tell的中文翻譯是什麼意思
tell
vt. 告訴，說; 辨別; 吩咐; 講述
vt.& vi. 分辨，辨別; 告訴，吩咐; 洩漏; 保證
vi. 洩密，告發; （顏色、聲音等）顯示; 識別
tell的柯林斯釋義
VERB告訴;告知
If you tell someone something, you give them information.
In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis our relationship was over...
晚上我回來告訴菲莉絲我們之間完了。
I called Andie to tell her how spectacular the stuff looked...
我打電話告訴安迪，那東西看上去太棒了。
VERB說(笑話);講(故事);講述(個人經歷)
If you tell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech.
His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke...
他的朋友們說，以前他講笑話總是張嘴就來。
He told his story to The Sunday Times and produced photographs...
他把自己的經歷講述給了《星期日泰晤士報》的記者，還提供了照片。
VERB叫;命令;吩咐;建議
If you tell someone to do something, you order or advise them to do it.
A passer-by told the driver to move his car so that it was not causing an obstruction...
一個過路人叫那個司機把他的車挪一挪，免得擋道。
She told me on the telephone to come help clean the house.
她在電話裡叫我過去幫忙打掃屋子。
VERB勸說，告誡，鼓舞(自己)
If you tell yourself something, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something.
'Come on', she told herself...
“加油！”她在心裡暗暗打氣。
I told myself I would be satisfied with whatever I could get.
我告訴自己，不管得到什麼我都會心滿意足的。
VERB判斷;斷定;看出
If you can tell what is happening or what is true, you are able to judge correctly what is happening or what is true.
It was already impossible to tell where the bullet had entered...
已經無法判斷子彈是從哪裡打進來的。
I couldn't tell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen down...
我不知道他是和人家打架了，還是僅僅摔了一跤。
VERB區分;辨別;識別
If you can tell one thing from another, you are able to recognize the difference between it and other similar things.
I can't really tell the difference between their policies and ours...
我真的看不出他們的政策和我們的有什麼不同。
How do you tell one from another?...
你怎麼把他們區分開來？
VERB說出秘密;洩密
If you tell, you reveal or give away a secret.
Many of the children know who they are but are not telling.
許多孩子知道他們是誰，可就是不說。
VERB(事實、事件)表明，說明，顯示
If facts or events tell you something, they reveal certain information to you through ways other than speech.
The facts tell us that this is not true...
事實告訴我們，這不是真的。
I don't think the unemployment rate ever tells us much about the future...
我認為，從失業率上永遠看不出未來的情況究竟如何。
VERB(不快的或令人疲倦的經歷)產生效果，產生影響
If an unpleasant or tiring experience begins to tell, it begins to have a serious effect.
The pressure began to tell as rain closed in after 20 laps...
跑完 20 圈以後，眼看就要下雨了，大家開始緊張起來。
The strains of office are beginning to tell on the prime minister.
首相開始感到公務繁忙的壓力了。
PHRASE就…所知;據…所知
You use as far as I can tell or so far as I could tell to indicate that what you are saying is based on the information you have, but that there may be things you do not know.
As far as I can tell, Jason is basically a nice guy...
據我所知，賈森算得上是個好人。
So far as anyone can tell, there's evidence that there was a Robin Hood...
眾所周知，有證據表明確實有羅賓漢這麼個人。
CONVENTION(用來強調所說的話)我可以肯定/我敢說/我沒法形容
You can say 'I tell you', 'I can tell you', or 'I can't tell you' to add emphasis to what you are saying.
I tell you this, I will not rest until that day has come...
我可以肯定地說，不到那天我不會休息。
This little letter gave us a few chuckles, I can tell you...
說真的，我們看了這封簡訊都笑了。
CONVENTION誰也說不準;很難說
If you say 'You never can tell', you mean that the future is always uncertain and it is never possible to know exactly what will happen.
You never can tell what life is going to bring you.
你永遠不知道人生會給你帶來些什麼。
CONVENTION我早就告訴過你;我說的沒錯吧
If someone disagrees with you or refuses to do what you suggest and you are eventually proved to be right, you can say 'I told you so'.
Her parents did not approve of her decision and, if she failed, her mother would say, 'I told you so.'
她父母不贊同她的決定，要是她失敗了，她媽媽就會說：“怎麼樣，我說對了吧？”
CONVENTION我的建議是，聽我說(用來引出建議或轉換話題)
You use I'll tell you what or I tell you what to introduce a suggestion or a new topic of conversation.
I tell you what, I'll bring the water in a separate glass.
要不這樣吧，我用另一個玻璃杯把水端過來。
tell的英文釋義
Verb
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
tell的同義詞辨析
say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter
這些動詞均有"說，講"之意。
tell的短語
as far as one can tell
根據現有的訊息來判斷
I tell you (或 I can tell you)
我可以肯定地說，確實
I (或 I'll) tell you what
我的主張（或意見、建議）是…；你聽我說…
I told you (so)
我早跟你說過的
tell one's beads
tell someone's fortune
tell it like it is
(非正式)如實說來，實事求是地說，說實話
tell its own tale (或 story)
不言而喻，顯而易見，不言自明
tell me about it
(非正式)我早知道了；還用你告訴我
tell me another
(非正式)不見得吧；我不相信；哪有這種事，別胡說
tell something a mile off
tell tales
講…的壞話；搬弄是非
tell that to the marines
tell the time (或美tell time)
會認鍾，會看鐘點
tell的場景例句
Tell me where you've been out so late, or I'll knock your block off.
告訴我你到哪兒去了,這麼晚才回來, 不說我就揍死你.
We won't be able to tell what skills the man has until we try him out.
要等試用一個時期以後,我們才能知道這人有什麼專長.
Tell me the when and the why ( = reason ) of it.
請告訴我時間和原因.
It's not your place to tell me how to do my job.
你沒有義務教訓我怎樣幹.
He tried to tell me a lie about losing his wallet.
他試圖使我相信他丟失了錢夾的謊言.
tell的近義詞
vt. 告訴;說;表達;顯示;吩咐
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其他釋義
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