| 单词 | tell |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tell 1(tɛl) verbWord forms: tells, telling or told 1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to let know; notify he told me that he would go 2. (transitive) to order or instruct (someone to do something) I told her to send the letter airmail 3. (when intr, usually foll by of) to give an account or narration (of something) she told me her troubles 4. (transitive) to communicate by words; utter to tell the truth 5. (transitive) to make known; disclose to tell fortunes 6. (intransitive; often foll by of) to serve as an indication her blush told of her embarrassment 7. (tr; used with can, etc; may take a clause as object) to comprehend, discover, or discern I can tell what is wrong 8. (tr; used with can, etc) to distinguish or discriminate he couldn't tell chalk from cheese 9. (intransitive) to have or produce an impact, effect, or strain every step told on his bruised feet 10. (intransitive; sometimes foll by on) informal to reveal secrets or gossip (about) don't tell! she told on him 11. (transitive) to assure I tell you, I've had enough! 12. (transitive) to count (votes) 13. (intransitive) dialect to talk or chatter 14. informal, mainly US to tell the truth no matter how unpleasant it is 15. tell the time 16. you're telling me Derived forms tellable (ˈtellable) adjective Word origin Old English tellan; related to Old Saxon tellian, Old High German zellen to tell, count, Old Norse teljaWord Frequency tell 2(tɛl) noun a large mound resulting from the accumulation of rubbish on a long-settled site, esp one with mudbrick buildings, particularly in the Middle East Word origin C19: from Arabic tallWord Frequency Tell(tɛl) noun William, German name Wilhelm Tell. a legendary Swiss patriot, who, traditionally, lived in the early 14th century and was compelled by an Austrian governor to shoot an apple from his son's head with one shot of his crossbow. He did so without mishap |
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