tell的用法总结
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tell的词义解析
vt. 告诉,说,辨别,吩咐,讲述
vt.& vi. 分辨,辨别,告诉,吩咐,泄漏,保证
vi. 泄密,告发,(颜色、声音等)显示,识别
n. [考古学](古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩,[方言]讲的话,谈话,传闻
变形:过去式: told; 现在分词:telling; 过去分词:told;
tell的.基本用法
1、tell做动词,意为“告诉,告知”其后可接双宾语或宾语从句。也可以接动词不定式作宾补。
例句:
Please tell me your telephone number.请告诉我你的电话号码。
You can tell him to stay at home.你可以告诉他呆在家里。
2、tell做不及物动词,意为讲诉。
例句:
I can't tell.我说不出来。
3、tell做名词,意为“话,传说”。
例句:
I have a tell for you.我有话跟你说。
tell相关短语及例句
1、tell about(v.+prep.) 告诉有关…的情况 tell about sb/sth
例句:
She told about Linda, who was very kind to her.她谈了谈林达的情况,林达对她非常好。
He told about his plans.他谈到他的计划。
2、tell against(v.+prep.) 证实对…不利 tell against sb/sth
例句:
In an investigation, a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
Her poor eyesight is bound to tell against her applying for a job.她视力不好,必然不利于她找工作。
3、tell apart(v.+adv.) 区分开 tell sb/sth apart
说明:tell apart通常不用于进行体。
例句:
The two brothers are so much alike that their own mother can hardly tell them apart.这两兄弟长得太像了,连他们的母亲几乎都不能区分他们。
4、tell from(v.+prep.) 辨别 tell sb/sth from sb/sth
例句:
Can you tell her from her twin sister?你能将她和她的孪生姐妹分开吗?
How can we tell the good from the bad?我们怎么能区分好坏?
He is a fellow who can't tell right from wrong.他是个分不清是非的人。
5、tell it like it is 讲真话,说实话
例句:
Joe is our monitor, he should tell it like it is.乔是我们的班长,他会告诉你实情。
He's very straightforward, you can be sure he'll always tell it like it is.他很直率,你可以相信他总是讲实话的。