tell 在英语-中文（简体）词典中的翻译
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tell verb
(SPEAK)
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A1 [ T ] to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions
讲述，说;告诉
Tell me about your holiday then.
那么跟我说说你的假期吧。
[ + two objects ] Can you tell me how to get to the library?
请问去图书馆怎么走？
[ + obj + (that) ] Did you tell anyone (that) you were coming to see me?
你有没有跟任何人说起要来看我？
[ + obj + speech ] "I'm leaving you," she told him.
“我要离开你，”她跟他说。
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I told her to go home.
我叫她回家。
formal He told us of his extraordinary childhood.
他给我们讲述了他不寻常的童年。
I can't tell you how grateful I am for your help (= I am extremely grateful).
我对你的帮助感激不尽。
tell a lie/lies
to say something/things that are not true
说谎，撒谎
She's always telling lies.
她老是说谎。
tell it like it is informal
to tell the facts without hiding anything
如实说，实话实说
tell tales disapproving
If someone, usually a child, tells tales, they tell someone such as a teacher about something bad that someone else has done.
（通常指小孩）告状，揭短
Your classmates won't trust you if you're always telling tales, Alvin.
阿尔文，如果你老是打小报告，你的同学会不信任你的。
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telltale tell the truth
to speak honestly
说真话，讲实话
How do you know she's telling the truth?
你怎么知道她讲的是实话？
to tell (you) the truth
to be honest
说句老实话，说实话
To tell (you) the truth, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying.
说实话，他说的我一点儿也听不懂。
更多范例减少例句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.
tell verb
(KNOW)
B2 [ I or T ] to know, recognize, or be certain
知道;辨别;确定
"He's Dutch." "How can you tell?"
“他是荷兰人。”“你怎么知道？”
[ + (that) ] I could tell (that) you were unhappy.
我看得出你当时很不高兴。
B2 [ T ] If something tells you something, it gives you information.
（事物）显露，显示
What does the survey tell us about the lives of teenagers?
这次调查给我们提供了有关青少年生活的什么信息？
tell the difference
C1 to notice a difference in quality between two things
区分，区别
This coffee is about half the price of that one and yet you really can't tell the difference.
这种咖啡的价格差不多是那种的一半，而你根本分辨不出它们有什么不同。
tell someone's fortune (also tell fortunes)
to say what will happen in someone's future
给（某人）算命
At the fair, there was a lady who told your fortune.
集市上有一个算命的女人。
tell the time UK (US tell time)
to be able to understand a clock
会看钟表
My daughter has just learned to tell the time.
我女儿刚刚学会看时间。
there is no telling
there is no way of knowing
不知道，无法知道
There is no telling what the future will hold for them.
不知道他们的未来会怎么样。
you never can tell B2 (also you can never tell)
said to mean that you can never know or be certain
很难说，没法预料
Who knows what will happen to Peter and me in the future - you can never tell.
谁知道彼得和我将来会怎么样呢——谁也无法预料。
更多范例减少例句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.
tell verb
(HAVE AN EFFECT)
[ I ] to have an effect
产生效果，产生影响
She's been under a lot of stress recently and it's starting to tell.
她最近压力很大，而且这已经开始让她吃不消了。
语法
Say or tell?Say and tell are irregular verbs. The past simple of say is said, the past simple of tell is told: …
Say and tell with objectsBoth say and tell take a direct object. The object is most commonly the reported clause (the report of what someone said). …
Tell + indirect object + to-infinitiveWe use tell with an indirect object and a to-infinitive to report a command or an instruction. We don’t normally use say in this way: …
习语
I'm telling you
(I) told you (so)!
(I'll) tell you what
tell me about it!
tell me another one!
you're telling me!短语动词
tell against someone/something
tell something/someone apart
tell someone off
tell on someone
(tell在剑桥英语-中文（简体）词典的翻译 © Cambridge University Press)
tell的例句
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They were told that the study was designed to examine social interaction processes.
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The full account of his career includes telling detail of an often troubled private life that coexisted with his successful career.
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He was told that he was being let off with this minor punishment because this was his first offence.
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The students were told that upper-case target words would be presented brie-y on a computer screen between two rows of hash-signs (########).
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He is telling a story of the political interaction between the two peoples and the cultural changes which follow it.
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Afterwards they [children] accused us of telling lies and didn't bother us anymore.
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The story, as it has been told, offers them 'a usable past' that should help them to cope with future change.
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Such children, we are told, look like animals and show no trace of intelligence.
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示例中的观点不代表剑桥词典编辑、剑桥大学出版社和其许可证颁发者的观点。
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