tell on

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Verb

tell on - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"shit, snitch, stag, shop, denounce, give away, betray, grass, ratinform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"sell out - give information that compromises others

2.tell on - produce an effect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs"affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

Translations

产生坏的影响告发某人

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(tel) – past tense, past participle told (tould) verb1. to inform or give information to (a person) about (something). He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.告诉2. to order or command; to suggest or warn. I told him to go away. 吩咐，命令 3. to say or express in words. to tell lies / the truth / a story.讲述4. to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide. Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour. 辨别，断定 5. to give away a secret. You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.泄密6. to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results. Good teaching will always tell.产生效果ˈteller noun1. a person who receives or pays out money over the counter at a bank. 出纳员2. a person who tells (stories). a story-teller.讲故事的人ˈtelling adjective having a great effect. a telling argument.有效力的ˈtellingly adverb生动地ˈtelltale adjective giving information (often which a person would not wish to be known). the telltale signs of guilt.拨弄是非的I told you so I told or warned you that this would happen, had happened etc, and I was right. `I told you so, but you wouldn't believe me. 我早告诉过你的，我早说过会这样 tell off to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework ( ˌtelling-ˈoff: He gave me a good telling-off) noun责备tell on1. to have a bad effect on. Smoking began to tell on his health. 产生（坏的）影响 2. to give information about (a person, usually if they are doing something wrong). I'm late for work – don't tell on me!告发某人tell tales to give away secret or private information about the (usually wrong) actions of others. You must never tell tales. 拨弄是非，暴露内情 tell the time to (be able to) know what time it is by looking at a clock etc or by any other means. He can tell the time from the position of the sun; Could you tell me the time, please? 会看钟点，知道（时间） there's no telling it is impossible to know. There's no telling what he'll do!难以预料you never can tell it is possible. It might rain – you never can tell.不可预料

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tell on (someone or something)

1. To report someone's misdeed or bad behavior to someone in a position of authority or someone who is affected by it. (This person can be specified between "tell" and "on.") We were worried he would tell on us, so we paid him to keep quiet. Ouch, that hurt! I'm telling Mom on you! The whistleblower was treated as a pariah in the industry for telling on his former employer for evading corporate taxes.2. To begin to show a negative effect that something is having on one. The lack of sleep from having two young children is really telling on Charles lately. The increasing reliance of consumers on mobile devices has begun to tell on the print industry.See also: on, tell

tell someone on someone

to tattle to someone about someone. I'm going to tell your mother on you! I'll tell the teacher on you!See also: on, tell

tell on someone

to report someone's bad behavior; to tattle on someone. If you do that again, I'll tell on you! Please don't tell on me. I'm in enough trouble as it is.See also: on, tell

tell on

Tattle on, inform on, as in Marjorie said she'd tell on him if he pulled her hair again. This seemingly modern term appeared in a 1539 translation of the Bible (I Samuel 27:11): "David saved neither man nor woman ... for fear (said he) lest they should tell on us." See also: on, tell

tell on

v.1. To inform some authority that someone has behaved badly or illegally: The janitor told the teacher on me for writing on the desk. We didn't want to tell on our friends for shoplifting. I promised not to tell on my brother for eating cookies before dinner.2. To have an effect or impact on someone or something: The stress of working long hours began to tell on the store's owner.See also: on, tell

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verb give away information about somebody

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verb produce an effect or strain on somebody

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