tell
英[tel]
- vt. 告诉，说；辨别；吩咐；断定
- vi. 讲述；告发，泄密；识别
- n. (Tell)人名；(英、德、瑞典)特尔；(罗、意)泰尔；(阿拉伯)塔勒
英英释意
- 1. express in words;
- "He said that he wanted to marry her"
- "tell me what is bothering you"
- "state your opinion"
- "state your name"
- 2. let something be known;
- "Tell them that you will be late"
- 3. narrate or give a detailed account of;
- "Tell what happened"
- "The father told a story to his child"
- 4. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority;
- "I said to him to go home"
- "She ordered him to do the shopping"
- "The mother told the child to get dressed"
- 5. discern or comprehend;
- "He could tell that she was unhappy"
- 6. inform positively and with certainty and confidence;
- "I tell you that man is a crook!"
- 7. give evidence;
- "he was telling on all his former colleague"
- 8. mark as different;
- "We distinguish several kinds of maple"