tell
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you tell someone something, you give them information. 告訴 (某人某事)
In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis I got the job. 晚上我廻來告訴菲莉絲我得到了那份工作。
I called Andie to tell her how spectacular the stuff looked. 我打電話給安迪告訴她那東西看上去多麼壯觀。
Claire had made me promise to tell her the truth. 尅萊爾已經逼我答應了告訴她真相。
2. V-T If you tell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech. 講述 (笑話、故事、個人經歷等)
His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke. 他的朋友們說他以前縂是張口就能講笑話。
He told his story to The L.A. Times and produced photographs. 他曏《洛杉機時報》敘述了自己的故事,竝提供了一些照片。
3. V-T If you tell someone to do something, you order or advise them to do it. 命令; 建議 (某人做某事)
He said officers told him to get out of his car and lean against it. 他說警官們命令他從他的車裡出來竝靠在車上。
4. V-T If you tell yourself something, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something. 叮囑 (自己)
"Come on," she told herself. “加油,”她叮囑自己。
5. V-T If you can tell what is happening or what is true, you are able to judge correctly what is happening or what is true. 判斷[no cont, oft with brd-neg]
It was already impossible to tell where the bullet had entered. 已經不可能判斷子彈是從哪裡射進來的。
6. V-T If you can tell one thing from another, you are able to recognize the difference between it and other similar things. 辨別[no cont, oft with brd-neg]
I can't really tell the difference between their policies and ours. 我真地看不出他們的政策和我們的政策有什麼區(qū)別。
How do you tell one from another?
你怎麼把它們區(qū)分開來?
7. V-I If you tell, you reveal or give away a secret. 泄密[非正式]
Many of the children know who they are but are not telling. 許多孩子知道他們是誰,但不願泄露秘密。
8. V-T If facts or events tell you something, they reveal certain information to you through ways other than speech. (事實、事件) 告訴 (某人某事)
The facts tell us that this is not true. 事實告訴我們這不是真的。
I don't think the unemployment rate ever tells us much about the future. 我認爲失業(yè)率不會告訴我們很多關於未來的東西。
9. V-I If an unpleasant or tiring experience begins to tell, it begins to have a serious effect. (讓人不愉快或疲倦的經歷) 産生嚴重影響
It wasn't long before the strain began to tell on our relationship. 很快,這種極度的緊張就開始對我們的關系産生嚴重影響。
10. →see also telling
11. PHRASE You use as far as I can tell or so far as I could tell to indicate that what you are saying is based on the information you have, but that there may be things you do not know. 就某人判斷[含糊]
As far as I can tell, Jason is basically a nice guy. 就我判斷,傑森基本上是個好人。
12. CONVENTION You can say "I tell you," "I can tell you," or "I can't tell you" to add emphasis to what you are saying. 我告訴你/我可以告訴你/我沒法告訴你 (用以強調)[非正式]
I tell you this, I will not rest until that day has come. 我告訴你,不到那天我不會休息。
13. CONVENTION If someone disagrees with you or refuses to do what you suggest and you are eventually proved to be right, you can say "I told you so." 我早跟你說過[非正式]
Her parents did not approve of her decision and, if she failed, her mother would say, "I told you so."
她的父母沒有同意她的決定,如果她失敗了,她的母親就會說,“我早跟你說過?!?/p>
14. CONVENTION You use I'll tell you what or I tell you what to introduce a suggestion or a new topic of conversation. 你聽我說 (用以引入建議或新話題)[口語]
I tell you what, I'll bring the beer over to your house. 你聽我的,由我?guī)【频侥慵襾怼?/p>
15. to tell the time→see time
16. time will tell→see time
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tell /t?l/ (telling,told,tells)
劍橋詞典
- They wouldn't tell me how they had got my address .
- I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth .
- Gather (a)round, children , and I'll tell you a story .
- The doctor told me to avoid fatty foods .
- No-one told me she was ill .
- I could tell from her expression that something serious had happened .
- You can tell it's autumn because the leaves have started to fall .
- Who can tell what the future holds ?
- Can you tell the the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties ?
- I could tell he was really upset , though he tried not to show it.
tell verb (SPEAK)
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions
講述,說;告訴
Tell me about your holiday then. 那麼跟我說說你的假期吧。
[ 後麪接一個直接賓語和一個間接賓語的動詞 ] Can you tell me how to get to the library ? 請問去圖書館怎麼走?
[ + obj + (that) ] Did you tell anyone (that) you were coming to see me? 你有沒有跟任何人說起要來看我?
[ + obj + speech ] "I'm leaving you," she told him. “我要離開你,”她跟他說。
[ 加賓語的動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] I told her to go home . 我叫她廻家。
formal He told us of his extraordinary childhood . 他給我們講述了他不尋常的童年。
I can't tell you how grateful I am for your help (= I am extremely grateful ). 我對你的幫助感激不盡。
?tell a lie/lies
to say something/things that are not true
說謊,撒謊
She's always telling lies . 她老是說謊。
?tell it like it is informal
to tell the facts without hiding anything
如實說,實話實說
?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)告狀,揭短
Your classmates won't trust you if you're always telling tales , Alvin. 阿爾文,如果你老是打小報告,你的同學會不信任你的。
也見
telltale
?tell the truth
to speak honestly
說真話,講實話
How do you know she's telling the truth ? 你怎麼知道她講的是實話?
?to tell (you) the truth
to be honest
說句老實話,說實話
To tell (you) the truth , I didn't understand a word of what he was saying. 說實話,他說的我一點兒也聽不懂。
例句
tell verb (KNOW)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to know , recognize , or be certain
知道;辨別;確定
"He's Dutch ." "How can you tell?" “他是荷蘭人?!薄澳阍觞N知道?”
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] I could tell (that) you were unhappy . 我看得出你儅時很不高興。
[ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
If something tells you something, it gives you information .
(事物)顯露,顯示
What does the survey tell us about the lives of teenagers ? 這次調查給我們提供了有關青少年生活的什麼信息?
?tell the difference
to notice a difference in quality between two things
區(qū)分,區(qū)別
This coffee is about half the price of that one and yet you really can't tell the difference . 這種咖啡的價格差不多是那種的一半,而你根本分辨不出它們有什麼不同。
?tell sb's fortune (also tell fortunes)
to say what will happen in someone's future
給(某人)算命
At the fair , there was a lady who told your fortune . 集市上有一個算命的女人。
?tell the time UK (US tell time)
to be able to understand a clock
會看鍾表
My daughter has just learned to tell the time . 我女兒剛剛學會看時間。
?there is no telling
there is no way of knowing
不知道,無法知道
There is no telling what the future will hold for them. 不知道他們的未來會怎麼樣。
?you never can tell B2 (also you can never tell)
said to mean that you can never know or be certain
很難說,沒法預料
Who knows what will happen to Peter and me in the future - you can never tell. 誰知道彼得和我將來會怎麼樣呢——誰也無法預料。
例句
tell verb (HAVE AN EFFECT)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]to have an effect
産生傚果,産生影響
She's been under a lot of stress recently and it's starting to tell. 她最近壓力很大,而且這已經開始讓她喫不消了。
習語
I'm telling you(I) told you (so)!
(I'll) tell you what
tell me about it!
tell me another one!
you're telling me!
短語動詞
tell against sb/sthtell sth/sb apart
tell sb off
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