单词：tell
vi. 讲述, 泄密, 告发, 表明
v. let something be known
v. narrate or give a detailed account of
v. discern or comprehend
考试类型：[中考/高考]
tell的用法和样例：
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。
常见句型
- I can't tell.我说不上来。
- Who can tell?谁能说出来?
- As far as I can tell,Sylvia has split up with Mark.就我所知,西尔维娅已同马克离婚。
- I promise not to tell.我保证不泄露出去。
- May your efforts tell in your studies.愿你的努力在学习上取得成果。
- His unselfish work is beginning to tell.他无私的工作开始产生效果。
- The influence of the school has begun to tell.学校的影响已开始起作用了。
- Her nervousness began to tell as soon as she entered the room.她一走进屋就显得神经紧张。
- My stomach begins to tell.我觉得肚子饿了。
- Every blow tells.打一下是一下。
- Don't look till I tell you.我叫你看,你再看。
- What have you been thinking about?Tell me.你一直在想些什么?告诉我。
- Mind that you don't forget to tell him.记住,别忘了告诉他。
- I'll tell her, but it won't have any effect.我可以告诉她,但不会起什么作用。
- Do as I tell you and you shall be set free.按照我说的话去做,你就可以获得自由。
- In this hour of victory, we had so much to tell each other.在这胜利的时刻,我们有多少话要说啊!
- I detest people who tell lies.我痛恨撒谎的人。
- You're telling me, the price of beer is ridiculously high!我同意,啤酒的价格真是高得荒唐!
- The child can already tell the time.那孩子已会看钟点了。
- It was difficult to tell his exact age.很难判断他到底多大岁数。
- Her face told her joy.她脸上流露出欢乐。
- She playfully inspected Martin's hand and told his fortune.她闹着玩,看马丁的手给他算命。 1
- This can hardly be told in words.这简直没法用言语说出来。
- The story was told from one generation to another.这故事一代代往下传。
- That's what I was told.这就是我听到的。
- The recipe tells how to make maple syrup dumplings.这个制法讲如何做枫糖点心。
- No one could tell exactly what was going to happen.谁也不能猜出到底会发生什么情况。
- No one can tell where or when or how he will die.没有谁能知道自己在何处、何时及怎样死亡。
- Can you tell which is which?你能看得出哪是哪吗?
- Tell me your address and telephone number, please.请告诉我你的住址和电话号码。
- Why has nobody told me this before?为什么以前没人告诉我这事?
- Has she told you the price?她告诉你价钱了吗?
- The teacher won't tell the students the answer to the question till everyone hands in his exercise book.等每个学生都交了练习本后,教师才会把答案告诉他们。
- He finally told her his decision.他终于把他的决定告诉了她。
- I don't want to influence you either way, so I won't tell you my opinion.我不想对你有任何影响,所以我不告诉你我的看法。
- The editor called me to his office to tell me the news.编辑把我叫到他的办公室告诉我这个消息。
- The old lady next door was telling me all her troubles.隔壁的老太太正在对我诉说她的种种烦恼。 1
- We all jumped for joy when we were told the news.我们被告知这个消息时,大家都高兴得跳了起来。
- I've been told this seriously by some high officials.有几个高级官员郑重地跟我谈过这一情况。
- He told the news to everybody in the village.他把这个新闻告诉了全村的每一个人。
- Next morning,Beauty told this dream to her father.第二天早晨,美人把这个梦告诉了她的父亲。
- I didn't intend to tell it to you.我本不打算把这事告诉你的。
- He told the whole story to John.他把全部经过告诉了约翰。
- I want you to tell my friend your very interesting experience exactly as you have told it to me.我要你把自己非常有趣的经历像讲给我听那样告诉我的朋友。
- He will tell you how to get there.他会告诉你怎么去。
- She told us which number bus to take.她告诉了我们坐哪路公共汽车。
- I'll tell you what to do.我来告诉你怎么办。
- Did they tell you when to start out?他们告没告诉你什么时候出发?
- Please tell me where to get the form.请告诉我在哪里拿表格。
- If Brian uses my parking space again,I'll really tell him where to get off.如果布赖恩再占我的停车位置,我真的要痛骂他了。
- She told me in her letter that they had got another bumper harvest this year.她在信里告诉我,他们今年又获得了丰收。
- The old woman told him that she had two grandsons at the front.老太太告诉他说,前线上有她两个孙子。
- You might tell them that I hope to be back tomorrow night.你可以告诉他们,我希望明晚回来。
- She told me she was going to Shanghai.她曾告诉我她要去上海。
- Tell him I'll be back in half an hour.告诉他,我半小时后就回来。
- I've tried to tell him he's wrong, but he still holds to his original opinion.我已经试图让他知道错了,但他仍坚信原来的想法。
- A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。 1
- I was told that he had left the job a long time before.有人告诉我说,他早已不干这个工作了。
- I'll tell you what I've been thinking.我来给你讲讲我这段时间的想法。
- Now,I'll tell you how I got that.好,我来告诉你们我是怎样弄到那东西的。
- Can you tell me why you have to say so?你能否告诉我你为什么要这样说吗?
