tellest

[tel]
vt.
告訴，告知：
He has told me about the new colleague.
他已經向我告知新同事的情況。
The chairman has told everyone of the arrangements.
主席已經把安排告訴給大家。
They told me that you have made up your mind.
他們告訴我說你已經下決心了。
Tell me about the game.
告訴我比賽的情況。
說，講，講述；描述，敘述：
The teacher told us his experiences in England.
老師給我們講了他在英國的經歷。
to tell a story
講故事
to tell the facts
講出實情
to tell the truth
說實話
Did he tell you of the difficulties he had met with in his study?
他給你講了他在學習上遇到的困難嗎?
吩咐；命令：
Tell him to wait for me in the office.
讓他在辦公室等我。
She told them not to smoke in the room.
她叫他們不要在屋子里抽煙。
Tell her to stop.
讓她停止。
泄露(機密等)；吐露(真情等)；顯示，顯露：
a smile that told her joy
顯示她快樂的一笑
Her face told that she was quited satisfied with the result.
她臉上顯示出她對結果很滿意。
分辨,辨別,區別(常與 can,could,be able to 連用)：
Can you,standing here,tell who that man is?
你從這兒能看出那是誰嗎?
I can't tell him from his twin brother.
我分不出他和他的孿生兄弟。
to tell the true from the false
區分真偽
斷定，確定；知道，明白；指出：
One can't tell what will happen.
誰也不知道會發生什么。
No one can
tell who will win the next election.
誰也說不準誰會贏得下次競選。
數，計算：
They were 40 all told.
他們共計40人。
to tell votes
計票
向…保證；明確申明；明白告知：
It's there,I tell you.
我向你保證這東西在那兒。
I don't like it,I tell you.
我告訴你，我不喜歡。
vi.
講述，敘述：
The sailor told of his adventures on sea.
水手講述他在海上的冒險。
She didn't want to tell about bygone days.
她不愿講述往昔的事情。
明確說出；預料；講明：
Who will win the next election,Bush or Gore? —Who can tell !
誰會贏得下次大選，布什還是戈爾? —誰說得上來。
作證；表明：
Time will tell.
時間會作證。
泄密；告發；說壞話(與on連用)：
Tom broke the window and Mary told the teacher on Tom.
湯姆打破了玻璃，瑪麗在老師那兒告了他一狀。
He knows who did it,but he won't tell.
他知道是誰干的，但他不愿講出來。
kiss and tell
秘密告發
產生效果，發生影響，奏效(與on連用)：
Strain began to tell on his health.
過度勞累開始損害他的健康。
Your efforts are beginning to tell.
你的努力正在開始產生效果。
Age was telling on her.
她慢慢顯老了。
(顏色、聲音等)顯示；意味著(與of連用)：
The colour of the ink tells of
the fraud.
墨水的顏色表明是作弊。
[古語]計數；數票
n.
[方言]講的話(或事)；談話；傳聞
近義詞:
narrate
. recount
. relate
. report
短語:
all told
總共，合計，一共；總之
as far as one can tell
據目前證據判斷
Do tell!
[表詫異的感嘆語]有這種事!不見得吧!真沒想到!
Don't tell me!
不見得吧!哪有這種事!別瞎扯啦!靠不住吧![亦作Never tell me! Tell me (或 us) another! You don't tell me!]
Don't tell me…
[表詫異等的感嘆語]不見得…吧
for what I can tell
就我所知，據我的了解
hear tell(of)
[方言]聽人談起；聽人說過
I (can) tell you
我敢說；我可以肯定地說；確實[亦作 I tell you；let me tell you ]
I told you so.
我早就跟你講過。(意即我沒說錯，你偏不聽)
I'll tell you what
[口語]我告訴你個好主意(或辦法)；聽我告訴你；我提個建議[亦作I tell you what]
I'm telling you.
[口語]放心，我說的沒錯，我說的是真的。
Never tell me!
= Don't tell me!
tell all
和盤道出
tell goodbye
[美國英語]告別，告辭
tell it like it is
[美國俚語]說真話，如實反映情況；直言不諱
Tell it (或 that) to the (horse) marines!
[戲謔語、口語]胡說!我才不信呢!誰信你那一套![出自航海用語]
Tell me (或us) another!
=Don't tell me!
tell noses
見 nose
tell someone straight
對某人直言不諱，對某人直率地說，老實地告訴某人
tell someone where to go (或 get) off (或to head in)
[口語]教訓某人；告誡某人不要忘乎所以，使某人有自知之明；叫某人不要狂妄[亦作tell someone where he gets off]
tell the world
[口語]鄭重聲明，鄭重宣布
You don't tell me!
=Don't tell me!
You never can tell.
[口語]難說，沒法預料。[亦作 You can never tell.]
You're telling me.
[口語]
你在說著玩吧!不會有這種事吧!
這還用你說!我早就知道了!
變形：
vt.
told
. telling
tell2
[tel]
n.
【考古學】(古代村落遺址堆積而成的)臺形土墩