tell
英 [tel]
- vt. 告诉,说;辨别;吩咐;断定
- vi. 讲述;告发,泄密;识别
- n. (Tell)人名;(英、德、瑞典)特尔;(罗、意)泰尔;(阿拉伯)塔勒
实用场景例句
- He told the news to everybody he saw.
- 他逢人便讲这个消息。
牛津词典
- He told everybody he saw the news.
- 他逢人便讲这个消息。
牛津词典
- Why wasn't I told about the accident?
- 为什么没人把这次事故告诉我?
牛津词典
- Did she tell you her name?
- 她告诉你她的姓名了吗?
牛津词典
- What did I tell you ? (= you should have listened to my advice)
- 我跟你说什么来着?
牛津词典
- They've told us (that) they're not coming.
- 他们已跟我们说过不来了。
牛津词典
- In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis our relationship was over...
- 晚上我回来告诉菲莉丝我们之间完了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I called Andie to tell her how spectacular the stuff looked...
- 我打电话告诉安迪,那东西看上去太棒了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke...
- 他的朋友们说,以前他讲笑话总是张嘴就来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He told his story to The Sunday Times and produced photographs...
- 他把自己的经历讲述给了《星期日泰晤士报》的记者,还提供了照片。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A passer-by told the driver to move his car so that it was not causing an obstruction...
- 一个过路人叫那个司机把他的车挪一挪,免得挡道。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She told me on the telephone to come help clean the house.
- 她在电话里叫我过去帮忙打扫屋子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Come on', she told herself...
- “加油!”她在心里暗暗打气。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I told myself I would be satisfied with whatever I could get.
- 我告诉自己,不管得到什么我都会心满意足的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It was already impossible to tell where the bullet had entered...
- 已经无法判断子弹是从哪里打进来的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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,还是仅仅摔了一跤。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I can't really tell the difference between their policies and ours...
- 我真的看不出他们的政策和我们的有什么不同。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- How do you tell one from another?...
- 你怎么把他们区分开来?
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Many of the children know who they are but are not telling.
- 许多孩子知道他们是谁,可就是不说。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The facts tell us that this is not true...
- 事实告诉我们,这不是真的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I don't think the unemployment rate ever tells us much about the future...
- 我认为,从失业率上永远看不出未来的情况究竟如何。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The pressure began to tell as rain closed in after 20 laps...
- 跑完 20 圈以后,眼看就要下雨了,大家开始紧张起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The strains of office are beginning to tell on the prime minister.
- 首相开始感到公务繁忙的压力了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- As far as I can tell, Jason is basically a nice guy...
- 据我所知,贾森算得上是个好人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- So far as anyone can tell, there's evidence that there was a Robin Hood...
- 众所周知,有证据表明确实有罗宾汉这么个人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I tell you this, I will not rest until that day has come...
- 我可以肯定地说,不到那天我不会休息。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This little letter gave us a few chuckles, I can tell you...
- 说真的,我们看了这封短信都笑了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You never can tell what life is going to bring you.
- 你永远不知道人生会给你带来些什么。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her parents did not approve of her decision and, if she failed, her mother would say, 'I told you so.'
- 她父母不赞同她的决定,要是她失败了,她妈妈就会说:“怎么样,我说对了吧?”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I tell you what, I'll bring the water in a separate glass.
- 要不这样吧,我用另一个玻璃杯把水端过来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
同义词辨析
say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter
这些动词均有"说,讲"之意。
say: 最普通常用词,指用语言表达思想,着重所说的内容。
speak: 侧重于说话动作的本身,着重说话的能力而不在内容,可以是长篇大论的演讲,也可以是三言两语的交谈,甚至指简单的开口发声说话。
state: 较正式用词,通常指用明确的语言或文字着重地叙述事实,既强调内容又注重语气。
talk: 普通用词,侧重指与人交谈时的连续说话,可指单方面较长谈话,和speak一样,着重说活动作而不侧重内容。
tell: 普通用词,指把某事告诉或讲述给某人听,口语或书面语均可用。
utter: 着重说话的行为,常指声音的使用,突出用噪子发声。