tell

tell　英 [tel] 　美 [tɛl]

vt. 告诉；辨别；　 vi. 讲述；告发；识别　

进行时:telling　过去式:told　过去分词:told　第三人称单数:tells　名词复数:tells　

tell stories/jokes/lies　讲故事；说笑话；撒谎

Promise you won't tell.　你要保证不往外讲。

To tell is to describe or announce something, either by speaking or writing. If you're going to be late to a movie, you should tell your friends so they can save you a seat.

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vt. 告诉；辨别；
vi. 讲述；告发；识别

1. tell stories/jokes/lies

讲故事；说笑话；撒谎
2. Promise you won't tell.

你要保证不往外讲。
3. Tell me where you live.

告诉我你住哪儿？
4. Do what I tell you.

你要照我的吩咐做。
5. Did she tell you her name?

她告诉你她的姓名了吗？
6. He told the news to everybody he saw.

他逢人便讲这个消息。
7. I could tell (that) he was angry from his expression.

从他的表情我看得出他生气了。
8. tell A from B-->Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?

你能分得出汤姆和他的孪生弟弟吗？

tell (n.) "mound, hill," 1864, from Arabic tall, related to Hebrew tel "mount, hill, heap." Compare Hebrew talul "lofty," Akkadian tillu "woman's breast."
tell (v.) Old English tellan "to reckon, calculate, number, compute; consider, think, esteem, account" (past tense tealde, past participle teald), from Proto-Germanic *taljan "to mention in order" (source also of Old Saxon tellian "tell," Old Norse telja "to count, number; to tell, say," Old Frisian tella "to count; to tell," Middle Dutch and Dutch tellen, Old Saxon talon "to count, reckon," Danish tale "to speak," Old High German zalon, German zählen "to count, reckon"), from PIE root *del- (2) "to count, reckon" (see tale).

