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tell的用法总结及例句

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tell表示“告诉”,可接双宾语,双宾语易位时用介词to引出间接宾语,还可接不定式的复合结构作宾语。

tell的词义解析

vt. 告诉,说,辨别,吩咐,讲述

vt.& vi. 分辨,辨别,告诉,吩咐,泄漏,保证

vi. 泄密,告发,(颜色、声音等)显示,识别

n. [考古学](古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩,[方言]讲的话,谈话,传闻

变形:过去式: told; 现在分词:telling; 过去分词:told;

tell的基本用法

1、tell做动词,意为“告诉,告知”其后可接双宾语或宾语从句。也可以接动词不定式作宾补。

例句:

Please tell me your telephone number.请告诉我你的电话号码。

You can tell him to stay at home.你可以告诉他呆在家里。

2、tell做不及物动词,意为讲诉。

例句:

I can't tell.我说不出来。

3、tell做名词,意为“话,传说”。

例句:

I have a tell for you.我有话跟你说。

tell相关短语及例句

1、tell about(v.+prep.) 告诉有关…的情况 tell about sb/sth

例句:

She told about Linda, who was very kind to her.她谈了谈林达的情况,林达对她非常好。

He told about his plans.他谈到他的计划。

2、tell against(v.+prep.) 证实对…不利 tell against sb/sth

例句:

In an investigation, a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。

Her poor eyesight is bound to tell against her applying for a job.她视力不好,必然不利于她找工作。

3、tell apart(v.+adv.) 区分开 tell sb/sth apart

说明:tell apart通常不用于进行体。

例句:

The two brothers are so much alike that their own mother can hardly tell them apart.这两兄弟长得太像了,连他们的母亲几乎都不能区分他们。

4、tell from(v.+prep.) 辨别 tell sb/sth from sb/sth

例句:

Can you tell her from her twin sister?你能将她和她的孪生姐妹分开吗?

How can we tell the good from the bad?我们怎么能区分好坏?

He is a fellow who can't tell right from wrong.他是个分不清是非的人。

5、tell it like it is 讲真话,说实话

例句:

Joe is our monitor, he should tell it like it is.乔是我们的班长,他会告诉你实情。

He's very straightforward, you can be sure he'll always tell it like it is.他很直率,你可以相信他总是讲实话的。