- Tell me to whom I should give the letter.告诉我这信该给谁。
- The light tells you if the machine is on.指示灯告诉你机器是否在工作。
- “She isn't eating,” they told me.“她没有吃,”他们告诉我说。 1
- “Open it and see what's inside,”I was told.“打开它看看里面有什么”,有人告诉我说。
- Tell him to wait for us at the gate.让他在大门口等我们。
- I told her to send the letter by airmail.我叫她把那封信寄航空。
- The commander told the soldiers to stay where they were.指挥员命令士兵们留在原地。
- He told us again and again to be on guard.他一再要我们提防。
- Mother told you to be home by ten.妈妈让你十点前回到家里。
- He told us not to worry about him.他让我们不要为他着急。
- Who told you to come out?谁叫你出来的? 1
- I have been told to wait here.我被告知在此等候。
- His family, paying $126 a week for the house, were told by the landlord to pay $130.他家本来每星期交房租126美元,房东要他们交130美元。
常用短语
- 总共 be counted and included with all people, items, etc.
- 告诉有关…的情况 give sb information such as a story, concerning sb/sthtell about sb/sth
She told about Linda, who was very kind to her.
她谈了谈林达的情况,林达对她非常好。
He told about Mrs.Emily, who was kind and charitable.
他讲了艾米莉夫人的事,她既善良又宽厚。
He told about his plans.
他谈到他的计划。
I don't want to tell about my failure.
我不想讲我的失败。
His face tells about his honesty.
他的表情可以说明他的诚实。
tell sb/sth about sb/oneself/sth/v-ingThen briefly she told us about herself.
于是她简单地给我们谈了谈她的情况。
Can you tell me about that?
你能把那个故事讲给我听吗?
I'll tell you about it later.
这事我以后再告诉你。
I told Brosin about that the other night.
前些天一个晚上我给布罗辛谈了这件事。
Can you tell me about a way to prevent milk from turning sour in hot weather?
你能告诉我热天防止牛奶变酸的方法吗?
Has she told you about leaving China for home?
她跟你谈了离开中国回国的事了吗?
- 证实对…不利 be recorded as unfavourable to sb/sthtell against sb/sth
In an investigation, a new fact became known, which told against him.
在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
Her poor eyesight is bound to tell against her applying for a job.
她视力不好,必然不利于她找工作。
- 区分开 be able to recognize the difference between (two or more people or things)tell sb/sth apart
The two brothers are so much alike that their own mother can hardly tell them apart .
这两兄弟长得太像了,连他们的母亲几乎都不能区分他们。
- 辨别 be able to distinguish one person or thing from anothertell sb/sth from sb/sth
Can you tell her from her twin sister?
你能将她和她的孪生姐妹分开吗?
How can we tell the good from the bad?
我们怎么能区分好坏?
He is a fellow who can't tell right from wrong.
他是个分不清是非的人。
- 讲真话,说实话 speak the truth; be perfectly honest
- 不见得 not believe sth
- 告诉某人有关…的情况或信息 give sb information such as a story, concerning sb/sthtell of sth
I'm telling here of a time long ago.
我现在讲的是很久以前的故事。
He also told of the intimate friendship he had formed with the Burudi people.
他还讲到了他和布隆迪人民结下的亲密友谊。
They told of the excellent situation prevailing in their province.
他们谈了谈他们省的大好形势。
The book tells of her sister's life in new China.
这书谈到了她妹妹在新中国的生活情况。
Her blush told of her embarrassment.
她脸红显露出她的困窘。
The calculating look in his eyes told of Norman blood.
他那工于心计的眼神显示出他有诺曼人的血统。
tell sb of sthShe told us of the difficulties she had met with in her work.
她给我们谈了谈她在工作中碰到的困难。
She told me of what she had been reading and her plan for the next term.
她给我讲了一下她这段时间看的书和她下学期的计划。
We must tell them of our decision.
我们应当把我们的决定告诉他们。
- 分派 order sb to do sthtell sb ⇔ off (for sth/v-ing)
Mr. Black got angry and told off the boss.
布莱克先生一怒之下责骂了上司。
Some of them have assumed arrogant airs and become fond of telling people off.
他们有些人架子大了,变得喜欢训人了。
Mum told me off for wearing my best shoes for playing football.
妈妈责骂我穿着最好的鞋子去踢足球。
The conductor told the school boys off for the throwing litter on the floor of the bus.
公共汽车司乘员训斥了那些在车内乱扔果皮纸屑的小学生。
The director told him off for being late for work again.
主任责备他上班又迟到了。
The little boy's mother told him off for being naughty.
小男孩的母亲因为他淘气把他骂了一顿。
He didn't like being told off for something he hadn't done.
他不愿因自己根本未做过的事而受申斥。
He was told off for being careless.
他因粗心大意挨说了。
tell sb ⇔ offWe were told off for special duty.
我们被派去执行特殊任务。
They were told off to clean the latrines.
他们被逐一派去扫厕所。
- 产生(坏的)影响 have a bad effect on
- 当面讲 not speak of it behind sb's backtell sth to sb's face
An upright man ought to tell a man of a fault to his face instead of speaking of it behind his back.
一个正直的人应该当面讲出别人的缺点,而不应在背后议论。
- 很难说 it is impossible to know
- 很难说 it is impossible to know
词汇搭配
- 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
经典引文
Barnabas and Paul..tolde what signes and wondres God had shewed.
出自：Bible (Tyndale): ActsHe told of bloody fights.
出自：G. CrabbeHe was telling another fishing story.
出自：G. Greene