tell

v.告诉；吩咐；讲述；表达；辨别；判断；泄露；告发；产生效果 形容词：tellable过去式：told过去分词：told现在分词：telling第三人称单数：tells

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tell

v.(动词)

吩咐，命令，指示

告诉，告知

说，讲，讲述，叙述，表达

产生效果，发生影响，奏效

搬弄是非，嚼舌头

命中，打中，击中

证明，显明，显示，表明

忠告，警告

识别，判定

判定，确定，知道

<口>告发，泄密，泄漏，说坏话

提供（情况），报告

分辨，辨别

明确说出来，讲明

闲谈，聊天

数，计算

n.(名词)

传说，传闻

讲的话（或事）

【考古】人工丘阜

v.(动词)

vt. 告诉 give information (in spoken or written words)

vt. 吩咐 give order; direct

vi. 泄露秘密 reveal a secret

vi. 决定,确定 decide or determine; know definitely

Noun

a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his cros***ow (which he did successfully without mishap)

Verb

express in words;

"He said that he wanted to marry her"
"tell me what is bothering you"
"state your opinion"
"state your name"

let something be known;

"Tell them that you will be late"

narrate or give a detailed account of;

"Tell what happened"
"The father told a story to his child"

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority;

"I said to him to go home"
"She ordered him to do the shopping"
"The mother told the child to get dressed"

discern or comprehend;

"He could tell that she was unhappy"

inform positively and with certainty and confidence;

"I tell you that man is a crook!"

give evidence;

"he was telling on all his former colleague"

mark as different;

"We distinguish several kinds of maple"

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v.(动词)tell的基本意思是用语言或文字“告知”“告诉”“讲述”某事,强调思想的表达,而不强调表达的方式。引申可表示“吩咐”“嘱托”“命令”“确定”“区分,辨别”“泄露秘密”“猜测”“产生效果”等。tell可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词、带疑问词的动词不定式或wh-从句作宾语。也可接双宾语,其直接宾语可以是名词或代词,也可以是带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句,其间接宾语可以转化为介词to的宾语。tell作“吩咐”解时,还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。tell可用于被动结构。tell在非正式语体中可以引出直接引语。 用作动词(v.)

It's very kind of you to tell me the truth.
你真好,告诉我这真相。

Let me tell you some details about clearance.
让我告诉你一些通关的细节。

Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.
叫那个家伙不要占用我的停车场。

He always does what his superiors tell him.
他惟上级之命是从。

He wanted to tell the news to the world.
他要把这件事告诉每一个人。

I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
女儿睡觉之前，我总讲故事给她听。

I can't tell you how happy I am.
我无法向你表达我多么高兴。

Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddnest thought.
我们最甜蜜的歌就是表达最苦恼思想的歌。

It is hard to tell who is who in the parade.
在**队伍中很难分清谁是谁。

I can never tell natural silk from artificial.
我不能分辨真丝和人造丝。

It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.
下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。

I can tell from the way you speak that you are from Australia.
根据你说话的方式,我能判断你是澳大利亚人。

You promised not to tell but you have done so .
你曾保证过不泄露机密，可是你却把它泄露了出去。

They pledged themselves never to tell the secret .
他们保证绝不泄露秘密。

You're saying you gonna tell on me?
你是说你想要告发我?

If someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police.
如果有人企图敲诈我，我就向**告发。

Your efforts are beginning to tell.
你的努力正在开始产生效果。

His unselfish work is beginning to tell.
他无私的工作开始产生效果。

v.(动词)

他告诉我们他通过了考试。

误 He told that he had passed the exam.

正 He told us that he had passed the exam.

析 tell后不能直接接从句表示“告知某人某事”时,须接双宾语,即tell *** sth。

老师叫我们不要吵闹。

误 The teacher told us don't make any noise.

正 The teacher told us not to make any noise.

