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tell /tel/ ●●● verb (past tensepst and past participlepp told) /təʊld $ toʊld/ S1 W1
1  communicate STH 交流某事 [transitiveT]TELL if someone tells you something, they communicate information, a story, their feelings etc to you 告訴，告知；說，講
tell somebody (that)
I wish someone had told me the meeting was canceled.
要是有人告訴過我會議已取消就好了。
The Chief of Police told reporters that two people were killed in the blast.
警察局長告訴記者有兩個人在爆炸中喪生。
tell somebody what/how/where/who etc
Jack had to go, but he didn’t tell me why.
傑克一定要走，但他沒有告訴我爲什麽。
I think you’d better tell me exactly what’s been going on around here.
我想你最好實話告訴我這兒都發生了什麽。
tell somebody about something
No one had told them about the drug’s side effects.
沒人告訴過他們這種藥品的副作用。
I’ll tell you all about it when I get back.
我回來再告訴你這一切。
tell somebody something
Tell me your phone number again.
再給我說一遍你的電話號碼。
tell (somebody) a story/joke/secret/lie
She told us some funny stories about her sister.
她給我們說了一些有關她妹妹的趣事。
Sheppard was telling the truth.
謝潑德說的是實話。
tell somebody straight (=tell someone the truth, even though it might upset them) 直截了當地告訴某人
Tell me straight, Adam. Just answer yes or no.
你跟我直說吧，亞當。你只要回答是或不是。
5Don’t say ‘tell that ...’. Say tell someone that ... or say that ...: She told me (NOT She told) that she was a vegetarian. | She said that she was a vegetarian.
不要說 ‘tell that ...’。 而要說 tell someone that ... 或 say that ...: She told me (不說 She told) that she was a vegetarian. 她告訴我她吃素。 | She said that she was a vegetarian. 她說她吃素。
► see thesaurus at explain, reveal
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In written English, people often prefer to say that another writer describes something, rather than using tell: 在書面英語中，人們寫别的作者描寫了什麽，常常更喜歡用describe，不用tell
His book describes how the human brain has developed.
他的書描述了人腦的發育過程。
2  show STH 說明某事物 [transitiveT] to give information in ways other than talking 顯示；提示；說明
tell somebody how/what/where/who etc
The light tells you when the machine is ready.
機器就緒後提示燈會亮。
The bear’s sense of smell tells it where prey is hiding.
熊的嗅覺告訴它獵物藏在哪兒。
tell somebody about something
What do these fossils tell us about climate change?
這些化石告訴我們哪些氣候變化信息？
3  what SB should do 某人應做的事 [transitiveT]TELL to say that someone must do something 命令，吩咐；給…下命令
tell somebody (not) to do something
The teacher told the children to sit down quietly.
老師叫孩子們安安靜靜地坐下。
I thought I told you not to touch anything!
我想我告訴過你什麽都不要碰的！
tell somebody (that)
Bernice was told she had to work late this evening.
伯尼斯被告知她今晚得加班。
tell somebody what/how etc
Stop trying to tell me what to do all the time.
别老是對我指手畫腳的。
Do as you are told (=obey me) and don’t ask questions.
叫你做什麽你就做什麽，不要提問題。
► see thesaurus at advise, order, recommend
4  know 知道 [intransitiveI, transitiveT not in progressive]SHOW/BE A SIGN OF to know something or be able to recognize something because of certain signs that show this 知道；看出；認出
can/can’t tell
She might have been lying. Benjy couldn’t tell.
也許她是在撒謊，本吉也說不清楚。
tell (that)
The moment Kramer walked in, I could tell that things were not going well.
克雷默一進來，我就看出情況不妙。
tell (something) a mile off (=know easily) 一看就知道（某事）
You could tell a mile off that he was lying.
一看就知道他是在撒謊。
tell when/how/whether/if etc
It’s hard to tell how long the job will take.
很難說這個工作要花多長時間。
tell something by something/from something
I could tell from his tone of voice that Ken was disappointed.
聽口氣，我知道肯失望了。
5  recognize difference 分辨差異 [transitiveT not in progressive]RECOGNIZE to be able to see how one person or thing is different from another 識别，辨别，分辨
tell something from something
How can you tell a fake Vuitton handbag from the real thing?
你怎麽辨别路易威登手袋的真假？
Can you tell the difference between sparkling wine and champagne?
你能區分氣泡酒和香槟的差别嗎？
→ tell
6  tell yourself something REMIND/MAKE somebody REMEMBERto persuade yourself that something is true 提醒自己某事，告訴自己某事
I keep telling myself there is nothing I could have done to save him.
