tell¹[tel]

• vt.
  • 告诉，告知：

    He has told me about the new colleague.

    他已经向我告知新同事的情况。

    The chairman has told everyone of the arrangements.

    主席已经把安排告诉给大家。

    They told me that you have made up your mind.

    他们告诉我说你已经下决心了。

    Tell me about the game.

    告诉我比赛的情况。

  • 说，讲，讲述；描述，叙述：

    The teacher told us his experiences in England.

    老师给我们讲了他在英国的经历。

    to tell a story

    讲故事

    to tell the facts

    讲出实情

    to tell the truth

    说实话

    Did he tell you of the difficulties he had met with in his study?

    他给你讲了他在学习上遇到的困难吗?

  • 吩咐；命令：

    Tell him to wait for me in the office.

    让他在办公室等我。

    She told them not to smoke in the room.

    她叫他们不要在屋子里抽烟。

    Tell her to stop.

    让她停止。

  • 泄露(机密等)；吐露(真情等)；显示，显露：

    a smile that told her joy

    显示她快乐的一笑

    Her face told that she was quited satisfied with the result.

    她脸上显示出她对结果很满意。

  • 分辨,辨别,区别(常与 can,could,be able to 连用)：

    Can you,standing here,tell who that man is?

    你从这儿能看出那是谁吗?

    I can't tell him from his twin brother.

    我分不出他和他的孪生兄弟。

    to tell the true from the false

    区分真伪

  • 断定，确定；知道，明白；指出：

    One can't tell what will happen.

    谁也不知道会发生什么。

    No one can tell who will win the next election.

    谁也说不准谁会赢得下次竞选。

  • 数，计算：

    They were 40 all told.

    他们共计40人。

    to tell votes

    计票

  • 向…保证；明确申明；明白告知：

    It's there,I tell you.

    我向你保证这东西在那儿。

    I don't like it,I tell you.

    我告诉你，我不喜欢。

• vi.
  • 讲述，叙述：

    The sailor told of his adventures on sea.

    水手讲述他在海上的冒险。

    She didn't want to tell about bygone days.

    她不愿讲述往昔的事情。

  • 明确说出；预料；讲明：

    Who will win the next election,Bush or Gore? —Who can tell !

    谁会赢得下次大选，布什还是戈尔? —谁说得上来。

  • 作证；表明：

    Time will tell.

    时间会作证。

  • 泄密；告发；说坏话(与on连用)：

    Tom broke the window and Mary told the teacher on Tom.

    汤姆打破了玻璃，玛丽在老师那儿告了他一状。

    He knows who did it,but he won't tell.

    他知道是谁干的，但他不愿讲出来。

    kiss and tell

    秘密告发

  • 产生效果，发生影响，奏效(与on连用)：

    Strain began to tell on his health.

    过度劳累开始损害他的健康。

    Your efforts are beginning to tell.

    你的努力正在开始产生效果。

    Age was telling on her.

    她慢慢显老了。

  • (颜色、声音等)显示；意味着(与of连用)：

    The colour of the ink tells of the fraud.

    墨水的颜色表明是作弊。

  • [古语]计数；数票
• n.
  • [方言]讲的话(或事)；谈话；传闻
• 近义词:

  narrate.recount.relate.report

• 短语:
  • all told 总共，合计，一共；总之
  • as far as one can tell 据目前证据判断
  • Do tell! [表诧异的感叹语]有这种事!不见得吧!真没想到!
  • Don't tell me! 不见得吧!哪有这种事!别瞎扯啦!靠不住吧![亦作Never tell me! Tell me (或 us) another! You don't tell me!]
  • Don't tell me… [表诧异等的感叹语]不见得…吧
  • for what I can tell 就我所知，据我的了解
  • hear tell(of) [方言]听人谈起；听人说过
  • I (can) tell you 我敢说；我可以肯定地说；确实[亦作 I tell you；let me tell you ]
  • I told you so. 我早就跟你讲过。(意即我没说错，你偏不听)
  • I'll tell you what [口语]我告诉你个好主意(或办法)；听我告诉你；我提个建议[亦作I tell you what]
  • I'm telling you. [口语]放心，我说的没错，我说的是真的。
  • Never tell me! = Don't tell me!
  • tell all 和盘道出
  • tell goodbye [美国英语]告别，告辞
  • tell it like it is [美国俚语]说真话，如实反映情况；直言不讳
  • Tell it (或 that) to the (horse) marines! [戏谑语、口语]胡说!我才不信呢!谁信你那一套![出自航海用语]
  • Tell me (或us) another! =Don't tell me!
  • tell noses 见 nose
  • tell someone straight 对某人直言不讳，对某人直率地说，老实地告诉某人
  • tell someone where to go (或 get) off (或to head in) [口语]教训某人；告诫某人不要忘乎所以，使某人有自知之明；叫某人不要狂妄[亦作tell someone where he gets off]
  • tell the world [口语]郑重声明，郑重宣布
  • You don't tell me! =Don't tell me!
  • You never can tell. [口语]难说，没法预料。[亦作 You can never tell.]
  • You're telling me.
    • [口语]
    • 你在说着玩吧!不会有这种事吧!
    • 这还用你说!我早就知道了!
• 变形:

  vt.told.telling

tell²[tel]

• n.【考古学】(古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