单词 | tell |
例句 | tell verb 1.•why didn't you tell me before? inform, notify, apprise, let know, make aware, acquaint with, advise, put in the picture, brief, fill in | alert, warn | informal clue in/up. 2.•she told the story slowly:relate, recount, narrate, unfold, report, recite, describe, sketch, weave, spin | utter, voice, state, declare, communicate, impart, divulge. 3.•she told him to leave:instruct, order, command, direct, charge, enjoin, call on, require | literary bid. 4.•I tell you, I did nothing wrong:assure, promise, give one's word, swear, guarantee. 5.•the figures tell a different story:reveal, show, indicate, be evidence of, disclose, convey, signify. 6.•promise you won't tell? give the game away, talk, tell tales, tattle | informal spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, blab. 7.•she was bound to tell on him:inform on, tell tales on, give away, denounce, sell out | informal blow the whistle on, rat on, squeal on, finger. 8.•it was hard to tell what he said:ascertain, determine, work out, make out, deduce, discern, perceive, see, identify, recognize, understand, comprehend | informal figure out | Brit. informal suss out. 9.•he couldn't tell one from the other:distinguish, differentiate, discriminate. 10.•the strain began to tell on him:take its toll, leave its mark | affect. PHRASES tell off informal •oh, brother, did he ever tell you off. See |
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