我不斷告訴自己，我當時實在是沒有辦法救他。
7  warn 警告 [transitiveT usually in past tense]WARN to warn someone that something bad might happen 警告，告誡
tell somebody (that)
I told you it was a waste of time talking to him.
我告訴過你，跟他講是浪費時間。
tell somebody (not) to do something
My mother told me not to trust Robert.
我媽媽叫我不要相信羅伯特。
8  tell SB about bad behaviour 告發不良行爲 [intransitiveI] informalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone you know has done – used especially by children 告訴，告狀〔尤爲兒語〕 SYN tell on somebody
If you hit me, I’ll tell.
你要是打我，我就去告你的狀。
→ kiss-and-tell
9  tell tales British EnglishBrELIE DOWN to say something that is not true about someone else, in order to cause trouble for them – used especially about children 〔尤指小孩〕打小報告
an unpopular boy, who was always telling tales on the other children
一個不招人喜歡、總愛打小報告的小男孩
→ telltale2
Examples from the Corpus
tell tales• Edwin was long on charm but short on substance, was the feeling; he told tales a bit too deftly.• Of course, Albee is quite accustomed to telling tales about vicious people stuck in broken relationships.• Nearly anyone who had been in an iron lung could tell tales of being stranded without breathing help.• No child should be put in the powerful position of having to tell tales on another child.• As soon as she entered the room she knew that Clare had already been telling tales; or at least complaining to her colleagues.• I don't want to tell tales out of school.• No one to tell tales, then.
10  all told TOTALaltogether, when everyone or everything has been counted 總共，合計
There must have been eight cars in the accident, all told.
這次事故肯定涉及到總共八輛汽車。
Examples from the Corpus
all told• Craig MacTavish retired last season as the last player to compete without a helmet-17 years all told.• He couldn't have bled a great deal, perhaps a cupful all told.• It will take four to six years, all told.• Our 12-day tour, Rome to Sicily, cost us each about $ 1,500, all told.• He said the doctors all told him the injury was going to happen anyway.• It's all told in a bouncy rhyme, with outrageously funny pictures.• They take eighteen hours all told, including the overnight soaking.
11  affect 影響 [intransitiveI not in progressive]EFFECT/INFLUENCE to have an effect on someone, especially a harmful one 産生影響〔尤指有害的影響〕
tell on somebody
These late nights are really beginning to tell on him.
這些天熬夜真的開始讓他吃不消了。
12. tell the time British EnglishBrE, tell time American EnglishTIME/WHAT TIME IS IT to be able to know what time it is by looking at a clock 〔從鐘表上〕會看時間，會看鐘表
Examples from the Corpus
tell the time• But her hand was shaking so much that she could not tell the time.• So your watch should tell the time accurately.• Time Be able to tell the time and understand times expressed in terms of 12- and 24-hour clocks.• Because it is inexpensive, burning incense-sticks to tell the time continued to be used down to the present century.• After all, you have been telling the time for years, haven't you?• The clock did a lot more besides telling the time of day.• These star charts were provided to enable the deceased to tell the time of night or the date in the calendar.• Functional rather than ostentatious, for telling the time rather than for telling others who he was.
 SPOKEN PHRASES
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with tell
In meaning 1, tell is transitive and must be followed by an object.
You tell someone something:
He told her the news.
You tell something to someone:
He told the news to his mother.
✗Don’t say: He told to his mother the news.
You tell someone about something:
He told me about his feelings.
✗Don’t say: He told about his feelings.
You tell someone to do something:
He told me to sit down.
You use tell someone (that) when reporting what someone said:
He told them that he was sorry.
She told me I could go.
✗Don’t say: He told that he was sorry.
n COLLOCATIONS
nouns
tell a story/tale
He then told the story of how he was injured while riding his motorcycle.
tell a joke
They sat around telling terrible jokes.
tell somebody a secret
I offered to tell her my secret if she didn’t tell anyone else.
tell a lie
They told lies about us.
tell the truth
‘I’m telling you the truth, ’ she persisted.
 THESAURUS
tell to give someone information by speaking or writing to them 說；告訴
She wrote to tell me she was getting married.
她寫信告訴我說她要結婚了。
Can you tell us where the nearest garage is?
你知道最近的加油站在哪裏嗎？
let somebody know especially spoken to tell someone something when you know more about it 告訴某人
Let me know your new address as soon as you can.
