tells
详细释义
- 吩咐，命令，指示
- 告诉，告知
- 说，讲，讲述，叙述，表达
- 产生效果，发生影响，奏效
- 搬弄是非，嚼舌头
- 命中，打中，击中
- 证明，显明，显示，表明
- 忠告，警告
- 识别，判定
- 判定，确定，知道
- <口>告发，泄密，泄漏，说坏话
- 提供（情况），报告
- 分辨，辨别
- 明确说出来，讲明
- 闲谈，聊天
- 数，计算
- 传说，传闻
- 讲的话（或事）
- 【考古】人工丘阜
双解释义
- vt. 告诉 give information (in spoken or written words)
- vt. 吩咐 give order; direct
- vi. 泄露秘密 reveal a secret
- vi. 决定,确定 decide or determine; know definitely
英英释义
- a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
- express in words;
"He said that he wanted to marry her" "tell me what is bothering you" "state your opinion" "state your name"
- let something be known;
"Tell them that you will be late"
- narrate or give a detailed account of;
"Tell what happened" "The father told a story to his child"
- 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"
- discern or comprehend;
"He could tell that she was unhappy"
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence;
"I tell you that man is a crook!"
- give evidence;
"he was telling on all his former colleague"
- mark as different;
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
组词搭配
- tell a falsehood〔lie〕说谎
- tell a story讲故事
- tell one's beads边数念珠边祈祷
- tell one's experiences诉说自己的经历
- tell sb's fate〔fortune,future〕给某人算命
- tell the difference分辨差别
- tell the soldiers命令士兵们
- tell the stars数星星
- tell the time报时
- tell the truth说实话
- tell twins区分双胞胎
- tell amply充分说明
- tell artfully机智地说
- tell badly讲得很拙劣
- tell bluntly直言不讳地告诉
- tell candidly讲话公正
- tell complacently自鸣得意地讲
- tell conclusively最后决定
- tell dispassionately心平气和地讲述
- tell effectively有效地影响
- tell exactly确切地说出
- tell fearlessly大胆地说
- tell fervently讲话热情
- tell flatly直截了当地说
- tell frankly直率地告诉
- tell genially愉快地讲述
- tell gravely严重泄密
- tell heavily影响很大
- tell hysterically歇斯底里地责骂
- tell impressively讲话感人
- tell jestingly说话没趣
- tell much讲得充分
- tell musically声调和谐
- tell plainly明白地告诉
- tell regretfully遗憾地说
- tell reverently敬言
- tell seriously郑重地告诉
- tell simply简明地讲述
- tell straight直率地说
- tell vividly讲述生动
- tell well讲得很好
- tell apart把…区别开
- tell off number报数
- tell about谈…的情况
- tell about the game讲述那场比赛
- tell about the incident讲述那件事
- tell from a quick examination迅速查清
- tell the true from the false辨别真伪
- tell on health影响健康
例句
- It's very kind of you to tell me the truth.你真好,告诉我这真相。
- Let me tell you some details about clearance.让我告诉你一些通关的细节。
- Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.叫那个家伙不要占用我的停车场。
- He always does what his superiors tell him.他惟上级之命是从。
- He wanted to tell the news to the world.他要把这件事告诉每一个人。
- 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。
- I can't tell you how happy I am.我无法向你表达我多么高兴。
- Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddnest thought.我们最甜蜜的歌就是表达最苦恼思想的歌。
- It is hard to tell who is who in the parade.在游行队伍中很难分清谁是谁。
- I can never tell natural silk from artificial.我不能分辨真丝和人造丝。
- It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。
- I can tell from the way you speak that you are from Australia.根据你说话的方式,我能判断你是澳大利亚人。
- You promised not to tell but you have done so .你曾保证过不泄露机密，可是你却把它泄露了出去。
- They pledged themselves never to tell the secret .他们保证绝不泄露秘密。
- You're saying you gonna tell on me?你是说你想要告发我?
- If someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police.如果有人企图敲诈我，我就向警察告发。
- Your efforts are beginning to tell.你的努力正在开始产生效果。
- His unselfish work is beginning to tell.他无私的工作开始产生效果。
词语用法
- tell的基本意思是用语言或文字“告知”“告诉”“讲述”某事,强调思想的表达,而不强调表达的方式。引申可表示“吩咐”“嘱托”“命令”“确定”“区分,辨别”“泄露秘密”“猜测”“产生效果”等。 tell可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词、带疑问词的动词不定式或wh-从句作宾语。也可接双宾语,其直接宾语可以是名词或代词,也可以是带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句,其间接宾语可以转化为介词to的宾语。 tell作“吩咐”解时,还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。 tell可用于被动结构。 tell在非正式语体中可以引出直接引语。
常见错误
- 他告诉我们他通过了考试。
误 He told that he had passed the exam.
正 He told us that he had passed the exam.
析 tell后不能直接接从句表示“告知某人某事”时,须接双宾语,即tell sb sth。
老师叫我们不要吵闹。误 The teacher told us don't make any noise.
正 The teacher told us not to make any noise.
析 “告诉某人不要做某事”,英语用“tell sb not to do sth ”,即用不定式作复合宾语。
说实在话,我不太想去看演出。误 Telling the truth,I'm not very interested in going to the show.
正 To tell the truth,I'm not very interested in going to the show.
析 to tell the truth常在句中作插入语,这是一种固定表达方式,不用分词短语。
正如我昨天告诉你的,他在会上站起来说话却不知所云。误 As I spoke to you yesterday, he got up to speak and said nothing at the meeting.
正 As I told you yesterday, he got up to speak and said nothing at the meeting.
析 说出具体的内容要用动词tell,而speak只表示说话的动作而不涉及内容。
不要说谎话!误 Don't say lies!
正 Don't tell lies!
析 say与tell相比较,只有tell才能和有祈使语气的话连用。
她说：“我要走了。”误 She told,“I am leaving.”
正 She said,“I am leaving.”
析 tell后面一般要加说话的对象(人称代词),然后再加说话的内容; 而say可以直接加内容。
简和萨长得这么相像,只有她们的母亲才分得清她们。误 They are so alike that only their mother can tell Jane and Sar.
正 They are so alike that only their mother can tell Jane and Sar apart.
正 They are so alike that only their mother can tell Jane from Sar.
析 “把…分得清楚,把…辨别开”英文用tell...from...或tell...and... apart表示。
每个学生都能讲述他在考试前的紧张心情。误 Every student can tell his nervousness before the examinations.
正 Every student can tell of his nervousness before the examinations.
析 tell 作为“告诉,讲述”讲,用在能讲完整的事物前,如story, news, truth, lie, opinion, views等时是及物动词; 用在不能讲清楚或讲完整的事物前,是不及物动词,后面要跟of或about。
他告诉了我有关这所名牌大学的一些消息。误 He told me some information about this prestigious university.
正 He gave me some information about this prestigious university.
析 可以说give sb information, supply〔provide〕 sb with information,但不能说tell sb information。
她查看约翰的手掌,给他算命。误 She inspected John's palm and said his fortune.
正 She inspected John's palm and told his fortune.
析 表示“(给某人)算命”,要说 tell sb's fortune,不可以说 say sb's fortune。