tell的意思是：v.告诉；吩咐；讲述；表达；辨别；判断；泄露；告发；产生效果。tell的例句是用作动词(v.)It's very kind of you to tell me the truth.你真好,告诉我这。tell形容词:tellable；过去式:told；过去分词:told；现在分词:telling；第三人称单数:tells。
一、详尽释义点此查看tell的详细内容
二、词典解释
1.告诉;告知
If youtell someone something, you give them information.
e.g. In the evening I returned totell Phyllis our relationship was over...
晚上我回来告诉菲莉丝我们之间完了。
e.g. I called Andie totell her how spectacular the stuff looked...
我打电话告诉安迪，那东西看上去太棒了。
2.说(笑话);讲(故事);讲述(个人经历)
If youtell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech.
e.g. His friends say he was always quick totell a joke...
他的朋友们说，以前他讲笑话总是张嘴就来。
e.g. He told his story to The Sunday Times and produced photographs...
他把自己的经历讲述给了《星期日泰晤士报》的记者，还提供了照片。
3.叫;命令;吩咐;建议
If youtell someoneto do something, you order or advise them to do it.
e.g. A passer-by told the driver to move his car so that it was not causing an obstruction...
一个过路人叫那个司机把他的车挪一挪，免得挡道。
e.g. She told me on the telephone to come help clean the house.
她在电话里叫我过去帮忙打扫屋子。
4.劝说，告诫，鼓舞(自己)
If youtell yourself something, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something.
e.g. 'Come on', she told herself...
“加油！”她在心里暗暗打气。
e.g. I told myself I would be satisfied with whatever I could get.
我告诉自己，不管得到什么我都会心满意足的。
5.判断;断定;看出
If you cantell what is happening or what is true, you are able to judge correctly what is happening or what is true.
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e.g. It was already impossible totell where the bullet had entered...
已经无法判断子弹是从哪里打进来的。
e.g. I couldn'ttell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen down...
我不知道他是和人家打架了，还是仅仅摔了一跤。
6.区分;辨别;识别
If you cantell one thingfrom another, you are able to recognize the difference between it and other similar things.
e.g. I can't reallytell the difference between their policies and ours...
我真的看不出他们的和我们的有什么不同。
e.g. How do youtell one from another?...
你怎么把他们区分开来？
7.说出秘密;泄密
If youtell, you reveal or give away a secret.
e.g. Many of the children know who they are but are not telling.
许多孩子知道他们是谁，可就是不说。
8.(事实、事件)表明，说明，显示
If facts or eventstell you something, they reveal certain information to you through ways other than speech.
e.g. The factstell us that this is not true...
事实告诉我们，这不是真的。
e.g. I don't think the unemployment rate ever tells us much about the future...
我认为，从失业率上永远看不出未来的情况究竟如何。
9.(不快的或令人疲倦的经历)产生效果，产生影响
If an unpleasant or tiring experience begins totell, it begins to have a serious effect.
e.g. The pressure began totell as rain closed in after 20 laps...
跑完 20 圈以后，眼看就要下雨了，大家开始紧张起来。
e.g. The strains of office are beginning totell on the prime minister.
首相开始感到公务繁忙的压力了。
10. see also: telling;kiss and tell
11.就…所知;据…所知
You useas far as Ican tell orso far as Icould tell to indicate that what you are saying is based on the information you have, but that there may be things you do not know.
e.g. As far as I cantell, Jason is basically a nice guy...
据我所知，贾森算得上是个好人。
e.g. So far as anyone cantell, there's evidence that there was a Robin Hood...
众所周知，有证据表明确实有罗宾汉这么个人。
12.(用来强调所说的话)我可以肯定/我敢说/我没法形容
You can say 'I tell you', 'I can tell you', or 'I can't tell you' to add emphasis to what you are saying.
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e.g. Itell you this, I will not rest until that day has come...
我可以肯定地说，不到那天我不会休息。
e.g. This little letter gave us a few chuckles, I cantell you...
