了她妹妹在新中國的生活情況。

    Her blush told of her embarrassment.

    她臉紅顯露出她的困窘。

    The calculating look in his eyes told of Norman blood.

    他那工於心計的眼神顯示出他有諾曼人的血統。

    tell sb of sth

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

    她給我們談了談她在工作中碰到的困難。

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

    她給我講了一下她這段時間看的書和她下學期的計劃。

    We must tell them of our decision.

    我們應當把我們的決定告訴他們。

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.

    布萊克先生一怒之下責罵了上司。

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

    他們有些人架子大了,變得喜歡訓人了。

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

    媽媽責罵我穿著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.

    公共汽車司乘員訓斥了那些在車內亂扔果皮紙屑的小學生。

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

    主任責備他上班又遲到了。

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

    小男孩的母親因為他淘氣把他罵了一頓。

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

    他不願因自己根本未做過的事而受申斥。

    He was told off for being careless.

    他因粗心大意挨說了。

    tell sb ⇔ off

    We were told off for special duty.

    我們被派去執行特殊任務。

    They were told off to clean the latrines.

    他們被逐一派去掃廁所。

tell on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
    產生(壞的)影響 have a bad effect on
tell to sb's face
    當面講 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.

    一個正直的人應該當面講出別人的缺點,而不應在背後議論。

there is no telling
    很難說 it is impossible to know
you never can tell
    很難說 it is impossible to know

辭彙搭配

用作動詞 (v.)
~+名詞 ~+副詞 ~+介詞

經典引文

  • 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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