tell
美 [tel]
英 [tel] 
- v.告诉;说;讲述;知道
- n.【考古】(层层覆盖古代遗址的)人工丘阜;传闻
- 网络吩咐;辨别;电话
词形变化
过去式:told 第三人称单数:tells 现在分词:telling 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
提供信息give information
1. | [t] 告诉;告知to give information to sb by speaking or writing |
| He told the news to everybody he saw. 他逢人便讲这个消息。 |
| He told everybody he saw the news. 他逢人便讲这个消息。 |
| Did she tell you her name? 她告诉你她的姓名了吗? |
| What did I tell you ?(= you should have listened to my advice) 我跟你说什么来着? |
| Why wasn't I told about the accident? 为什么没人把这次事故告诉我? |
| They've told us (that) they're not coming. 他们已跟我们说过不来了。 |
| I kept telling myself (that) everything was OK. 我不断告诉自己一切都没问题。 |
| Are you telling me you didn't have any help with this?(= I don't believe what you have said) 你是说在这件事情上你没有得到过任何帮助吗? |
| Tell me where you live. 告诉我你住哪儿? |
| ‘I'm ready to go now,’ he told her. “我现在可以走了。”他对她说。 |
2. | [t] 提供(情况);说明;显示to give information about sth |
| The advertisement told us very little about the product. 这则广告提供的产品情况很少。 |
| This gauge tells you how much fuel you have left. 这油表显示还剩有多少燃料。 |
| The sound of his breathing told her (that) he was asleep. 她从他呼吸的声音中听出来他睡着了。 |
用言语表达express in words
3. | [t] 讲述;说;表达to express sth in words |
| to tell stories/jokes/lies 讲故事;说笑话;撒谎 |
| Are you sure you're telling the truth ? 你说的真是实话吗? |
| I can't tell you how happy I am. 我无法向你表达我多么高兴。 |
秘密secret
4. | [i]
泄露(秘密);告发to let sb know a secret |
| Promise you won't tell. 你要保证不往外讲。 |
| ‘Who are you going out with tonight?’ ‘ That would be telling !’(= it's a secret) “你今晚要和谁约会?”“那可不能讲!”(是个秘密) |
命令order
5. | [t] 命令;指示;吩咐to order or advise sb to do sth |
| He was told to sit down and wait. 有人吩咐他坐下等着。 |
| There was a sign telling motorists to slow down. 有一个让汽车司机减速的指示牌。 |
| I kept telling myself to keep calm. 我不断叮嘱自己要保持冷静。 |
| Do what I tell you. 你要照我的吩咐做。 |
| Children must do as they're told . 孩子们必须听话。 |
| Don't tell me what to do! 别跟我说该怎么办! |
| The doctor told me (that) I should eat less fat. 医生嘱咐我要少吃油腻。 |
知道;判断know/judge
6. | [i][t] 知道;看出;确切地判断to know, see or judge sth correctly |
| I think he's happy. It's hard to tell . 我想他是幸福的。这很难说。 |
| As far as I can tell , she's enjoying the course. 据我判断,她喜欢这门课程。 |
| I could tell (that) he was angry from his expression. 从他的表情我看得出他生气了。 |
| ‘That's not an original.’ ‘How can you tell?’ “那不是正本。”“你怎么知道的?” |
| The only way to tell if you like something is by trying it. 要判定是否喜欢一件东西,唯一的办法是试一试。 |
辨别distinguish
7. | [t] 识别;分辨;区分;辨认to distinguish one thing or person from another |
| It was hard to tell the difference between the two versions. 很难分辨出这两个版本有什么区别。 |
| Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? 你能分得出汤姆和他的孪生弟弟吗? |
| It's difficult to tell them apart . 很难把他们区分开来。 |
| The kittens look exactly alike─how can you tell which is which ? 这些小猫看上去一模一样,你怎么能分辨出哪只是哪只呢? |
有影响have effect
8. | [i] ~ (on sb) 产生效果,发生影响(尤指负面影响)to have an effect on sb/sth, especially a bad one |
| The strain was beginning to tell on the rescue team. 过度的疲劳开始让救援队吃不消了。 |
英汉解释
n. | |
v. | 1. 告诉,吩咐,命令(某人做某事) (to do something);指示 (where; that; how; what) 2. 辨别,区别 (from);决定;知道,明白,了解 7. 讲,报告 (about; of);〈儿〉告发;〈口〉搬弄是非,说坏话;〈英方〉嚼舌头 (on; of) |
英英解释
例句
please write and tell me how much you want for them.
