单词 | tells |
释义 | tell1 of 3verb ˈtel told ˈtōld ; telling transitive verb 1 a : to relate in detail : narrate told the whole story to us b : to give utterance to : say could never tell a lie 2 a : to make known : divulge, reveal don't tell your password b : to express in words she never told her love—William Shakespeare 3 a : to give information to : inform tell us about your job b : to assure emphatically they did not do it, I tell you 4 : order, direct told me to wait 5 : to find out by observing : recognize you can tell it's a masterpiece 6 : count, enumerate tell the stars, if thou be able to number them—Genesis 15:5 (King James Version) intransitive verb 1 : to give an account an article telling of her experience 2 : to tell someone (such as a parent or other person of authority) about what someone else has done —often used with on I'll get even with you if you ever tell on me—Inside Detective 3 : to serve as evidence or indication 4 : to have a marked effect the pressure was beginning to tell on him tell 2 of 3noun (1) ˈtel plural tells 1 : an inadvertent behavior or mannerism that betrays a poker player's true thoughts, intentions, or emotions The World Series of Poker: earth's greatest liars gathered together with millions of dollars on the line … . It's a blur of action, but the educated spectator ignores these distractions and focuses on the players' mannerisms—it's all part of the science of tells, reflexes a player can't control that, read right, give away his thoughts.—Seth Stevenson 2 : a revealing gesture, expression, etc., that is likened to a poker player's tell But his eyes darted fractionally to one side as he said it …; the classic liar's tell.—Stephen King broadly : sign, indication I talked to staffers who said that their bosses had two or three flights booked getting out of town, a big tell that there was not going to be a deal. —Kelly O'Donnell tell 3 of 3noun (2) : hill, mound specifically : an ancient mound in the Middle East composed of remains of successive settlements tells verb1 as in describes to give an oral or written account of in some detail they told the story of how they had met Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in says to express (a thought or emotion) in words just tell us what is in your heart Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in counts to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added who can tell the number of grains of sand in the world? Synonyms & Similar Words
4 as in informs to give information to tell me, when did you begin playing the violin? Synonyms & Similar Words
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5 as in instructs to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority told us to sit still and wait Synonyms & Similar Words
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6 as in reveals to make known (as information previously kept secret) I won't tell your secret to anyone Synonyms & Similar Words
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