tell

[tel]

v.告诉, 吩咐, 讲述, 表达, 辨别, 判断, 泄露, 告发, 产生效果

例句与用法：

It's difficult to tell Jean from Joan; they look so alike.

琴和琼很难分得出来，她们长得太像了。

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。

It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.

下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。

词形变化：

形容词: tellable | 动词过去式: told | 动词过去分词: told | 动词现在分词: telling | 动词第三人称单数: tells |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 告诉; 讲述, 说[O1][O5][O6][(+about/of/to)]

He told us how the accident happened.

他告诉我们那次事故是怎么发生的。

She told me that she would be back in an hour.

她告诉我她一个小时内就会回来。

Did he tell you when to start out?

他有没有告诉你什么时候出发?

I told her my telephone number before we parted.

我们分手前, 我把电话号码告诉了她。

2. 吩咐, 命令[O2][O6]

Tell him not to come tomorrow.

叫他明天别来。

I told her to wait.

我叫她等一等。

3. 显示, 显露[O5][O6]

She cracked a smile that told her joy.

她绽出笑容, 显露内心的欢乐。

4. 识别; 辨别[O5][O6][O][(+from/apart)]

I really can't tell which is which.

我实在看不出哪个是哪个。

5. (常用过去时)忠告, 警告[Y][O2][+(that)]

I told you not to do that, and now look what's happened!

我警告过你不要干此事, 你瞧现在出事了。

6. 向……告发[(+on)]

vi.

1. 讲述[(+of/about)]

The book tells of his sister's life in Japan.

这本书谈及他妹妹在日本的生活情况。

2. 识别; 判定

It's too early to tell.

现在要作出判断为时过早。

3. 产生效果; 发生影响[(+on)]

Strain began to tell on his health.

过度劳累开始影响他的健康。

4. 【口】告发[(+on)]

短语词组：

tell about/of

1. 讲述

The witness was telling about the whole accident.

目击者正在讲述整个事故的过程。

tell against

1. 对……有不利影响

Will my bad handwriting tell against me in the test?

我的字写得很糟会影响我的考试成绩吗?

tell apart

1. 分辨

Can you tell the twin sisters apart?

你分得清这两个孪生姐妹吗?

tell it as it is

1. 实事求是; 坦率而诚实

A child should learn to tell it as it is.

孩子应该学会实事求是地讲话。

tell off

1. 分派出

Only two of them were told off to do the job.

仅他们中的两个人被派去做那件工作。

tell on

1. 告发

He had promised not to tell on us.

他曾答应不告发我们。

there is no telling

1. 难以预料, 很难说

There is no telling when she will come back.

说不准她什么时候回来。

you can never tell

1. 谁都说不准

You can never tell what will happen in the future.

谁都不敢说将来会发生什么事。