请写信告诉我你要卖什么价。
That's it? You waited up all this time so that you could tell me that you don't want to talk to me?
你通宵等我就是为了跟我说你不想和我说话?
It was honest of him to tell me the truth.
他很坦白跟我说了实话。
Roy: Wow, I can't tell you how much more fulfilling this battle will be now that I can refer to my enemy by the proper appellation.
喔哦,能用正确的称呼来指明我的敌人真是让这场战斗充满了语言表述不出的满足。
I've got a doozy of a story for you, but if you snuff out my voice like that, I won't be able to tell it, now will I?
我有一个故事想要讲给你听,但如果你像那样打断我的话,我就无法讲下去了,不是吗?
The world seems to be full of experts on my life who like to tell me what I should be doing.
这个世界似乎到处都是关于我生活的专家,他们总是试着告诫我“应该”做什么,“不应该”做什么。
Shortly before 11am, she emerged to tell waiting reporters that she had been dismissed.
上午11点不到,她现身并告诉在场等待的记者,她已被解雇。
With the Saudis able to squeeze the oxygen tube at his hospital bed, they can surely tell him to sign up to his own political demise.
随着沙特能够挤压他病床上的氧气管,他们一定能使他他赶快宣告自己的政权覆灭。
Could you tell me how much this parcel is to France?
请问这包裹寄到法国要多少钱?
It was clear that the stories they had to tell were likely to have emerged via family and friends regardless of any decision the Navy took.
很明显他们不得不讲述的故事很有可能会经由家庭或朋友传播而表现出对海军决定的无动于衷。
If only it were that easy to shrink your waist a few inches. . . which seems to be the message GNC's trying to tell you.
只有它才能让你的小蛮腰轻松收缩几英寸——看起来,这就是GNC想要告诉你的信息吧。
Somebody just handed me a sandwhich! Thankyou. Let me tell you, life doesn't get better than this.
刚有人给了我个三明治!谢谢。跟你们说,生活这样才带劲啊!
He wanted to tell her that he loved her and would always love her, even if she did not love him, and he was willing to wait her.
他很想告诉她:他爱她,永远爱她,即使她不爱自己他依然爱她,他愿意等她。
"Let me tell you about an incredible ground-level business opportunity, " and you are invited to a house or to lunch for "a discussion. "
“让我告诉你一个不可思议的地面层次的商业机会”,邀请您一所房子或午餐的“讨论”。
None can distinguish among the different types of flu -- they just tell a patient and a doctor if one of the flu viruses is there.
不能区分不同型流感—只能告诉病人和医生,是一流感病毒。
But, like he used to say, "you never really died off , as long as you got good story and someone to tell to. "
但是,就像他曾经说过,“只要你有好故事,并且有人倾听,你就不会真正完蛋。”
Well, I needn't tell you how much we prize the colour red back home. For us it means luck and happiness and prosperity.
不仅于此,我们中国人也非常喜爱红色,因为红色象征幸运、幸福和繁荣。
"You mean to tell me Kerrigan's never been down here to pick up a little food for himself? "
“你敢说克理甘就从来没有下来捞过点东西吃?”
Ann loves to stick with you, let you tell him he does not know, painting pictures, playing basketball and playing TV games with you.
安安喜欢和你腻在一起,听你讲他不知道的一切东西,喜欢跟你一起涂鸦、一起投篮、一起打电动。
Part IV is to tell us what the general principles should be followed in the media management by the enterprises.
第四部分为企业在一般情况下进行媒介管理时所应遵循的原则。
Stanley knew he had to tell Red off if he was to hold Croft's respect.
史坦利知道,他要博得克洛夫特的器重,就必须把雷德臭骂一顿。
I have sent ahead to her to tell her that you'll soon be there.
我已预先捎信给她,告诉她你们很快将到那里。
"I've told you to keep your nose out of the business. I won't tell you again. "
“我跟你说过,别过问这桩事。下回我可要不客气了。”
"Tell us what it is you want, and do not interrupt the court, " said the magistrate.
市政官说:“告诉我们你究竟要什么,不要扰乱公堂!”
I tell you, I regret it on account of others, but I am satisfied on my own account.
