telling

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtellingtell‧ing1 /ˈtelɪŋ/ adjective 1 EFFECT/INFLUENCEhaving a great or important effect SYN significant a telling argument2 SHOW/BE A SIGN OFshowing the true character or nature of someone or something, often without being intended SYN revealingtelling comment/example/detail etc —tellingly adverbExamples from the Corpustelling• Barnes, moving wide to the left, at last got over a telling cross but Ferdinand completely missed the ball in front of goal.• The most telling exchanges came between Sir Lewis and his long-time sparring partner, shareholder James Middlemass.• The case will have a telling impact on the automotive industry.• The tomb stands today as a telling memorial to the period. telling comment/example/detail etc• Is it not a telling comment on our times that to preach peace is to invite violence upon your person?• He had a fine eye for the telling detail that captures a situation or a personality.tellingtelling2 noun 1 [countable, uncountable] when you tell a story The story gets better with each telling.2 → there is no telling

单词	telling
释义	telling From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtellingtell‧ing1 /ˈtelɪŋ/ adjective 1 EFFECT/INFLUENCEhaving a great or important effect SYN significant a telling argument2 SHOW/BE A SIGN OFshowing the true character or nature of someone or something, often without being intended SYN revealingtelling comment/example/detail etc —tellingly adverbExamples from the Corpustelling• Barnes, moving wide to the left, at last got over a telling cross but Ferdinand completely missed the ball in front of goal.• The most telling exchanges came between Sir Lewis and his long-time sparring partner, shareholder James Middlemass.• The case will have a telling impact on the automotive industry.• The tomb stands today as a telling memorial to the period. telling comment/example/detail etc• Is it not a telling comment on our times that to preach peace is to invite violence upon your person?• He had a fine eye for the telling detail that captures a situation or a personality.tellingtelling2 noun 1 [countable, uncountable] when you tell a story The story gets better with each telling.2 → there is no telling
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