• tell /tɛl/           CET4 TEM4 [ telling told tells ]

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    及物动词 If you tell someone something, you give them information. 告诉 (某人某事)

    In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis I got the job.

    晚上我回来告诉菲莉丝我得到了那份工作。

    I called Andie to tell her how spectacular the stuff looked.

    我打电话给安迪告诉她那东西看上去多么壮观。

    Claire had made me promise to tell her the truth.

    克莱尔已经逼我答应了告诉她真相。

  • 2

    及物动词 If you tell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech. 讲述 (笑话、故事、个人经历等)

    His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke.

    他的朋友们说他以前总是张口就能讲笑话。

    He told his story to The L.A. Times and produced photographs.

    他向《洛杉机时报》叙述了自己的故事，并提供了一些照片。

  • 3

    及物动词 If you tell someone to do something, you order or advise them to do it. 命令; 建议 (某人做某事)

    He said officers told him to get out of his car and lean against it.

    他说警官们命令他从他的车里出来并靠在车上。

  • 4

    及物动词 If you tell yourself something, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something. 叮嘱 (自己)

    "Come on," she told herself.

    “加油，”她叮嘱自己。

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    及物动词 If you can tell what is happening or what is true, you are able to judge correctly what is happening or what is true. 判断

    It was already impossible to tell where the bullet had entered.

    已经不可能判断子弹是从哪里射进来的。

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    及物动词 If you can tell one thing from another, you are able to recognize the difference between it and other similar things. 辨别

    I can't really tell the difference between their policies and ours.

    我真地看不出他们的政策和我们的政策有什么区别。

    How do you tell one from another?

    你怎么把它们区分开来？

  • 7

    不及物动词 If you tell, you reveal or give away a secret. 泄密

    Many of the children know who they are but are not telling.

    许多孩子知道他们是谁，但不愿泄露秘密。

  • 8

    及物动词 If facts or events tell you something, they reveal certain information to you through ways other than speech. (事实、事件) 告诉 (某人某事)

    The facts tell us that this is not true.

    事实告诉我们这不是真的。

    I don't think the unemployment rate ever tells us much about the future.

    我认为失业率不会告诉我们很多关于未来的东西。

  • 9

    不及物动词 If an unpleasant or tiring experience begins to tell, it begins to have a serious effect. (让人不愉快或疲倦的经历) 产生严重影响

    It wasn't long before the strain began to tell on our relationship.

    很快，这种极度的紧张就开始对我们的关系产生严重影响。

  • 10

    →see alsotelling

  • 11

    习语 You use as far as I can tell or so far as I could tell to indicate that what you are saying is based on the information you have, but that there may be things you do not know. 就某人判断

    As far as I can tell, Jason is basically a nice guy.

    就我判断，杰森基本上是个好人。

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    习惯表达 You can say "I tell you," "I can tell you," or "I can't tell you" to add emphasis to what you are saying. 我告诉你/我可以告诉你/我没法告诉你 (用以强调)

    I tell you this, I will not rest until that day has come.

    我告诉你，不到那天我不会休息。

  • 13

    习惯表达 If someone disagrees with you or refuses to do what you suggest and you are eventually proved to be right, you can say "I told you so." 我早跟你说过

    Her parents did not approve of her decision and, if she failed, her mother would say, "I told you so."

    她的父母没有同意她的决定，如果她失败了，她的母亲就会说，“我早跟你说过。”

  • 14

    习惯表达 You use I'll tell you what or I tell you what to introduce a suggestion or a new topic of conversation. 你听我说 (用以引入建议或新话题)

    I tell you what, I'll bring the beer over to your house.

    你听我的，由我带啤酒到你家来。

  • 15

    to tell the time→seetime

  • 16

    time will tell→seetime

tell[tel]

• n.
  • 1

    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 crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)

    同义词： William Tell

• v.
  • 1

    express in words

    tell me what is bothering you

    同义词： state / say

  • 2

    let something be known

  • 3

    narrate or give a detailed account of

    同义词： narrate / recount / recite

  • 4

    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

    同义词： order / enjoin / say

  • 5

    discern or comprehend

    He could tell that she was unhappy

  • 6

    inform positively and with certainty and confidence

    I tell you that man is a crook!

    同义词： assure

  • 7

    give evidence

    he was telling on all his former colleague

    同义词： evidence

  • 8

    mark as different

    同义词： distinguish / separate / differentiate / secern / secernate / severalize / severalise / tell apart

• 新闻学与传播学

  • 告诉

• 心理学

  • 讲述

• 讲述

  • 所以说，所谓讲述 （TELLING）和展示（SHOWING）， 更应该被认为是叙事速度的产物，而不 应该被认为是叙述者介入程度在其决定 性的作用。

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• 说

  • 静默总能想起(Remember)你、离去时那张忧郁的脸，如同在向这黑夜诉说(Tell)：此去必定后会无期！

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• 诉说

  • 静默总能想起(Remember)你、离去时那张忧郁的脸，如同在向这黑夜诉说(Tell)：此去必定后会无期！

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• 吩咐

  • ... stay停留；暂住；逗留；呆 tell通知；讲述；吩咐 think想；考虑；以为；思索 ...

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短语
• William Tell
  威廉·退尔 | 威廉·泰尔 | 威廉泰尔 | 威廉退尔
• Tell Me Why
  告诉我为什么 | 美国版十万个为什么 | 你的离开 | 告诉我真相
• Tell me
  告诉我 | 潘玮柏 | 说说看 | 你说
• Don't Tell Me
  闭上你的嘴 | 不要告诉我 | 能不能不要说 | 别告诉我
• Tell Target
  告知目标 | 告诉目标 | 指定目标对象 | 告诉目的
• tell the truth
  说实话 | 实说 | 讲真话
• tell a story
  讲故事 | 说谎 | 讲一个故事 | 说故事
• Tell it like it is
  实话实说 | 如它所是地说它 | 真话实说 | 唱片名
• The Tell-Tale Heart
  告密的心 | 泄密的心 | 保密的心 | 我的心像海水

词根：tell

• adj.

  • telling 有效的；生动的；显著的

• n.

  • teller （美）出纳员；讲述者；讲故事者；计票员

    telling 命令；叙述；吐露真情

• v.

  • telling 告诉；讲述（tell的ing形式）；命令

• vt.

  • 告诉，说；辨别；吩咐；断定

    quo / talk / observe / bid

• vi.

  • 讲述；告发，泄密；识别

    beef / discourse