我告诉你吧,我只是为别人可惜,而为我自己打算却是满足的。
Bill has a great sense of humor, can tell a wonderful story at the drop of a hat, and goes hot air ballooning for relaxation.
比尔很有幽默感,随时都可以讲出一个奇妙的故事,并且会吹牛解闷。
I need not tell you that your garden has been our brightest spot in the somber surroundings of the last few days.
不用我说,在过去几天昏昏暗暗的情况下,你的花园成了我们最光明的一角。
Now tell me what has happened, since you wise men knew no better than to make a heap of cinders of me?
既然你们这些聪明人认为最好把我烧成一堆灰烬的话,现在跟我谈谈吧,都发生了什么事情?
Tell him if he ever steps out of line again I'll personally run him out of this town and back to fire Island!
对他说明白,如果他再胡作非为,我就亲自赶他出城送他回火山岛去!
She began to tell him of a proposed camping trip.
她开始把要去露营的事告诉他。
In the same way, to say a little is often to tell more than to say a great deal.
同样,片言只语也常常比万语千言更说明问题。
How could you tell how much of it was lies?
这里面有多少是谎言,你怎么能知道呢?
She used to tell me that she thought I ought to expect some gratifications from him for my company.
她常对我说我应该从他那里得到一些好处,做为我陪伴他的报酬。
His speciality was to tell you what any individual on the face of the globe was doing at the moment.
他的拿手本领是告诉你,地球上的某某人,目前正在做什么事情。
Tell the children not to bounce up and down on the bed.
告诉孩子们别在床上蹦跳。
You know I don't go away from home often, and I came up here on purpose to tell you this.
你知道我不常离开家,这次来,就是要向你说明这一点。
They begin to tell you what's sensible and what's foolish, and want you to stick at home all the time.
他们告诉你什么是贤慧的,什么是愚蠢的,要你一天到晚守在家里。
But I don't need to tell you any more about how the business has grown since then.
但是我的生意从那时起是如何兴旺发达起来的,我不需要再跟你多讲了。
I will hide it away, and I will not tell him until he reforms, and I see that his reformation is going to be permanent.
我要把它藏起来,非等他改过自新,决不告诉他,一定要使他从此改邪归正,永不再犯。
A few days before he made the announcement, Henry came into my office to tell me what he had in mind.
在亨利宣布此事的前几天,他来到我的办公室,告诉我他的考虑。
It would be pleasant to tell of her life with the fisherman and wife in their cottage on the moors.
我倒是乐意讲叙她与渔夫夫妇在荒野小茅屋里的生活情形。
I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book.
我觉得必须写信告诉你我是多么欣赏你的书。
If she should ever tell me that you are essential to her perfect happiness, I will give her to you.
倘若她告诉我你是她的幸福美满的要素,我就会把她给你。
I did not tell you to tell her to go; I told you to throw her out.
我不是要你叫她走,我叫你把她赶走。
She could tell him from that keen-looking aloof young body of his what was happening inside him.
她能从他那敏锐的外表、冷淡的态度揣测出其内心世界的变幻。
Poor little Fanny! It went to my heart to adopt the grand air with her, and tell her to call me "sir" .
可怜的小范妮!我对她采取了高高在上的态度,告诉她叫我“先生”。
"You mean to tell me Kerrigan's never been down here to pick up a little food for himself? "
“你敢说克理甘就从来没有下来捞过点东西吃?”
The only way you could tell a fisherman, surely, was by his hand.
想认清究竟是不是渔民只有一个办法,而且绝对可靠,就是看他的那双手。
I could tell him that all the wickedness of that time was like the spirits they mixed with the pure grape of the Douro.
我可以告诉他,那时的邪恶行为就象人们把酒精掺进杜罗河区的纯葡萄汁里。
I finally got up the nerve to tell Charlie publicly what I thought of him.
我终于鼓起勇气当众告诉查利我对他的看法。
All this seems to tell us the situation was not so, government intervention in the economy and may be necessary.
这一切似乎告诉我们情况没有那么遭,政府对经济的干预必要而且可能。
I can't tell you how much your letter delighted me.
读了你的来信,我无法表达我高兴的心情。
There are many tutorials to tell you how to build a website or to be a good webmaster.
有很多教材或者指南教你如何建设一个网站。
Brian: Oh you're putting me in a difficult situation now. I wanted to tell you but I also promised I would stay tight- lipped .
