英语词汇“tell you what”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) (I, I'll, I will) tell you what.

(i) Used to introduce (and give some emphasis to) an observation or comment: I will tell you something; I will tell you what is relevant or pertinent. Cf. what pron., adv., int., adj.¹, conj., and n. Phrases 2c.

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?1565 A. Hartwell in tr. W. Haddon Sight of Portugall Pearle Pref. sig. A5 As for Diuynitie, I wyll tell you what. it is so handled of .ii. men, in .ii. bookes, within these .ii. yeres, that better it had bene the gospel had neuer peped out.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 51 My lord, Ile tell you what, If my yong Lord your sonne, haue not the day [etc.] .

1661 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems 190 But I will tell you what; Either these slaves forswear, and lye, Or if they did so often dye, They've more lives then a cat.

1700 T. Brown Amusements Serious & Comical ix. 137 I'll tell you what; he's the Emptiest, Dullest, Shallowest Monster, within the Bills of Mortality.

1797 Two Cousins 12 I'll tell you what, Sarah, boys will be boys, do what we will, and it is not in their nature to like old people.

1826 Wilhelmina i. i. 6 As for my head's being turned, I tell you what, sir, there's nothing in it.

1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold i. ii. 25 I tell thee what, my child; Thou hast misread this merry dream of thine.

1909 W. R. George Junior Republic (1910) xiv. 304 Every one of them would vote against it and I'll tell you what, in a straight out and out fight, we wouldn't even get a look in with such a bill.

1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 174 ‘Who was that tart you had round here before?’ ‘Gloria?’ ‘Yeah. Tell you what, she's got a right pair on her.’

2008 Independent 13 Sept. (Traveller section) 13/5 I got this 1992 Adelsheim—I tell you what, it knocked my socks off.

(ii) Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal: I will tell you what is to be done, what we might do, etc.

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1732 W. Aston Restauration King Charles II iii. 54 I'll tell you what let us do; let's pull old Oliver out of his Grave, and fix his Head upon Westminster-hall.]

1753 C. Clive Rehearsal ii. 34 Oh, I'll tell you what; let's set Odelove upon her to enquire into the Plot of her Play.

1763 A. Murphy Citizen i. ii. 17 I like you—I like un master Philpot—I like un—I'll tell you what, let un talk to her now.

1825 T. Roscoe tr. F. Sacchetti in Ital. Novelists I. 217 The one said, ‘I will tell you what: let us go on to the next inn, and, perhaps, after a good dinner we shall remember them better.’

1856 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 19 July 123/1 That beautiful cap... I tell you what, let me have the cap; I will give you four gulden for it.

1875 R. Browning Inn Album i. 13 The happy flash Followed... ‘'Tell you what—Let's turn their flank, try things on t' other side!’

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xlix. 249 I tell you what, I'll try and come over to Paris again one of these days and I'll look you up.

1967 W. Soyinka Kongi's Harvest i. 39 Tell you what. You get all the leaders of the dissident groups to appear on the dais with me tomorrow.

1996 A. Ghosh Calcutta Chromosome (1997) ix. 57 ‘I'll tell you what, Ant,’ said Murugan... ‘I'll read you all three volumes some day when we're on an around-the-world cruise.’

2005 D. Cowie Owen Noone & Marauder 15 I tell you what. Since you guys are spending so much today, I'll throw this in free.

单词	tell you what
释义	> as lemmas (I, I'll, I will) tell you what (a) (I, I'll, I will) tell you what. (i) Used to introduce (and give some emphasis to) an observation or comment: I will tell you something; I will tell you what is relevant or pertinent. Cf. what pron., adv., int., adj.¹, conj., and n. Phrases 2c. ΚΠ ?1565 A. Hartwell in tr. W. Haddon Sight of Portugall Pearle Pref. sig. A5 As for Diuynitie, I wyll tell you what. it is so handled of .ii. men, in .ii. bookes, within these .ii. yeres, that better it had bene the gospel had neuer peped out. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 51 My lord, Ile tell you what, If my yong Lord your sonne, haue not the day [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1661 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems 190 But I will tell you what; Either these slaves forswear, and lye, Or if they did so often dye, They've more lives then a cat. 1700 T. Brown Amusements Serious & Comical ix. 137 I'll tell you what; he's the Emptiest, Dullest, Shallowest Monster, within the Bills of Mortality. 1797 Two Cousins 12 I'll tell you what, Sarah, boys will be boys, do what we will, and it is not in their nature to like old people. 1826 Wilhelmina i. i. 6 As for my head's being turned, I tell you what, sir, there's nothing in it. 1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold i. ii. 25 I tell thee what, my child; Thou hast misread this merry dream of thine. 1909 W. R. George Junior Republic (1910) xiv. 304 Every one of them would vote against it and I'll tell you what, in a straight out and out fight, we wouldn't even get a look in with such a bill. 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 174 ‘Who was that tart you had round here before?’ ‘Gloria?’ ‘Yeah. Tell you what, she's got a right pair on her.’ 2008 Independent 13 Sept. (Traveller section) 13/5 I got this 1992 Adelsheim—I tell you what, it knocked my socks off. (ii) Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal: I will tell you what is to be done, what we might do, etc. ΚΠ 1732 W. Aston Restauration King Charles II iii. 54 I'll tell you what let us do; let's pull old Oliver out of his Grave, and fix his Head upon Westminster-hall.] 1753 C. Clive Rehearsal ii. 34 Oh, I'll tell you what; let's set Odelove upon her to enquire into the Plot of her Play. 1763 A. Murphy Citizen i. ii. 17 I like you—I like un master Philpot—I like un—I'll tell you what, let un talk to her now. 1825 T. Roscoe tr. F. Sacchetti in Ital. Novelists I. 217 The one said, ‘I will tell you what: let us go on to the next inn, and, perhaps, after a good dinner we shall remember them better.’ 1856 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 19 July 123/1 That beautiful cap... I tell you what, let me have the cap; I will give you four gulden for it. 1875 R. Browning Inn Album i. 13 The happy flash Followed... ‘'Tell you what—Let's turn their flank, try things on t' other side!’ 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xlix. 249 I tell you what, I'll try and come over to Paris again one of these days and I'll look you up. 1967 W. Soyinka Kongi's Harvest i. 39 Tell you what. You get all the leaders of the dissident groups to appear on the dais with me tomorrow. 1996 A. Ghosh Calcutta Chromosome (1997) ix. 57 ‘I'll tell you what, Ant,’ said Murugan... ‘I'll read you all three volumes some day when we're on an around-the-world cruise.’ 2005 D. Cowie Owen Noone & Marauder 15 I tell you what. Since you guys are spending so much today, I'll throw this in free. extracted from tellv. < as lemmas
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