说真的，我们看了这封短信都笑了。
13.谁也说不准;很难说
If you say 'You never can tell', you mean that the future is always uncertain and it is never possible to know exactly what will happen.
e.g. You never cantell what life is going to bring you.
你永远不知道人生会给你带来些什么。
14.我早就告诉过你;我说的没错吧
If someone disagrees with you or refuses to do what you suggest and you are eventually proved to be right, you can say 'I told you so'.
e.g. Her parents did not approve of her decision and, if she failed, her mother would say, 'I told you so.'
她父母不赞同她的决定，要是她失败了，她妈妈就会说：“怎么样，我说对了吧？”
15.我的建议是，听我说(用来引出建议或转换话题)
You useI'll tell you what orI tell you what to introduce a suggestion or a new topic of conversation.
e.g. Itell you what, I'll bring the water in a separate glass.
要不这样吧，我用另一个玻璃杯把水端过来。
16. totell the time -> see time
time willtell -> see time
相关词组：tell againsttell aparttell offtell on
三、网络解释
1.
1. 说：值得一提的是,为了解除儿童就诊前的戒心,赵文火宣认为,不妨透过解说(Tell)、示范(Show)和操作(Do)的过程,让孩子对牙科器械的认知,从害怕到勇於亲近,另外也可从拟人化的比喻,例如牙科探针形容成「仙女棒」、钻牙形容成「找蛀虫」、上麻药形容成「让牙齿睡著」,
2. tell什么意思
2. 说出：二、说出(Tell)你的故事. 要与人分享负面的推论是非常困难的,当你在分享这个让人激动的故事时必须要有信心,如果你已经将你的故事背后的事实好好想过一遍,你会发现你的推论是合理、明理而且正派的,值得对方一听.
3.tell：technology enhanced language learning; 和科技辅助语言学习
四、例句
It's very kind of you to tell me the truth.
你真好,告诉我这。
Let me tell you some details about clearance.
让我告诉你一些通关的细节。
Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.
叫那个家伙不要占用我的停车场。
He always does what his superiors tell him.
他惟上级之命是从。
He wanted to tell the news to the world.
他要把这件事告诉每一个人。
I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
女儿睡觉之前，我总讲故事给她听。
I can't tell you how happy I am.
我无法向你表达我多么高兴。
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddnest thought.
我们最甜蜜的歌就是表达最苦恼思想的歌。
It is hard to tell who is who in the parade.
在队伍中很难分清谁是谁。
I can never tell natural silk from artificial.
我不能分辨真丝和人造丝。
It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.
下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。
I can tell from the way you speak that you are from Australia.
根据你说话的方式,我能判断你是澳大利亚人。
You promised not to tell but you have done so .
你曾保证过不泄露机密，可是你却把它泄露了出去。
They pledged themselves never to tell the secret .
他们保证绝不泄露秘密。
You're saying you gonna tell on me?
你是说你想要告发我?
If someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police.
如果有人企图敲诈我，我就向告发。
Your efforts are beginning to tell.
你的努力正在开始产生效果。
His unselfish work is beginning to tell.
他无私的工作开始产生效果。
五、词汇搭配
六、情景对话
保守秘密的约定
A：You can’ttell anyone.
你不能告诉任何人。
B：I know. I promise.
我保证。
保守秘密的约定
tell的近义词
A：Don’ttell anyone.
别告诉任何人。
B：A promise is a promise!
说到就得做到。
进修
A：Tell me about (it/ your courses/ your plans).
跟我说说（这事/你的课程/你的计划）。
B：Where should I start?
我应该从哪儿开始呢？
七、词义辨析
tell的相关近义词
narrate、recount、relate、say、state、utter、determine、discern、discover
tell的相关反义词
tell的相关临近词
teller、telex、Telli、Tella、Tello、Telle、Telles、Tellge、telloy、Tellep、tellin、Tellez