读音

/tel/

释义

• 动词:
  • 告诉；讲述：例如: “Please tell me a story.”
  • 通知；告知：例如: “I’ll tell you when it’s time to leave.”
  • 计数；识别：例如: “She can tell one coin from another easily.”
  • (打赌时)喊出（数目）：例如: “He told the dealer he had a pair of aces.”

短语

• “Tell the truth” 意味着说实话。
• “Tell someone off” 表示责备或训斥某人。
• “Tell the difference between” 指区分两者。

例句

• 动词: “Can you tell me how to get to the nearest library?”
• “Don’t tell anyone about our secret plan.”
• “He could tell by her face that something was wrong.”

同义词

• Inform
• Communicate
• Speak up
• Announce
• Reveal