tell about/of

1. 讲述

The witness was telling about the whole accident.

目击者正在讲述整个事故的过程。

tell against

1. 对……有不利影响

Will my bad handwriting tell against me in the test?

我的字写得很糟会影响我的考试成绩吗?

tell apart

1. 分辨

Can you tell the twin sisters apart?

你分得清这两个孪生姐妹吗?

tell it as it is

1. 实事求是; 坦率而诚实

A child should learn to tell it as it is.

孩子应该学会实事求是地讲话。

tell off

1. 分派出

Only two of them were told off to do the job.

仅他们中的两个人被派去做那件工作。

tell on

1. 告发

He had promised not to tell on us.

他曾答应不告发我们。

there is no telling

1. 难以预料, 很难说

There is no telling when she will come back.

说不准她什么时候回来。

you can never tell

1. 谁都说不准

You can never tell what will happen in the future.

谁都不敢说将来会发生什么事。


习惯用语all told1.总共, 一共, 共计Do tell!1.不见得吧! 真没想到! 有这种事! 我不信! (惊讶, 不快或恐惧等)Don't tell me! (=Never tell me! T-me[us] another! You don't tell me!)1.[口]不见得吧! 靠不住吧! 别瞎扯了! 哪有这种事!for what I cantell1.据我所知[所了解的]hear tell (of)1.听人谈起[说过]I (can) tell yon (=let me tell you)1.我敢说; 确实I told you so.1.我早就跟你说过了。(意指我没说错, 你偏不听)I('ll) tell you what.1.[口]你听着, 让我告诉你; 我告诉你一个好主意[办法]I'm telling you.1.[口]我说的是真的[没错]; 你放心take a telling1.[口]耐心倾听别人的规劝[责备]There is no telling.1.无法知道; 难以预料。You're telling me.1.[口]我完全同意你; 这不用你说! 我早就知道了; 你说着玩吧! 不见得吧!You can never tell. (=You never cantell.)1.谁也不知道; 谁也没把握。tell against (sb.)1.成为对(某人)不利的证据tell apart1.分清, 区分tell down1.[苏]付(钱)tell good-bye1.[美]告别, 告辞tell it like it is1.说实话telloff1.数, 计算2.分派, 分配(工作)3.责备tell on1.告发; 说...坏话; 对...有影响, 影响到...tellover1.数一数tell sb. straight1.直率地[老实地]告诉某人tell sb. where to get off [to head in]1.[口]使某人有自知之明, 叫某人不要太狂妄