首页英语词典telltell英英释意

tell

英[tel]
  • vt. 告诉,说;辨别;吩咐;断定
  • vi. 讲述;告发,泄密;识别
  • n. (Tell)人名;(英、德、瑞典)特尔;(罗、意)泰尔;(阿拉伯)塔勒

英英释意


1. express in words;
"He said that he wanted to marry her"
"tell me what is bothering you"
"state your opinion"
"state your name"
2. let something be known;
"Tell them that you will be late"
3. narrate or give a detailed account of;
"Tell what happened"
"The father told a story to his child"
4. 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"
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!"
7. give evidence;
"he was telling on all his former colleague"
8. mark as different;
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"