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

单词	tell
释义	tell —tell /tel/ Ⅰ verb (told, told) (KNOW) ↑Verb Endings for tell 1 B2 [I or T] to know, recognize, or be certain: » "He's Dutch." "How can you tell?"» [+ (that)] I could tell (that) you were unhappy.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Knowing and learning 2 B2 [T] If something tells you something, it gives you information: » What does the survey tell us about the lives of teenagers? tell the difference 3 C1 to notice a difference in quality between two things: » This coffee is about half the price of that one and yet you really can't tell the difference.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Identifying tell sb's fortune (_ALSO tell fortunes) 4 F0 to say what will happen in someone's future: » At the fair, there was a lady who told your fortune.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Predicting things and intuition tell the time 5 F0 to be able to understand a clock: » My daughter has just learned to tell the time.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Watches and clocks there is no telling 6 F0 there is no way of knowing: » There is no telling what the future will hold for them.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Predicting things and intuition you never can tell B2 (_ALSO you can never tell) 7 F0 said to mean that you can never know or be certain: » Who knows what will happen to Peter and me in the future - you can never tell.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Uncertainty , ↑Hesitating , ↑Achievable • • • Extra Examples:» 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. Ⅱ verb (told, told) (SPEAK) ↑Verb Endings for tell 1 A1 [T] to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions: » Tell me about your holiday then.» [+ two objects] Can you tell me the way to the station?» [+ obj + (that) ] Did you tell anyone (that) you were coming to see me?» [+ obj + speech ] "I'm leaving you," she told him.» [+ obj + to infinitive ] I told her to go home.» _FORMAL He told us of his extraordinary childhood.» I can't tell you how grateful I am for your help.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Announcing, informing and stating tell a lie/lies 2 F0 to say something/things that are not true: » She's always telling lies.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Lies, lying and hypocrisy , ↑Dishonest people tell it like it is _INFORMAL 3 F0 to tell the facts without hiding anything Thesaurus⁺: ↑Blunt and direct in speech and behaviour , ↑Not saying much , ↑Not being friendly tell tales _DISAPPROVING 4 F0 If someone, usually a child, tells tales, they tell someone such as a teacher about something bad that someone else has done: » Your classmates won't trust you if you're always telling tales, Alvin.→ _{SEE ALSO} TELLTALE(Cf. ↑telltale)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Revealing secrets and becoming known tell the truth 5 F0 to speak honestly: » How do you know she's telling the truth?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Honesty, openness and sincerity to tell (you) the truth 6 F0 to be honest: » To tell (you) the truth, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Honesty, openness and sincerity • • • Extra Examples:» 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.Common mistake: tell or say?! Remember: when tell is followed by a 'that' clause, it must have an indirect object.! Don't say 'tell that...', say tell someone that...:✗ Rory told that he was leaving.» Rory told Julie that he was leaving.! To make a sentence without an indirect object, don't use 'tell', use say:» Rory said that he was leaving. Ⅲ verb [I] (told, told) (HAVE AN EFFECT) ↑Verb Endings for tell ► F0 to have an effect: » She's been under a lot of stress recently and it's starting to tell.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Causing things to happen
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