tell

/tel/ v.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS
一句话记住

告诉；讲述；分辨；识别

释义与例句

v. 告诉；讲述
to give information or a story to someone
  1. Please tell me your full name.
    请告诉我你的全名。
  2. She told us that the meeting had been cancelled.
    她告诉我们会议已经取消。
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  1. Grandfather told the children a story about his youth.
    祖父给孩子们讲了一个他年轻时的故事。
v. 分辨；识别
to recognize the difference between two or more people or things
  1. The twins look so alike that I cannot tell them apart.
    这对双胞胎长得太像了，我分不清他们。
  2. It is difficult to tell whether the painting is genuine.
    很难辨别这幅画是不是真品。
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  1. Can you tell the difference between these two shades of blue?
    你能分辨这两种蓝色之间的差别吗？

词源与构词

记忆钩子 tell 的过去式和过去分词都是 told；核心结构是 tell sb sth。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • retell 复述；重述
    动词，指用自己的话或再次讲述一个故事或事件。
同义词
  • inform 通知；告知
    tell 是日常用语，常说 tell sb sth；inform 更正式，常说 inform sb of/about sth，不直接说 inform sb sth。
    We will inform all applicants of the decision by email. 我们将通过电子邮件把决定通知所有申请人。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • say 说；说道
    tell 后通常必须有被告知的人，即 tell sb sth；say 强调说的内容，常用 say sth to sb，不能说 say sb sth。
    He said he was tired. 他说他累了。
常见搭配
  • tell a story 讲故事
    The teacher told a story to introduce the topic. 老师讲了一个故事来引出话题。
  • tell the truth 说实话
    Witnesses must tell the truth in court. 证人在法庭上必须说实话。
  • tell the difference 分辨差别
    A trained listener can tell the difference between the two accents. 受过训练的听者能分辨这两种口音的差别。