telling
adj. 有效的; 显著的; 生动的; 说明问题的
v. 讲述( tell的现在分词); 告诉
The telling of a story or of something that has happened is the reporting of it to other people.
Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga...
在聆听这个长篇传奇故事时,赫伯特自始至终安静地坐着。
These stories grow in the telling.
这些故事越讲越精彩。
If something is telling, it shows the true nature of a person or situation.
It was her expression that was the most telling...
她的面部表情最能反映她的真实想法。
How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age.
看一个男人怎么刮胡子或许就能猜出他的年龄。
A telling argument or criticism is a very effective one.
He spoke reasonably, carefully, and with telling effect...
他说起话来合乎情理,措辞谨慎,而且说服力强。
The most telling condemnation of the system was that it failed to fulfil its function.
对这一制度最有力的谴责是它没能发挥其应有的作用。
You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.
There's no telling how long the talks could drag on...
谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。
There's no telling what diseases a person can get.
无法预知人会得什么病。
1. an act of narration;
2. informing by words
3. disclosing information or giving evidence about another
1. disclosing unintentionally;
2. powerfully persuasive;
3. producing a strong effect;
If she said that, she was telling a real whopper.
要是她那么说的, 她就是说了个大瞎话.
There is no telling.
难说;不知道.
Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.
皮埃尔告诉了他们一些事,他后来感到后悔.
There was this running gag about a penguin ( = they kept telling penguin jokes ).
人们不断讲关于一只企鹅的笑话.
Telling the story was a flagrant breach of trust.
说谎是一种可耻的破坏信誉的行为.