| 单词 | to tell on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tell on to tell on intransitive. To continue speaking. Usually in imperative; cf. to say on 1 at say v.1 and int. Phrasal verbs. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > to begin to speak again or resume speaking take1477 to tell on1535 respeak1621 continue1711 reassume1719 resume1801 1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 2154 Tell on. Ar ȝe content? 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne ii. 23 Tell on, quoth he, vnfold the chance aright,Thy peoples liues I grant for recompence. 1624 Trag. Nero i. sig. B3v Why doe I stand relating of the storie..? Tell on, and end the tale, you whom it pleaseth; Mee mine owne sorrow stops from further speaking. 1745 tr. A. C. P. de Caylus Oriental Tales I. 106 Tell on, thou knowest I only want to sleep. 1885 T. W. Halliday tr. T. Campanella City of Sun in Ideal Commonwealths 219 Tell on, I pray you! Tell on! I am dying to hear more. 1992 W. A. Myers Shrink Dreams v. 111 ‘When I tell you about Laura..you'll realize the gravity of her situation,’ he said. ‘Tell on,’ I said lightly. < as lemmas |
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