| 主要翻译 |
| tell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (inform, convey) | SCSimplified Chinese 告诉 gào sù
TCTraditional Chinese 告訴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 告知 gào sù，gào zhī |
| | Tell me what he said. |
| | I finally told her what happened. |
| | 告诉我他说了什么？ |
| | 我最终告诉了她发生了什么事。 |
| tell [sb]⇒ vtr | (inform) | SCSimplified Chinese 告诉 gào sù
TCTraditional Chinese 告訴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 报告 gào sù，bào gào
TCTraditional Chinese 報告 |
| | If someone is bullying you, tell the teacher. |
| | 如果有人欺负你，告诉老师。 |
tell [sb],
tell [sb] that⇒ vtr | (with clause: announce) | SCSimplified Chinese 通知 tōng zhī
TCTraditional Chinese 通知 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向…宣布 tōng zhī ，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 [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (reveal, divulge) | SCSimplified Chinese 向某人泄露某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 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。 |
| tell [sb] [sth] vtr | (recount: a story) (故事) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲，讲述 jiǎng，jiǎng shù
TCTraditional Chinese 講，講述 |
| | Daddy, can you tell me a story? |
| | 爸爸，你能给我讲个故事吗？ |
| tell [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (recount [sth] to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…讲述
TCTraditional Chinese 向…講述 |
| | He told the story to his daughter. |
| | 他向女儿讲述了那个故事。 |
| 其他翻译 |
| tell n | (physical sign of deception) | SCSimplified Chinese 马脚 |
| | To win in poker, look for sighs, furrowed brows, and other tells from your opponents. |
| | 要想在牌场上取胜，听听对手有没有叹息，看看对手有没有皱眉，还有注意下其他对手露出的马脚。 |
| tell n | (archaeology: mound) (考古学) | SCSimplified Chinese 坟墩，坟堆 |
| | Archaeologists have discovered a tell containing the remains of a Neolithic village. |
| tell [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (command, order) | SCSimplified Chinese 让某人做某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 嘱咐某人做某事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 命令某人做某事 |
| | He told her to clean her room. |
| tell⇒ vi | colloquial (notice) | SCSimplified Chinese 认出 rèn chū
TCTraditional Chinese 認出 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 看出 rèn chū，kàn chū
TCTraditional Chinese 看出 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 看出 rèn chū，kàn chū
TCTraditional Chinese 看出 |
| | Can you tell that I've put on ten pounds? |
| | 你能看出我体重增加了十磅吗？ |
| tell vi | (confess) | SCSimplified Chinese 泄漏 xiè lòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 透露 xiè lòu，tòu lù
TCTraditional Chinese 透露 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 说出秘密 xiè lòu，shuō chū mì mì |
| | I interrogated him, but he would not tell. |
| | 我审讯了他，但是他就是不愿意说出秘密。 |
| tell of [sth] vi + prep | literary (recount) | SCSimplified Chinese 描述 miáo shù
TCTraditional Chinese 描述 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 叙述 miáo shù，xù shù
TCTraditional Chinese 敘述 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 讲述 miáo shù，jiǎng shù
TCTraditional Chinese 講述 |
| | 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 [sth]⇒ vtr | (distinguish) | SCSimplified Chinese 辨别 biàn bié
TCTraditional Chinese 辨別 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 区分 biàn bié ，qū fēn
TCTraditional Chinese 區分 |
| | Can you tell the difference between these two colours? I can't tell that one from this one. |
| tell [sth] vtr | (identify) | SCSimplified Chinese 认出 rèn chū
TCTraditional Chinese 認出 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 识别出 rèn chū，shí bié chū |
| | Can you tell who it is? |
| tell [sth] vtr | (realize) | SCSimplified Chinese 认识到 rèn shi dào
TCTraditional Chinese 認識到 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 意识到 rèn shi dào，yì shí dào
TCTraditional Chinese 意識到 |
| | It's hard to tell who it is in this light. |
| tell [sb]⇒ vtr | (assure) | SCSimplified Chinese 使确信 shǐ què xìn
TCTraditional Chinese 使確信 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 使相信 shǐ què xìn ，shǐ xiāng xìn |
| | I have done all the work, I tell you. |
| tell [sb] vtr | (explain) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…解释 xiàng jiě shì
TCTraditional Chinese 向…解釋 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向…说明 xiàng jiě shì，xiàng shuō míng |
| | Tell me exactly how you came to this conclusion. |
| tell [sb] vtr | (report to) | SCSimplified Chinese 告诉 gào sù
TCTraditional Chinese 告訴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向…告状 |
| | You've broken my toy car. I'm telling Mum! |
| | 你弄坏了我的玩具车。我要去告诉妈妈！ |
动词短语
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| tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep | informal (distinguish between) | SCSimplified Chinese 分辨 fēn biàn
TCTraditional Chinese 分辨 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 区分 fēn biàn，qū fēn
TCTraditional Chinese 區分 |
| | The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart. |
| tell [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (reprimand) | SCSimplified Chinese 谴责, 责骂 |
| | The teacher told the girls off for giggling in class. |
| | 老师责备那些女孩在课堂上咯咯地笑。 |
| tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (inform against) | SCSimplified Chinese 告发 gào fā |
| | If a little boy does something naughty, his sister will tell on him. |
