telling
US
UK telling adj: figurative (revealing)
SC 流露感情的 liú lù gǎn qíng de
SC 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.
telling n: informal (account)
SC 叙述 xù shù
TC 敘述
TC 敘述
SC 讲述 xù shù，jiǎng shù
TC 講述
TC 講述
By his telling, he put out the fire all by himself.
tell [sb] [sth] vtr: (inform, convey)
SC 告诉 gào sù
TC 告訴
TC 告訴
SC 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)
SC 告诉 gào sù
TC 告訴
TC 告訴
SC 报告 gào sù，bào gào
TC 報告
TC 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)
SC 通知 tōng zhī
TC 通知
TC 通知
SC 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)
SC 向某人泄露某事
SC 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)
SC 讲，讲述 jiǎng，jiǎng shù
TC 講，講述
TC 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])
SC 向…讲述
TC 向…講述
TC 向…講述
He told the story to his daughter.
他向女儿讲述了那个故事。
tell n: (of a deception)
SC 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)
SC 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)
SC 让某人做某事
SC 嘱咐某人做某事
SC 命令某人做某事
He told her to clean her room.
tell vi: colloquial (notice)
SC 认出 rèn chū
TC 認出
TC 認出
SC 看出 rèn chū，kàn chū
TC 看出
TC 看出
SC 看出 rèn chū，kàn chū
TC 看出
TC 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)
SC 泄漏 xiè lòu
SC 透露 xiè lòu，tòu lù
TC 透露
TC 透露
SC 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)
SC 描述 miáo shù
TC 描述
TC 描述
SC 叙述 miáo shù，xù shù
TC 敘述
TC 敘述
SC 讲述 miáo shù，jiǎng shù
TC 講述
TC 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)
SC 辨别 biàn bié
TC 辨別
TC 辨別
SC 区分 biàn bié ，qū fēn
TC 區分
TC 區分
Can you tell the difference between these two colours? I can't tell that one from this one.
tell [sth] vtr: (identify)
SC 认出 rèn chū
TC 認出
TC 認出
SC 识别出 rèn chū，shí bié chū
Can you tell who it is?
tell [sth] vtr: (realize)
SC 认识到 rèn shi dào
TC 認識到
TC 認識到
SC 意识到 rèn shi dào，yì shí dào
TC 意識到
TC 意識到
It's hard to tell who it is in this light.
tell [sb] vtr: (assure)
SC 使确信 shǐ què xìn
TC 使確信
TC 使確信
SC 使相信 shǐ què xìn ，shǐ xiāng xìn
I have done all the work, I tell you.
tell [sb] vtr: (explain)
SC 向…解释 xiàng jiě shì
TC 向…解釋
TC 向…解釋
SC 向…说明 xiàng jiě shì，xiàng shuō míng
Tell me exactly how you came to this conclusion.
tell [sb] vtr: (report to)
SC 告诉 gào sù
TC 告訴
TC 告訴
SC 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！
tell [sth/sb] apart vtr phrasal sep: informal (distinguish between)
SC 分辨 fēn biàn
TC 分辨
TC 分辨
SC 区分 fēn biàn，qū fēn
TC 區分
TC 區分
The twins are so alike that it's not easy to tell them apart.
tell [sb] off vtr phrasal sep: informal (reprimand)
SC 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)
SC 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)
SC 对…产生影响 duì chǎn shēng yǐng xiǎng
SC 对…产生后果
After a few glasses, that red wine really starts to tell on you.
fortune telling, fortune-telling n: (predicting the future)
SC 算命 suàn mìng
SC 占卜 suàn mìng，zhān bǔ
SC 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)
SC 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)
SC 责备 zé bèi
TC 責備
TC 責備
you're telling me interj: slang (I know, I'm well aware)
SC 说得没错 shuō de méi cuò
TC 說得沒錯
TC 說得沒錯
SC 我完全同意 shuō de méi cuò，wǒ wán quán tóng yì
“Petrol's so expensive these days!” “You're telling me!”