析 “告诉某人不要做某事”,英语用“tell *** not to do sth ”,即用不定式作复合宾语。

说实在话,我不太想去看演出。

误 Telling the truth,I'm not very interested in going to the show.

正 To tell the truth,I'm not very interested in going to the show.

析 to tell the truth常在句中作插入语,这是一种固定表达方式,不用分词短语。

正如我昨天告诉你的,他在会上站起来说话却不知所云。

误 As I spoke to you yesterday, he got up to speak and said nothing at the meeting.

正 As I told you yesterday, he got up to speak and said nothing at the meeting.

析 说出具体的内容要用动词tell,而speak只表示说话的动作而不涉及内容。

不要说谎话!

误 Don't say lies!

正 Don't tell lies!

析 say与tell相比较,只有tell才能和有祈使语气的话连用。

她说：“我要走了。”

误 She told,“I am leaving.”

正 She said,“I am leaving.”

析 tell后面一般要加说话的对象(人称代词),然后再加说话的内容; 而say可以直接加内容。

简和萨长得这么相像,只有她们的母亲才分得清她们。

误 They are so alike that only their mother can tell Jane and Sar.

正 They are so alike that only their mother can tell Jane and Sar apart.

正 They are so alike that only their mother can tell Jane from Sar.

析 “把…分得清楚,把…辨别开”英文用tell...from...或tell...and... apart表示。

每个学生都能讲述他在考试前的紧张心情。

误 Every student can tell his nervousness before the examinations.

正 Every student can tell of his nervousness before the examinations.

析 tell 作为“告诉,讲述”讲,用在能讲完整的事物前,如story, news, truth, lie, opinion, views等时是及物动词; 用在不能讲清楚或讲完整的事物前,是不及物动词,后面要跟of或about。

他告诉了我有关这所名牌大学的一些消息。

误 He told me some information about this prestigious university.

正 He gave me some information about this prestigious university.

析 可以说give *** information, supply〔provide〕 *** with information,但不能说tell *** information。

她查看约翰的手掌,给他***。

误 She inspected John's palm and said his fortune.

正 She inspected John's palm and told his fortune.

析 表示“(给某人)***”,要说 tell ***'s fortune,不可以说 say ***'s fortune。

～+名词

tell a falsehood〔lie〕
说谎

tell a story
讲故事

tell one's beads
边数念珠边祈祷

tell one's experiences
诉说自己的经历

tell ***'s fate〔fortune,future〕
给某人***

tell the difference
分辨差别

tell the soldiers
命令士兵们

tell the stars
数星星

tell the time
报时

tell the truth
说实话

tell twins
区分双胞胎

～+副词

tell amply
充分说明

tell artfully
机智地说

tell badly
讲得很拙劣

tell bluntly
直言不讳地告诉

tell candidly
讲话公正

tell complacently
自鸣得意地讲

tell conclusively
最后决定

tell dispassionately
心平气和地讲述

tell effectively
有效地影响

tell exactly
确切地说出

tell fearlessly
大胆地说

tell fervently
讲话热情

tell flatly
直截了当地说

tell frankly
直率地告诉

tell genially
愉快地讲述

tell gravely
严重泄密

tell heavily
影响很大

tell hysterically
歇斯底里地责骂

tell impressively
讲话感人

tell jestingly
说话没趣

tell much
讲得充分

tell musically
声调和谐

tell plainly
明白地告诉

tell regretfully
遗憾地说

tell reverently
敬言

tell seriously
郑重地告诉

tell simply
简明地讲述

tell straight
直率地说

tell vividly
讲述生动

tell well
讲得很好

tell apart
把…区别开

tell off number
报数

～+介词

tell about
谈…的情况

tell about the game
讲述那场比赛

tell about the incident
讲述那件事

tell from a quick examination
迅速查清

tell the true from the false
辨别真伪

tell on health
影响健康

tell近义词

narrate recount relate say state utter determine discern discover hear