telling

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛlɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɛlɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tel′ing)

From the verb tell: (⇒ conjugate)
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
telling adj figurative (revealing)SCSimplified Chinese 流露感情的 liú lù gǎn qíng de
  SCSimplified Chinese 流露内心想法的 liú lù gǎn qíng de ，liú lù nèi xīn xiǎng fǎ de
 These figures are very telling about the city's financial crisis.
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其他翻译
英语中文
telling n informal (account)SCSimplified Chinese 叙述 xù shù
TCTraditional Chinese 敘述
  SCSimplified Chinese 讲述 xù shù，jiǎng shù
TCTraditional Chinese 講述
 By his telling, he put out the fire all by himself.
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
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。
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其他翻译
英语中文
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！
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

动词短语
tell | telling
英语中文
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.
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式：
telling | tell
英语中文
fortune telling,
fortune-telling n		 (predicting the future)SCSimplified Chinese 算命 suàn mìng
  SCSimplified Chinese 占卜 suàn mìng，zhān bǔ
  SCSimplified Chinese 祸福预测 suàn mìng，huò fú yù cè
give [sb] a good telling-off,
give [sb] a good telling off v expr		 informal (reprimand)SCSimplified Chinese 将某人狠骂一通 jiāng mǒu rén hěn mà yì tōng
 When the boss found out what had happened, Sally was taken into the office and given a good telling-off.
telling-off n UK, informal (act of reprimanding)SCSimplified Chinese 责备 zé bèi
TCTraditional Chinese 責備
there is no telling expr (it's impossible to know)SCSimplified Chinese 无法预测
  SCSimplified Chinese 无法预知
you're telling me interj slang (I know, I'm well aware)SCSimplified Chinese 说得没错 shuō de méi cuò
TCTraditional Chinese 說得沒錯
  SCSimplified Chinese 我完全同意 shuō de méi cuò，wǒ wán quán tóng yì
 “Petrol's so expensive these days!” “You're telling me!”
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

tell [tɛl]
(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 fēnbiànchū tell off vt ▶ to tell sb off 斥责(責)某人 chìzé mǒurén tell on vt fus 不可拆分 (inf: inform against) 揭发(發) jiēfā
在这些条目还发现'telling'：
在英文解释里：
admonishment - admonition - autobiographical - bollocking - bossiness - cartomancy - chastisement - dateline - differentiation - dishonesty - gossip magazine - joking - lying - mendacity - narrator - numerology - palmistry - prevaricate - recounting - relation - revealing - roasting - scolding - stand-up - stand-up comedy - tarot
中文：
八字 - 算命


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