| tell on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, informal, figurative (have an effect on) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…产生影响 duì chǎn shēng yǐng xiǎng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对…产生后果 |
| | After a few glasses, that red wine really starts to tell on you. |
复合形式：
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| go and do [sth] v expr | colloquial (proceed to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 去做... |
| | Could you go and get some bread from the shop, please? If you see a crime being committed, you should go and tell a police officer. |
| kiss and tell vi | informal (reveal [sth] private for money) | SCSimplified Chinese 泄密 xiè mì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 告密 xiè mì，gào mì |
| kiss-and-tell adj | informal (revealing [sth] private for money) | SCSimplified Chinese 泄密的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 告密的 |
| only time will tell expr | (will know in the future) | SCSimplified Chinese 只有等待时间检验，只有时间能证明一切 |
| | Whether or not the football player recovers from his injury—only time will tell. |
pray,
pray tell adv | archaic or ironic (tell me) | SCSimplified Chinese 请问
TCTraditional Chinese 請問 |
| | "What, pray, do you mean by that?" |
| | “请问你刚才的话是什么意思？” |
show and tell,
show-and-tell n | (school: class speaking exercise) | SCSimplified Chinese 展示讲述课 zhǎn shì jiǎng shù kè |
| | Johnny, what did you bring for show-and-tell? |
| tell a joke v expr | (recount a humorous story) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲一个笑话 |
| tell a lie v expr | (not tell the truth) | SCSimplified Chinese 撒谎 sā huǎng |
| | I used to tell a lot of lies when I was a little kid. |
tell [sb] a secret,
tell a secret to [sb] v expr | (confide [sth] private to [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 向...袒露秘密 |
| | Once she told me her great secret, I wished I had never heard it. My neighbour likes to gossip - if you tell her a secret, the whole village knows by the end of the day! |
| tell a story v expr | (recite a narrative) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲个故事 jiǎng gè gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 講個故事 |
| | The children asked their grandfather to tell them a story. |
| tell a story v expr | figurative (reflect events) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲个故事 jiǎng gè gù shì
TCTraditional Chinese 講個故事 |
| | Every picture tells a story. |
| tell about [sth] vi + prep | (give information about) | SCSimplified Chinese 说明 shuō míng
TCTraditional Chinese 說明 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 说到 shuō míng，shuō dào |
| tell how to do [sth] vtr | (describe the manner in which) | SCSimplified Chinese 告知如何 |
| | If you'll tell me how to bake a pie, I'll bake you one tomorrow. |
| tell it like it is v expr | informal (be honest and direct) | SCSimplified Chinese 如实道来 rú shí dào lái
TCTraditional Chinese 如實道來 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 实话实说 rú shí dào lái，shí huà shí shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 實話實說 |
| | Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it. |
| tell jokes v expr | (recount funny stories) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲笑话 jiǎng xiào huà
TCTraditional Chinese 講笑話 |
| | It takes guts to go on stage to tell jokes. |
| tell lies vtr + npl | (not tell the truth) | SCSimplified Chinese 说谎 shuō huǎng |
| tell lies vtr + npl | (be a habitual liar) | SCSimplified Chinese 惯于说谎 |
| tell me expr | (give me the information) | SCSimplified Chinese 告诉我 gào sù wǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 告訴我 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对我说 |
| | Tell me it isn't true! |
| tell right from wrong v expr | (have a sense of morality) | SCSimplified Chinese 明辨是非 |
| tell tales vtr + npl | informal (inform on [sb]) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 告发，告密 gào fā ，gào mì |
| | Telling tales is what he does best, so you'd better not confide in him. |
| tell tales vtr + npl | figurative, informal (tell lies) | SCSimplified Chinese 撒谎 sā huǎng |
| | I don't believe your brother said that. Stop telling tales! |
| tell the future v expr | (predict what will happen) | SCSimplified Chinese 预知未来 yù zhī wèi lái
TCTraditional Chinese 預知未來 |
| | If I could tell the future it would probably scare me to death. |
| tell the truth v expr | (be honest) | SCSimplified Chinese 诚实 chéng shí
TCTraditional Chinese 誠實 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 讲实话 chéng shí ，jiǎng shí huà |
| | If a woman asks if you can guess her age, never tell her the truth! |
tell time (US),
tell the time (UK) v expr | (read the hour on an analog clock) | SCSimplified Chinese 报时，读表 bào shí |
| tell your beads v expr | (recite a rosary) | SCSimplified Chinese 祈祷 qí dǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 祷告 qí dǎo，dǎo gào |
telltale,
tell-tale,
tell-tail n | (nautical: indicates air flow) (航海) | SCSimplified Chinese 航角指示器 |
| | The sailor struggled to repair the tell-tale during the storm. |
| Time will tell expr | ([sth] will be revealed) | SCSimplified Chinese 路遥知马力，时间会证明一切 |
| to tell the truth expr | (honestly) | SCSimplified Chinese 老实说 lǎo shí shuō |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 说实话 lǎo shí shuō，shuō shí huà |
| | To tell the truth, the show wasn't very good. |