tell ★ / tel ; NAmE tel / verb ( told , told / təʊld ; NAmE toʊld / ) give information 提供信息 1 ★ [transitive ] (of a person 人 ) to give information to sb by speaking or writing 告诉；告知 tellsth to sb ◆ He told the news to everybody he saw. 他逢人便讲这个消息。 tellsb sth ◆ He told everybody he saw the news. 他逢人便讲这个消息。 ◆ Did she tell you her name? 她告诉你她的姓名了吗？ ◆ What did I tell you? (= you should have listened to my advice) 我跟你说什么来着？ tellsb (about sth) ◆ Why wasn't I told about the accident? 为什么没人把这次事故告诉我？ tellsb/yourself (that)… ◆ They've told us (that) they're not coming. 他们已跟我们说过不来了。 ◆ I kept telling myself(that) everything was OK. 我不住告诉自己一切都没问题。 ◆ Are you telling me you didn't have any help with this? (= I don't believe what you have said) 你是说在这件事情上你没有得到过任何帮助吗？ tellsb where, what, etc… ◆ Tell me where you live. 告诉我你住哪儿？ tellsb + speech ◆ ‘I'm ready to go now,’ he told her. “我现在可以走了。”他对她说。 ☞note at say 2 ★ [transitive ] (of some writing, an instrument, a sign, etc. 文章、仪器、标记等 ) to give information about sth 提供（情况）；说明；显示 tellsb sth ◆ The advertisement told us very little about the product. 这则广告提供的产品情况很少。 tellsb how, where, etc… ◆ This gauge tells you how much fuel you have left. 这油表显示还剩有多少燃料。 tellsb (that)… ◆ The sound of his breathing told her (that) he was asleep. 她从他呼吸的声音中听出来他睡着了。 express in words 用言语表达 3 ★ [transitive ] to express sth in words 讲述；说；表达 tellsth ◆ to tell stories/jokes/lies 讲故事；说笑话；撒谎 ◆ Are you sure you're telling the truth? 你说的真是实话吗？ tellsb how, what, etc… ◆ I can't tell youhow happy I am. 我无法向你表达我多么高兴。 secret 秘密 4 [intransitive ] ( informal) to let sb know a secret 泄露（秘密）；告发 ◆ Promise you won't tell. 你要保证不往外讲。 ◆ ‘Who are you going out with tonight?’ ‘ That would be telling!’ (= it's a secret) “你今晚要和谁约会？”“那可不能讲！”（是个秘密） order 命令 5 ★ [transitive ] to order or advise sb to do sth 命令；指示；吩咐 tellsb/yourself to do sth ◆ He was told to sit down and wait. 有人吩咐他坐下等着。 ◆ There was a sign telling motorists to slow down. 有一个让司机减速的指示牌。 ◆ I kept telling myself to keep calm. 我不断叮嘱自己要保持冷静。 tellsb sth ◆ Do what I tell you. 你要照我的吩咐做。 tellsb ◆ Children must do as they're told. 孩子们必须听话。 tellsb what, when, etc… ◆ Don't tell me what to do! 别跟我说该怎么办！ tellsb (that)… ◆ The doctor told me (that) I should eat less fat. 医生嘱咐我要少吃油腻。 ☞synonyms at order ☞note at say know/judge 知道；判断 6 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) to know, see or judge sth correctly 知道；看出；确切地判断 ◆ I think he's happy. It's hard to tell. 我想他是幸福的。这很难说。 ◆ As far as I can tell,she's enjoying the course. 据我判断，她喜欢这门课程。 tell(that)… ◆ I could tell (that) he was angry from his expression. 从他的表情我看得出他生气了。 tellhow, if, etc… ◆ ‘That's not an original.’ ‘How can you tell?’ “那不是正本。”“你怎么知道的？” ◆ The only way to tell if you like something is by trying it. 要判定是否喜欢一件东西，唯一的办法是试一试。 distinguish 辨别 7 ★ [transitive ] ( not used in the progressive tenses or in the passive 不用于进行时或被动语态 ) to distinguish one thing or person from another 识别；分辨；区分；辨认 tellsth ◆ It was hard to tell the difference betweenthe two versions. 很难分辨出这两个版本有什么区别。 tellA from B ◆ Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? 你能分得出汤姆和他的孪生弟弟吗？ tellA and B apart ◆ It's difficult to tell them apart. 很难把他们区分开来。 tellwhich, what, etc… ◆ The kittens look exactly alike—how can you tell which is which? 这些小猫看上去一模一样，你怎么能分辨出哪只是哪只呢？ have effect 有影响 8 [intransitive ] tell(on sb) to have an effect on sb/sth, especially a bad one 产生效果，发生影响（尤指负面影响） ◆ The strain was beginning to tell on the rescue team. 过度的疲劳开始让救援队吃不消了。 IDIOMS all ˈtold with all people, etc. counted and included 合计；总共 ◆ There are 52 people coming, all told. 总共有 52 人要来。 don't ˈtell me ( informal) used to say that you know or can guess what sb is going to say, especially because it is typical of them （用以表示知道或猜得出他人要说什么）不至于…吧，别又要说…了吧 ◆ Don't tell me you were late again! 你不至于又迟到了吧！ I/I'll ˌtell you ˈwhat ( informal) used to introduce a suggestion 我的建议是；听我说 ◆ I'll tell you what—let's stay in instead. 听我说，咱们还是待在家里吧。 I ˈtell you | I can ˈtell you | I'm ˈtelling you ( informal) used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when it is surprising or difficult to believe 我可以肯定地说；我敢说；确实 ◆ It isn't cheap, I can tell you! 我敢说，这并不便宜！ ◆ I'm telling you, that's exactly what she said. 我可以肯定地说，那正是她的原话。 I ˈtold you (so) ( informal) used when sth bad has happened, to remind sb that you warned them about it and they did not listen to you 我提醒过你要出事；不听好人言，吃亏在眼前 ˌlive, etc. to ˌtell the ˈtale to survive a difficult or dangerous experience so that you can tell others what really happened 幸免于难之后向人讲述真实经历 tell a ˈdifferent story/tale to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told 说的情况迥然不同；讲出来的是另一回事 tell its own tale/story to explain itself, without needing any further explanation or comment 不言而喻；不释自明；无须解释 ◆ Her face told its own story. 看她的面部表情，就什么都明白了。 ˈtell me ( informal) used to introduce a question （用以引出问题）告诉我，跟我说实话 ◆ Tell me, have you had lunch yet? 跟我说实话，你吃过午餐没有？ ˈtell me about it ( informal) used to say that you understand what sb is talking about and have had the same experience 你算说对了；的确 ◆ ‘I get so annoyed with Steve!’ ‘Tell me about it. He drives me crazy.’ “史蒂夫把我烦透了！”“你算说对了。他快把我逼疯了。” tell me aˈnother! ( informal) used to tell sb that you do not believe what they have said 不见得吧；我不相信；别瞎扯 tell ˈtales (about sth/on sb) ( BrE) to tell sb about sth that another person has done wrong 揭人短处；说长道短 ☞related noun telltale tell the ˈtime ( BrE) ( NAmE tell ˈtime ) to read the time from a clock, etc. （根据钟表等）说出时间；报时 ◆ She's only five—she hasn't learnt to tell the time yet. 她才五岁，还没有学会看钟表。 tell sb where to get ˈoff/where they can get ˈoff ( BrE) ( informal) to make it clear to sb that you will no longer accept their bad behaviour 警告某人的行为不可容忍；不吃某人的这一套 tell sb where to ˈput/ˈstick sth | tell sb what they can ˈdo with sth ( informal) to make it clear to sb that you are angry and are rejecting what they are offering you 别来这一套；让某人收起…的一套 there's no ˈtelling used to say that it is impossible to know what happened or will happen 无法知道；难以预料 ◆ There's no telling how they'll react. 说不准他们会有什么反应。 to tell (you) the ˈtruth ( informal) used when admitting sth 说实话；老实说；说真的 ◆ To tell the truth, I fell asleep in the middle of her talk. 说实话，我在她讲话过程中睡着了。 you can never ˈtell | you never can ˈtell ( saying) you can never be sure, for example because things are not always what they appear to be 谁也拿不准；谁也说不清；很难说 you're telling ˈme! ( informal) I completely agree with you 我完全同意；的确如此 ☞more at hear , kiss v. , little adj. , thing , time n. , truth PHRASAL VERBS ˌtell aˈgainst sb ( BrE) ( formal) to be a disadvantage to sb 对…不利 ◆ Her lack of experience told against her. 她缺乏经验对她不利。 ˈtell of sth ( formal or literary) to make sth known; to give an account of sth 公布；说明 ◆ notices telling of the proposed job cuts 公布拟裁员的通知 ★ ˌtell sb↔ˈoff (for sth/for doing sth) ( informal) to speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong 责备；斥责；责骂；数落 SYN scold ◆ I told the boys off for making so much noise. 孩子们太吵，我把他们训斥了一顿。 ◆ Did you get told off? 你捱骂了没有？ ☞related noun telling-off ˈtell on sb ( informal) to tell a person in authority about sth bad that sb has done 告发；打…的小报告；告…的状 ◆ Promise not to tell on me! 答应我，别告发我！ tell tells told telling tell / tel ; NAmE tel / told / təʊld ; NAmE toʊld /

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