唉呦,你让我好为难。我很想告诉你,可是我也答应会守口如瓶的。
The other guy replied, "I know, I was trying to tell you that I was coming. "
这个家伙回答说,“我知道,我是要告诉你我马上到。”
"It was nice to see you again, " Jacob said, and I could tell he was taunting Mike just a bit.
“很高兴再次见到你。”雅克布说道,我敢说他是在小小地奚落了一下迈克。
I'm leaving now and I shall be back soon. If somebody asks for me, please tell him (her)that I shall be back after 10 a clock.
我现在出去,很快就回来。要是有人找我,请告诉他(她),我将在十点后回来。
At least he felt he owed it to me to tell the truth.
至少他还觉得对我有愧告诉我事实
Before I could tell my wife she had spent too much for the dress, she stole my thunder by asking why I spent so much for my new fishing rod.
我还没有告诉我的太太她买衣服花钱太多,她先下手为强反问我为什么花那么多钱去买新钓鱼竿。
What you want, should I just cry on your shoulder and tell you everything is all better now?
我是不是该靠在你的肩膀上大哭一场然后告诉你好点了?
They're gonna charge me a few thou I don't have to tell me to rest a bit and not to drink alcohol or caffeine.
他们会收我几千块,不用说我也知道他们会告诉我休息休息,不要喝酒,不要摄入咖啡因。
On Friday, I was able to tell their families how much the American people appreciated their service.
星期五,我告诉他们的家人,美国人民是如何感激他们为国家付出的一切。
I never had a chance to tell how much I love you.
我一直没有机会告诉你,我有多么爱你!
I must be able to tell, on sight, which of these words you drew.
这个练习的关键和难点是画面上不能出现任何一个词,但又能让我明白你们画的是什么。
It looks as if he were trying to tell us to go north. There must be a life-saving station up there.
看上去他好像在告诉我们往北去。那儿大概有座救生站。
Of course I can give a referral, and I tell her so, but I suggest she take a few days to consider the matter.
我告诉她我可以给她开推介信让专科医生给他安排手术,但我希望她考虑几天再做决定。
You know. When you get back home tonight, tell him that you didn't mean to quarrel with him.
你知道,今晚你回家的时候,告诉他你不是真想和他吵。
If you want her to speak to you, then tell her how you like to hear the sound of her voice.
如果你想她和你说话,便告诉她你有多喜欢听到她的声音。
It fell to my lot to tell him the bad news about his wife.
这么说来,关于他妻子的不幸消息非我去通报不可了。
Why does it have to be so difficult to tell your son what you feel? My mouth was dry, and I knew that I could only say a few words.
为什么将自己的感觉告诉儿子会这么困难呢?我的嘴巴发干,我知道我说不了几个字。
I've penciled you in for the match on Sunday; tell me as soon as you know for certain if you can play.
我暂定你星期六参加比赛,如果你肯定能参加,请尽快告诉我。
You and I would tell our story to the world without a particle of shame; but our own boy stumps us.
你跟我会把我们的经过告诉全世界而不感到一丝惭愧,可是我们自己的孩子却使我们说不出嘴。
There was the population of all cities in the book, and the way to tell a girl's age, and the number of teeth a camel has.
书里面有各个城市的人口数,判断女人年龄的方法和骆驼的牙齿数目。
What is it to me when you tell me that sometime after I shall die, too, somewhere, in a vague place you call Heaven, I shall see her again?
你跟我说什么,早晚有一天,我也会死去,于是在什么地方,在一个虚无缥缈的,你所谓的“天堂”里,我会再见到她,可这对我又有什么用呢?
He could tell by the sleek lines of her arms how strong she was.
从她那臂膀有力的线条来看,他知道她是多么强健。
I am going on to tell you how the weather furnished me and Idaho Green with an elegant education.
我现在要告诉你的是,气象如何向我和艾达荷·格林提供了良好的教育。
It was too early to tell whether the Israelis could sustain themselves on the west side of the Canal.
目前还不能断定以色列是否能够在运河西岸坚持下去。
He on his side never failed to tell her his triumphs and the compliments they had occasioned.
他本人也从不放过任何机会向她报告他的胜利和他们赢得的尊敬。
Time would fail me to tell of it.
没有那么多的时间去谈。
Neither had he ever learned of her disgrace; when it happened, she could not think how to tell him.
他也从未听说过她做过丢脸的事;那桩事情发生后,她想不出该怎么去告诉他。