tell
英 [tel] 美 [tɛl]

vt.

告诉，说；辨别；吩咐；讲述

vt.& vi.

分辨，辨别；告诉，吩咐；泄漏；保证

vi.

泄密，告发；（颜色、声音等）显示；识别；

n.

[考古学]（古代村落遗址堆积而成的）台形土墩；[方言]讲的话；谈话；传闻

变形

复数：tells过去式：told过去分词：told现在分词：telling第三人称单数：tells

双语释义

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

tell[ tel ]

• n.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)

  同义词：William Tell

• v.
  • express in words

    "tell me what is bothering you"

    同义词：statesay

  • let something be known
  • narrate or give a detailed account of

    同义词：narraterecountrecite

  • give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

    同义词：orderenjoinsay

  • discern or comprehend

    "He could tell that she was unhappy"

  • inform positively and with certainty and confidence

    "I tell you that man is a crook!"

    同义词：assure

  • give evidence

    "he was telling on all his former colleague"

    同义词：evidence

  • mark as different

    同义词：distinguishseparatedifferentiatesecernsecernateseveralizeseveralisetell apart

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• tell a falsehood〔lie〕说谎
• tell a story讲故事
• tell one's beads边数念珠边祈祷
• tell one's experiences诉说自己的经历
• tell sb's fate〔fortune,future〕给某人算命
• tell the difference分辨差别
• tell the soldiers命令士兵们
• tell the stars数星星
• tell the time报时
• tell the truth说实话
• tell twins区分双胞胎

～+副词

• tell amply充分说明
• tell artfully机智地说
• tell badly讲得很拙劣
• tell bluntly直言不讳地告诉
• tell candidly讲话公正
• tell complacently自鸣得意地讲
• tell conclusively最后决定
• tell dispassionately心平气和地讲述
• tell effectively有效地影响
• tell exactly确切地说出
• tell fearlessly大胆地说
• tell fervently讲话热情
• tell flatly直截了当地说
• tell frankly直率地告诉
• tell genially愉快地讲述
• tell gravely严重泄密
• tell heavily影响很大
• tell hysterically歇斯底里地责骂
• tell impressively讲话感人
• tell jestingly说话没趣
• tell much讲得充分
• tell musically声调和谐
• tell plainly明白地告诉
• tell regretfully遗憾地说
• tell reverently敬言
• tell seriously郑重地告诉
• tell simply简明地讲述
• tell straight直率地说
• tell vividly讲述生动
• tell well讲得很好
• tell apart把…区别开
• tell off number报数

～+介词

• tell about谈…的情况
• tell about the game讲述那场比赛
• tell about the incident讲述那件事
• tell from a quick examination迅速查清
• tell the true from the false辨别真伪
• tell on health影响健康

词组短语

can tell能感觉到；能看出来

tell me about告诉我关于…

tell the truth说实话

tell me why告诉我为什么

tell you the truth说实话

tell all和盘道出

tell the world郑重声明；公开宣布

tell about讲述

tell from区别，辨别，认出

tell lies撒谎

tell a lie撒谎

tell of讲述

tell on告发；对…产生效果

tell jokes讲笑话

show and tell展示说明；表演秀

tell tales泄露秘密；揭人隐私；搬弄是非

william tell n. 威廉泰尔（罗西尼所作歌剧，等于Tell William）

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

speak, say, tell, talk

speak着重开口发声，不着重所说的内容，一般作不及物动词，用作及物动词，宾语只能是某种语言等少数几个名词，不能接that从句。

say着重所说的话，可用作及物动词，带宾语从句。

tell 表示告诉，有时兼含“嘱咐”，“命令”等。Tell the truth说真话，tell a lie说谎，tell a story讲故事等为固定搭配。Tell是及物动词，但其后不跟that从句。

talk表示通过谈话方式交换意见、思想、消息等，一般只作不及物动词。

state, speak, say, tell, utter, talk

这组词都有“说、讲”的意思，其区别是：

state较正式用词，通常指用明确的语言或文字着重地叙述事实，既强调内容又注重语气。

speak侧重于说话动作的本身，着重说话的能力而不在内容，可以是长篇大论的演讲，也可以是三言两语的交谈，甚至指简单的开口发声说话。

say最普通常用词，指用语言表达思想，着重所说的内容。

tell普通用词，指把某事告诉或讲述给某人听，口语或书面语均可用。

utter着重说话的行为，常指声音的使用，突出用噪子发声。

talk普通用词，侧重指与人交谈时的连续说话，可指单方面较长谈话，和speak一样，着重说活动作而不侧重内容。

双语例句

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。

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