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*tell /tɛl; tel/
v told /told; təʊld/ , told, telling
1 [T] to give someone facts or information about something 把〔某事〕告诉〔某人〕:
tell sb about sth Have you told John about the party? 你告诉约翰派对的事了吗？
tell sb (that) She told me she can't come on Friday. 她告诉我她星期五不能来。
tell sb how/where etc Could you tell me where the post office is, please? 请你告诉我邮局在哪儿，好吗？
2 can tell to be able to know that something is true about someone or something 看得出; 认出; 分辨得出:
can tell (that) I could tell that Jo was in a bad mood. 我看得出乔心情很坏。
can tell the difference (=be able to know that two things are different) 能够区分，辨别，分辨: Use yoghurt instead of cream — you can't tell the difference. 用酸奶代替奶油 — 味道没有区别。
3 [T] to say that someone should or must do something 命令，吩咐:
tell sb to do sth He told me to come in and sit down. 他叫我进来坐下。
tell yourself I keep telling myself not to worry. 我一直叫自己别担心。
4 [T] to give information in a way that does not use speech or writing 表明; 显示:
The machine's red light tells you it's recording. 机器上红灯亮着表示它正在录音。
5 tell the time BrE 【英】 /tell time AmE 【美】 to be able to know what time it is by looking at a clock （从钟表）看出时间
6 there's no telling what/how/whether etc spoken used to say that it is impossible to know what will happen 【口】 无法得知什么/怎样/是否等:
There's just no telling what he'll say next. 实在无法知道他接着会说什么。
7 [I,T] spoken informal to tell a teacher, parent etc about something wrong that someone else has done 【口，非正式】 〔向老师、家长等〕告密; 告发:
tell on sb Please don't tell on me! 请不要告发我！
8 (I'll) tell you what used to suggest something 我的建议是:
Tell you what, call me on Friday. 照我说就星期五给我打电话吧。
9 I tell you/I'm telling you spoken used to emphasize something 【口】 告诉你〔用于强调〕:
I'm telling you, the food was unbelievable! 告诉你，那饭菜好吃极了！
10 I told you (so) spoken used when someone does something you have warned them not to do, and it has had a bad result 【口】 我警告过你的〔用于某人不听劝告做某事并导致坏结果时〕:
I told you so — I told you it wouldn't work. 我警告过你 — 我告诉过你那样是行不通的。
11 you never can tell/you can never tell spoken used to say that you can never be certain about what will happen in the future 【口】 谁也不知道结果会如何〔用于表示对将来会发生什么事没有把握〕:
They're not likely to win, but you never can tell. 他们获胜的机会不大，但谁也不知道结果会如何。
→ see also 另见 all told (ALL¹)
tell sb/sth apartto be able to see the difference between two people or things, even though they are similar 分辨，辨别〔两个人或物〕:
It's difficult to tell them apart. 很难分辨他们。
tell sb ↔ off
informal to talk angrily to someone because they have done something wrong 【非正式】 责备〔某人〕:
be/get told off Sean's always getting told off at school. 肖恩在学校里总挨骂。
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