telling
adj. 有效的; 顯著的; 生動的; 說明問題的
v. 講述( tell的現在分詞); 告訴
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...
在聆聽這個長篇傳奇故事時,赫伯特自始至終安靜地坐著。
These stories grow in the telling.
這些故事越講越精彩。
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實想法。
How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age.
看一個男人怎麼刮鬍子或許就能猜出他的年齡。
A telling argument or criticism is a very effective one.
He spoke reasonably, carefully, and with telling effect...
他說起話來合乎情理,措辭謹慎,而且說服力強。
The most telling condemnation of the system was that it failed to fulfil its function.
對這一制度最有力的譴責是它沒能發揮其應有的作用。
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...
誰也說不準談判還會拖多久。
There's no telling what diseases a person can get.
無法預知人會得什麼病。
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.
要是她那麼說的, 她就是說了個大瞎話.
There is no telling.
難說;不知道.
Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.
皮埃爾告訴了他們一些事,他後來感到後悔.
There was this running gag about a penguin ( = they kept telling penguin jokes ).
人們不斷講關於一隻企鵝的笑話.
Telling the story was a flagrant breach of trust.
說謊是一種可恥的破壞信譽的行為.