音标：[tel]
vt. 告诉, 说, 吩咐, 断定, 知道
vi. 讲述, 泄密, 告发, 表明
相关词组:
Don't tell me...
tell it like it is
tell off
tell sb off
tell sb off for being so rude
tell sb where to get off
tell the world
tell apart
tell A from B
tell the truth
tell a lie
tell on sb
tell the time
tell upon sth
according to sb's tell
在线英汉词典
tell的短语、例句：
tell
v
(pt, pp told )
1 [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr, Dn.f, Dn.w]
~ sth (to sb) make sth known, esp in spoken or written words （用言语或文字）告知, 告诉, 讲述某事
tell jokes/stories 讲笑话[故事]
I could tell you a thing or two about him. 我可以给你讲他的一两件事.
He told the news to everybody in the village. 他把那消息告诉了全村的人.
Did she tell you her name? 她告诉你姓名了吗?
They´ve told us (that) they´re not coming. 他们已跟我们说过不来了.
Tell me where you live. 把你的住处告诉我.
I can´t tell you (ie I can´t find words to express) how happy I am. 我真不知道怎麽表达我的快乐.
So I´ve been told, ie That is what I´ve been told. 那就是我听说的事.
2 [Dn.n, Dn.f, Dn.w, Dn.t]
give information to (sb) 向（某人）提供情况或信息
a book which will tell you all you need to know about personal taxation 说明个人纳税须知的书
This gauge tells you the amount of petrol you have left/how much petrol you have left. 这计量表可指示还剩多少汽油.3 [Tn]
express (sth) in words; utter 说（某事）; 讲; 述
tell the truth/lies/a lie 说实话[谎/谎话]
(dated 旧) tell (ie reveal) one´s love 泄露个人的情人. =>Usage at say 用法见say.
4 [I] reveal a secret 泄露秘密
Promise you won´t tell. 你要保证不泄密.
(infml 口) kiss and tell, ie reveal one´s love affairs 吐露个人的风流韵事.
5
(a) [I, Tf, Tw]
decide or determine; know definitely 决定; 决心; 肯定; 确定
It may rain or it may not. It´s hard to tell. 天也许下雨, 也许不下. 说不准.
You can tell (that) he´s angry when he starts shouting a lot. 他什麽时候一大喊大叫, 肯定是生气了.
How do you tell when to change gear? 你怎麽确定何时换挡?
The only way to tell if you like something is by trying it. 要确定是否喜欢某事物, 唯一的办法是试一下.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tw]
~ A from B (esp with can/could/be able to 尤与can/could/be able to连用) distinguish A from B 辨认A和B; 辨别; 识别
I can´t tell the difference between margarine and butter, ie can´t identify them by their tastes. 我尝不出人造黄油和黄油有什麽区别.
Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? 你能分辨出汤姆和他的孪生兄弟吗?
These kittens look exactly alike how can you tell which is which? 这些小猫看上去一模一样--你怎麽能分出哪个是哪个?
6 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb) produce a noticeableeffect 产生能觉察出的效果; 起明显作用
Every blow told. 每一击都打中了.
The government´s policies are beginning to tell. 政府的政策开始发挥作用了.
All this hard work is telling on him, ie affecting his health, etc. 这些繁重的工作他已吃不消了（影响著他的健康等）.
Herlack of experience told against her, ie was a disadvantage to her. 她缺乏经验, 这对她很不利.
7 [Dn.t, Dn.w]
order or direct (sb) 吩咐, 命令（某人）
Tell him to wait. 叫他等一等.
Do what I tell you. 照我的吩咐做.
Children must do as they´re told. 孩子必须听话.
You won´t be told (ie won´t obey orders or listen to advice), will you? 你不听话（不服从命令或不听从劝告）, 是不是? =>Usage at order2 用法见order2.
8 [Tn] (arch 古) count the number of (sth) 数（某物）的数目; 计算
tell one´s beads, ie say prayers while counting the beads on a rosary 边数念珠边祈祷.
9 (idm 习语) all told with all people, items, etc counted and included 将所有的人、 项目等都计算在内; 总共
There are 23 guests coming, all told. 总共来了23位客人. dead men tell no tales => dead. hear tell of sb/sth => hear. I/I´ll ,tell you `what (infml 口) (used to introduce a suggestion 用以提出建议)
I´ll tell you what let´s ask Fred to lend us his car. 我说--咱们去找弗雷德借汽车吧. I `told you (so) (infml 口) I warned you that this would happen 我提醒过你要出事; 我早就跟你说过
He loves to say `I told you so!´ when things go wrong. 只要一出事他就爱说｀我早就跟你说过吧!＇ ,live, etc to ,tell the `tale survive a difficult or dangerous experience so that one can tell others what really happened 脱离困境或险境後向他人讲述事情的原委. tell/know A and B apart => apart. tell me a`nother! (infml 口) I don´t believe you 我不相信. tell/see sth a mile off => mile. tell its own tale explain itself, without need of further explanation or comment 本身即可说明问题
The many crashes on the icy roads told their own tale. 路上结冰发生多起撞车事故, 路面情况已不言而喻. tell `tales (aboutsb) make known another person´s secrets, misdeeds, faults, etc 揭人隐密; 揭人之短
Someone´s been telling tales about me, haven´t they? 有人总在揭我的短处, 是不是? tell `that to the marines! (sl 俚) I don´t believe you 我不相信. tell the `time (US tell `time) read the time from a clock, etc 说出钟表等指示的时间
She´s only five she can´t tell the time yet. 她才五岁--还不会看表. tell sb ,where to get `off/,where he gets`off (infml 口) warn sb that his behaviour is unacceptableand will no longer be tolerated 警告某人其行为已令人无法忍受. ,tell the `world announce sth publicly 将某事公之於世. there is ,no `telling it is impossible to know 不可能知道
There´s no telling what may happen. 不可能知道会发生什麽事.
As to his plans, there´s simply no telling. 至於他的计画, 根本就无法得知. to ,tell (you) the `truth (used to introduce a confession or an admission 用以引出自白或承认的话)
To tell the truth, I fell asleep in the middle. 老实说, 我在中间睡著了. you can ,never `tell; you ,never can `tell you can never be sure, eg because appearances are often deceptive 谁也不知道（如因外表常靠不住）. you´re telling `me! (infml 口) I completely agree with you 这还用你说; 我早就知道.
10 (phr v) tell sb off (for sth/doing sth) (infml 口) scold or reprimand sb 斥责或责骂某人
You´ll get told off if you´re caught doing that. 要是发现你做那种事, 你就得挨骂.
I told the boys off for making so much noise. 那些男孩子很吵闹, 我把他们骂了一顿. tell sb off for sth/to do sth (fml 文) assign (a task or duty) to sb 给某人指定（任务或差事）
Six men were told off to collect fuel. 派了六个人去收集燃料. tell on sb (infml 口) reveal sb´s activities, esp to a person in authority 揭发某人的活动（尤指向负责人报告）
John caught his sister smoking and told on her. 约翰发现他姐姐吸烟就给告了一状.
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