| 单词 | tell |
| 释义 | tell [tel] (told, told) verb SPEAK 讲述 ESSENTIAL transitive ■to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions 讲述，说；告诉 •Tell me about •[+ two objects] Can you tell me the way to the station?请问去车站怎么走？ •[+ obj + (that •[+ obj + speech] "I'm leaving you," she told him.“我要离开你，”她跟他说。 •[+ obj + to •formal He told us of tell a lie/lies ■to say something/things that are not true 说谎，撒谎 •She's always telling lies.她老是说谎。 tell it like it is informal ■to tell the facts without hiding anything 如实说，实话实说 tell tales disapproving ■If someone, usually a child, tells tales, they tell someone such as a teacher about something bad that someone else has done （通常指小孩）告状，揭短 •Your classmates won't trust you if you're always telling tales, Alvin.阿尔文，如果你老是打小报告，你的同学会不信任你的。 ⇒ See also tell-taletell the truth ■to speak honestly 说真话，讲实话 •How do you know she's telling the truth?你怎么知道她说的是实话？ to tell (you) the truth ■to be honest 说句老实话，说实话 •To tell (you) the truth, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying.说实话，他说的我一点听不懂。 Common Learner Errors tell or say?Remember: when tell is followed by a 'that' clause, it must have an indirect object.Don't say 'tell that...', say tell someone that... ✗ Rory told that he was leaving.Rory told Julie that he was leaving.To make a sentence without an indirect object, don't use 'tell' use say :Rory said that he was leaving. [tel] (told, told) verb KNOW 知道 ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive ■to know, recognize or be certain 知道；辨别；确定 •"He's Dutch." "How can you tell?"“他是荷兰人。”“你怎么知道？” •[+ (that tell the difference ADVANCED ■to notice a difference in quality between two things 区分，区别 •This coffee is about half the price of that one and yet you really can't tell the difference.这种咖啡的价格差不多是那种的一半，而你根本分辨不出它们有甚么不同。 tell sb's fortune (also tell fortunes) ■to say what will happen in someone's future 给（某人）算命 •At the fair, there was a lady who told your fortune.市集里有个算命的女人。 tell the time ■to be able to understand a clock 会看钟表 •My daughter has just learned to tell the time.我女儿刚刚学会看时间。 there is no telling ■there is no way of knowing 不知道，无法知道 •There is no telling wh you never can tell (also you can never tell) ■said to mean that you can never know or be certain 很难说，没法预料 •Who knows what will happen to Peter and me in the future - you can never tell.谁知道彼得和我将来会怎么样呢——谁也无法预料。 [tel] (told, told)verb HAVE AN EFFECT 产生影响 intransitive ■to have an effect 产生效果，产生影响 •She's been under a lot of stress recently and it's starting to tell.她最近压力很大，而且这已经开始令她吃不消了。 [tel] (told, told)verb I told you so! informal ■said when something bad happens after you warned someone that it would happen 我告诉过你会这样的！ [tel] (told, told) verb Tell me another! UK informal (US informal Tell me another one!) ■used to say that you do not believe what someone has told you 不见得吧！我不相信！ •"I worked all day yesterday." "Oh yeah, tell me another!"“我昨天工作了一整天。”“是吗，鬼才信你！” [tel] (told, told)verb You're telling me! informal ■used to say that you strongly agree with what someone has just said 那还用说！你说的太对了！ •"Stephen's in such a bad mood today." "You're telling me!"“斯蒂芬今天心情很不好。”“那还用说！” [tel] (told, told)verb Phrasal Verbs tell against sb/sth UK formal ■to make someone or something more likely to fail 对…不利 •His reputation as a troublemaker told against him when he tried to change his job.他惹是生非的坏名声对他换工作不利。 [tel] (told, told)verb Phrasal Verbs tell sth/sb apart ■to be able to see the difference between two very similar things or people 分辨，区分 •As babies, the twins were so alike that I just couldn't tell them apart.这对双胞胎在婴儿时期长得非常像，我根本无法将他们分开。 [tel] (told, told)verb Phrasal Verbs [M] tell sb off IMPROVER ■to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong 责备，斥责（某人） •The teacher told me off for telling-offUK [ˌtel.ɪŋˈɒf] US [-ˈɑːf] noun countable usually singular (plural tellings-off) •He gave [tel] (told, told)verb Phrasal Verbs tell on sb INFORM informal ■to give information about someone, usually something bad that they have said or done, especially to a person in authority （尤指向当权者）告发（某人） AFFECT BADLY ■to have a bad effect on someone's health or behaviour 损害（某人）的健康；对（某人）产生不良影响 •A succession of late nights had begun to tell on him and his work was suffering.连续的熬夜开始令他的身体吃不消，他的工作也受到了影响。 |
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