| 单词 | tell |
| 释义 | tell tell1 /tel/, v. , told, telling. v.t. 1. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood. 2. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. 3. to announce or proclaim. 4. to utter (the truth, a lie, etc.). 5. to express in words (thoughts, feelings, etc.). 6. to reveal or divulge (something secret or private). 7. to say plainly or positively: I cannot tell just what was done. 8. to discern or recognize (a distant person or thing) so as to be able to identify or describe: Can you tell who that is over there? 9. to distinguish; discriminate; ascertain: You could hardly tell the difference between them. 10. to inform (a person) of something: He told me his name. 11. to assure emphatically: I won't, I tell you! 12. to bid, order, or command: Tell him to stop. 13. to mention one after another, as in enumerating; count or set one by one or in exact amount: to tell the cattle in a herd; All told there were 17 if we are correct. v.i. 14. to give an account or report: Tell me about your trip. 15. to give evidence or be an indication: The ruined temples told of an ancient culture, long since passed from existence. 16. to disclose something secret or private; inform; tattle: She knows who did it, but she won't tell. 17. to say positively; determine; predict: Who can tell? 18. to have force or effect; operate effectively: a contest in which every stroke tells. 19. to produce a marked or severe effect: The strain was telling on his health. 20. Brit. Dial. to talk or chat. 21. tell it like it is, Informal. to tell the complete, unadulterated truth; be forthright: He may be crude but he tells it like it is. 22. tell off, a. to separate from the whole and assign to a particular duty. b. Informal. to rebuke severely; scold: It was about time that someone told him off. 23. tell on, to tattle on (someone). [bef. 900; ME tellen, OE tellan to relate, count; c. D tellen to reckon, count, ON telja to count, say, OHG zellen; akin to TALE] Syn. 1. recount, describe, report. 2. impart. 4. speak. 6. disclose, betray; acknowledge, own, confess; declare. tell2 /tel/, n. an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name). [1860-65; < Ar tall hillock] |
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