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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: 主要翻译 | tell⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (inform) | 告诉 gào sù | | | 告知 gào zhī | | Tell me what he said. | | 告诉我他说了什么? | tell [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (recount: a story) (故事) | 讲,讲述
| tell [sb], tell [sb] that⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (with clause: announce) | 通知 tōng zhī | | | 向…宣布 xiàng xuān bù | | He told the whole school that he was leaving to become a rock musician. | | 他向全校宣布,自己要离开学校,去做一名摇滚音乐人。 | tell [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (recount [sth] to [sb]) | 向…讲述
| | He told the story to his daughter. | tell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (reveal, divulge) | 向某人泄露某事
| | | 向某人透露某事
| | We told them our secret. | | 我们向他们透露了自己的秘密。 | | 其他翻译 | tell nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (of a deception) | 马脚
| | To win in poker, look for sighs, furrowed brows, and other tells from your opponents. | tell nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (archaeology: mound) (考古学) | 坟墩,坟堆
| tell⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | colloquial (notice) | 认出 rèn chū | | | 看出 kàn chū | | | 看出 kàn chū | | Can you tell that I've put on ten pounds? | | 你能看出我体重增加了十磅吗? | tell viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (confess) | 泄漏 xiè lòu | | | 透露 tòu lù | | | 说出秘密 shuō chū mì mì | | I interrogated him, but he would not tell. | tell of [sth] vi + prep | literary (recount) | 描述 miáo shù | | | 叙述 xù shù | | | 讲述 jiǎng shù | | The ancient legend tells of a princess who slayed a dragon. | | 有个古老的传说中讲到,一位公主杀死了恶龙。 | tell vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (command, order) | 命令 mìng lìng | | | 嘱咐 zhǔ fù | | He told her to clean her room. | tell vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (distinguish) | 辨别 biàn bié | | | 区分 qū fēn | | Can you tell the difference between these two colours? | tell vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (identify) | 认出 rèn chū | | | 识别出 shí bié chū | | Can you tell me who it is? | tell vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (realize) | 认识到 rèn shi dào | | | 意识到 yì shí dào | | It's hard to tell who it is in this light. | tell vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (assure) | 使确信 shǐ què xìn | | | 使相信 shǐ xiāng xìn | 备注: 固定短语 I tell you, I can tell you, I'm telling you | | I have done all the work, I tell you. | tell vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (explain) | 向…解释 xiàng jiě shì | | | 向…说明 xiàng shuō míng | | Tell me exactly how you came to this conclusion. | tell [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (report to) | 告诉 gào sù | | | 向…告状
| | You've broken my toy car. I'm telling Mum! |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: 复合形式: | pray, pray tell advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | archaic or ironic (tell me) | 请问
| | "What, pray, do you mean by that?" | | “请问你刚才的话是什么意思?” | show and tell nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (school: class speaking exercise) | 展示讲述课 zhǎn shì jiǎng shù kè | | Johnny, what did you bring for show-and-tell? | tell a lie v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | ([sb]: not tell truth) | 撒谎 sā huǎng | | I used to tell a lot of lies when I was a little kid. | tell a story v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (recite a narrative) | 讲个故事 jiǎng gè gù shì | | The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. | tell a story v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (reflect events) | 讲个故事 jiǎng gè gù shì | | Every picture tells a story. | tell about [sth] vi + prep | (give information about) | 说明 shuō míng | | | 说到 shuō dào | tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | informal (distinguish between) | 分辨 fēn biàn | | | 区分 qū fēn | | The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart. | tell how vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (describe the manner in which) | 告知如何… gào zhī rú hé | | If you'll tell me how to bake a pie, I'll bake you one tomorrow. | tell it like it is v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (be honest and direct) | 如实道来 rú shí dào lái | | | 实话实说 shí huà shí shuō | | Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it. | tell jokes v | (recount funny stories) | 讲笑话 jiǎng xiào huà | tell me exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (give me the information) | 告诉我 gào sù wǒ | | | 对我说
| | Tell me it isn't true! | tell off vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (reprimand) (非正式用语) | 谴责,责骂
| tell on vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (inform against) (非正式用语) | 告发 gào fā | | If a little boy does something naughty, his sister will always tell on him. | tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | US, informal, figurative (have an effect on) | 对…产生影响 duì chǎn shēng yǐng xiǎng | | | 对…产生后果
| | After a few glasses, that red wine really starts to tell on you. | tell tales v | informal (inform on [sb]) (非正式用语) | 告发,告密
| | Telling tales is what he does best, so you'd better not confide in him. | tell the future v | (predict what will happen) | 预知未来 yù zhī wèi lái | | If I could tell the future it would probably scare me to death. | tell the truth v | (be honest) | 诚实 chéng shí | | | 讲实话 jiǎng shí huà | | If a woman asks if you can guess her age, never tell her the truth! | telltale, tell-tale, tell-tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (nautical: indicates air flow) (航海) | 航角指示器
| | The sailor struggled to repair the tell-tale during the storm. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: tell [ tEl] ( pt, pp told) I vt 1 (= inform) ▶ to tell sb sth 告诉(訴)某人某事 gàosù mǒurén mǒushì- They told us the news.
他们(們)告诉(訴)了我们(們)这(這)个(個)消息。 Tāmen gàosùle wǒmen zhège xiāoxi.
2 (= relate) [+ story, joke] 讲(講) jiǎng- Will you tell me a story?
你能给(給)我讲(講)个(個)故事吗(嗎)? Nǐ néng gěi wǒ jiǎng gè gùshi ma?
3 (=distinguish) ▶ to tell sth from sth 把某物和某物区(區)分开(開) bǎ mǒuwù hé mǒwù qūfēnkāi 4 (= know) 确(確)定 quèdìng- I couldn't tell what they were thinking.
我不能确(確)定他们(們)在想什么(麼)。 Wǒ bùnéng quèdìng tāmen zài xiǎng shénme.
5 (= reveal) 表明 biǎomíng- The facts tell us that this is not true.
事实(實)向我们(們)表明这(這)不是真的。 Shìshí xiàng wǒmen biǎomíng zhè bùshì zhēn de.
II vi (= have an effect) 影响(響) yǐngxiǎng- The late nights were beginning to tell on my health.
熬夜开(開)始影响(響)我的健康了。 Áo yè kāishǐ yǐngxiǎng wǒ de jiànkāng le.
- to tell sb to do sth
指示某人做某事 zhǐshì mǒurén zuò mǒushì - to tell sb that…
告诉(訴)某人说(說)… gàosù mǒurén shuō… - to tell sb about or of sth
给(給)某人讲(講)述某事 gěi mǒurén jiǎngshù mǒushì - to tell the time
看时(時)间(間) kàn shíjiān - (I) tell you what…
(inf)(我)提议(議)… (wǒ)tíyì… - to do as one is told
按吩咐做事 àn fēnfù zuòshì
tell apart vt (= distinguish) 分辨出 fēnbiànchūtell off vt ▶ to tell sb off 斥责(責)某人 chìzé mǒuréntell on vt fus 不可拆分 ( inf: inform against) 揭发(發) jiēfā 在这些条目还发现'told': 在英文解释里: comply - confidant - follow - hear of - informed - obey - ordered around - receive instruction - revelation - well-kept |