| 单词 | telltale |
| 释义 | telltale —telltalely, adv. /tel"tayl'/, n. 1. a person who heedlessly or maliciously reveals private or confidential matters; tattler; talebearer. 2. a thing serving to reveal or disclose something. 3. any of various indicating or registering devices, as a time clock. 4. Music. a gauge on an organ for indicating the air pressure. 5. an indicator showing the position of a ship's rudder. 6. a row of strips hung over a track to warn train crew members on freight trains that a low bridge, tunnel, or the like is approaching. 7. Yachting. (on a sailboat) a feather, string, or similar device, often attached to the port and starboard shrouds and to the backstay, to indicate the relative direction of the wind. 8. Squash. a narrow piece of metal across the front wall of a court, parallel to and extending 17 inches (43.2 cm) above the base: a ball striking this is an out. adj. 9. that reveals or betrays what is not intended to be known: a telltale blush. 10. giving notice or warning of something, as a mechanical device. [1540-50; TELL1 + TALE] |
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