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tell
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- Conjugation :
past
told
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pp
told
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ing
telling
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Derivatives :
adj
telling
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- tell
[tεl]
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1.
vt.
to tell sb sth (inform) 告诉某人某事
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They told us the news.
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他们告诉了我们这个消息。
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2.
vt.
[+story]
[ joke]
(relate) 讲
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Will you tell me a story?
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你能给我讲个故事吗？
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3.
vt.
to tell sth from sth (distinguish) 把某物和某物区分开
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4.
vt.
(know) 确定
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I couldn't tell what they were thinking.
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我不能确定他们在想什么。
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5.
vt.
(reveal) 表明
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The facts tell us that this is not true.
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事实向我们表明这不是真的。
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6.
vi.
(have an effect) 影响
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The late nights were beginning to tell on my health.
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熬夜开始影响我的健康了。
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to tell sb to do sth
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指示某人做某事
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to tell sb that...
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告诉某人说…
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to tell sb about {or} of sth
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给某人讲述某事
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to tell the time
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看时间
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(I) tell you what...
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[inf] (我)提议…
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to do as one is told
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按吩咐做事
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tell
[tel]
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1.
vt.
说，表述
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Peter tells a good story every now and then.
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皮特偶尔会讲一个好故事。
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Tell me what is bothering you.
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告诉我什么东西让你心烦。
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2.
vt.
告诉，告知
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Helen told her mother she was going to marry Peter.
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海伦告诉母亲她要嫁给皮特。
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3.
vt.
详述，叙述
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I was to tell the police officer the events that occurred before the murder.
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我打算向警官详述谋杀案发生之前的事情。
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4.
vt.
命令，吩咐
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I told the begger not to follow me anymore.
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我喝斥那个乞丐不要再跟着我了。
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5.
vt.
看出，领会
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I can tell that the girl doesn't know how to speak a single word in Chinese.
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我看得出来，这个女孩连一个中文单词也不会说。
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He could tell that she was unhappy.
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他能感觉到她不幸福。
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6.
vt.
确信，保证
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Everyone can tell you that everything of the business is great.
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每个人都会信誓旦旦地告诉你生意无小事。
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I tell you that man is a crook!
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我告诉你，这人是骗子！
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7.
vi.
告诉；泄露
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My younger brother always tells on me.
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我弟弟总是告发我。
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He was telling on all his former colleague.
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他告发了他过去所有的同事。
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8.
vt.
分辨，区分
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I can't tell which pearl necklace is fake on the table.
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我分辨不出桌子上哪条珍珠项链是赝品。
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9.
noun
[People]
William Tell 威廉·退尔，14世纪早期瑞士传奇故事中的主人公
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tell
[tεl]
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1.
vb
[when tr, may take a clause as object]
to let know or notify
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he told me that he would go
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to order or instruct (someone to do something)
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I told her to send the letter airmail
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3.
vt.
[when intr, usually foll by of]
to give an account or narration (of something)
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she told me her troubles
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to communicate by words; utter
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to tell the truth
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to make known; disclose
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to tell fortunes
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6.
vi.
[intr; often foll by of]
to serve as an indication
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her blush told of her embarrassment
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7.
vt.
[tr; used with can, etc; may take a clause as object]
to comprehend, discover, or discern
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I can tell what is wrong
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8.
vt.
[tr; used with can, etc]
to distinguish or discriminate
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he couldn't tell chalk from cheese
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9.
vi.
[intr]
to have or produce an impact, effect, or strain
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every step told on his bruised feet
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10.
vi.
[intr; sometimes foll by on]
[Spoken]
to reveal secrets or gossip (about)
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don't tell!
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she told on him
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11.
vt.
[tr]
to assure
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I tell you, I've had enough!
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12.
vt.
[tr]
to count (votes)
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13.
vi.
[intr]
[Dialect]
to talk or chatter
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14.
vi.
[Spoken]
[chiefly US]
to tell the truth no matter how unpleasant it is
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15.
vi.
See also tell apart tell off
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16.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English tellan; related to Old Saxon tellian, Old High German zellen to tell, count, Old Norse telja
- tell
[tεl]
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1.
n
a large mound resulting from the accumulation of rubbish on a long-settled site, esp one with mudbrick buildings, particularly in the Middle East
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C19: from Arabic tall
Examples
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The brain takes longer to tell a lie than to tell the truth.
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和说实话相比，大脑需要更长的时间去编造一个谎言。
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I'd die before I'd tell.
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我宁死不说。
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Do what I tell you.
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按照我告诉你的去做。
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to tell one from another
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把东西区别开来
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Hear what I tell you.
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注意听我对你说的话。
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Did he indeed tell you that?
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他确实告诉你那件事了吗？
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insofar as one can tell
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就人们所知
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Pray tell me.
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请告诉我。
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smell the milk to tell if it's sour
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闻闻牛奶看它是否发酸
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I did so tell the truth.
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我的确说了真话。
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