請盡快告訴我你的新地址。
Let us know what happens at the interview.
跟我們講講面試怎麽樣。
pass a message on to somebody (also pass it on informal) to tell another person the information that has been told to you 給某人帶口信
She’s with a client at the moment, but I’ll pass the message on to her.
她這會兒在陪客戶，不過我會轉告她的。
If I get any news, I’ll pass it on.
有消息的話，我會轉告的。
brief to give someone all the necessary information about a situation, so that they can do their work 向…介紹基本情況
Police officers were briefed before going out to arrest the suspects.
警察出去抓捕嫌犯之前聽了基本情況介紹。
relate formal to tell someone about something that happened to you or to someone else 叙述
One girl related a story about a friend who had accidentally become pregnant.
一個女孩講述了一位朋友意外懷孕的故事。
recount formal to tell someone about a series of events 叙述〔一連串事件〕
The guide recounted the history of the castle, from the 1300s onwards.
導遊講述了十四世紀以來那座城堡的歷史。
bring something to somebody’s attention to tell someone about something that they did not know about, but which they need to know about 引起某人對某事的關注
I wanted to bring the matter to your attention.
我希望你能關注此事。
She was the first person to study the effects of pesticides, and to bring them to people’s attention.
她是第一個研究殺蟲劑的影響並引起世人對此關注的人。
fill somebody in informal to tell someone about things that have happened recently, especially at work 告訴某人最新信息〔尤指工作〕
Can you fill Robert in on the progress we’ve made while he’s been on holiday?
你跟羅伯特講講他度假期間我們取得的進展，好嗎？
to officially tell someone 正式告訴某人
inform to officially tell someone about something 通知
Do you think we ought to inform the police?
你覺得我們要報警嗎？
Doctors should inform patients about the possible side effects of any drugs they prescribe.
醫生應該告知病人他們所開藥物可能會有的副作用。
announce to tell people publicly and officially about something 宣告
The university chancellor announced his resignation on Friday.
那所大學的校長周五宣布辭職。
It was announced that the company had made a profit of $6 billion.
據稱那家公司獲利60億美元。
report to officially tell someone about something that has happened 匯報，報告
She was able to report that the project was nearly finished.
她可以報告說該工程即將完工。
notify formal to tell someone officially about something that has happened or that is planned to happen 通知，告知
Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.
員工在數月前就被告知他們即將失業。
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
tell• Do as you're told and go and wash your hands.• Remember you promised me you would never tell anybody.• Don't tell anyone about this just yet.• Have you told anyone about this?• Maybe, he's told, he's much more than a celebrity.• I told him about my dream for a course there.• I told him to go and see a doctor if he was worried.• His years in the army certainly tell in his attitude to his work.• "What colour was the car?" "I couldn't tell in the dark."• Women are told it's prostitution or a beating, or death.• He told me about his time in the delta.• Don't tell me how to behave in public!• Can you tell me how to log on to the Internet?• Can you tell me the quickest way to the centre of town?• I'm in charge here, and I'm not going to have anyone telling me what to do.• He didn't tell me where he got this information.• I told Mrs Viney to leave our supper ready.• "Wait here!" he told the children.• I find it really difficult to tell the difference between Frank and his brother.• At the moment, we can only tell the twins apart by looking at their name tags.• A sign told us it was the highest village in England.• Can you tell us where the nearest garage is?• "Can you tell what this is with your eyes shut?" "It tastes of strawberry, but I'm not sure."• Come here Eva - let me tell you a secret.• I'm telling you this in the strictest confidence, so not a word to anyone.• I thought I told you to be in bed by 10 o'clock!
telling the truth• For once, I think he's telling the truth.• We doubt Cox-Golder is telling the truth.• We weren't absolutely certain he was telling the truth.• A second registrar examined Christopher, but decided it was possible Celia and Danny were telling the truth.• Again the eyes looked at her sharply, and they saw she was telling the truth.• At the time I thought he was exaggerating, but I was to discover that he was telling the truth.• But this time, it turns out he was telling the truth.• Had he been telling the truth?• It helped immeasurably that, at that point, he believed he was telling the truth.• They'd start telling the truth next.
tell somebody (not) to do something• I was told people wanted to adopt me.• The admissions person told me to apply early and send the stuff directly to her.• His eyes had been awash with sensual longing and he had told her not to bother getting dressed.• The real estate man who handled the move-in was summoned by the ward organization and told what to do.• Eee-Eee told the squirrel to get out of my spacesuit.• A new advice centre opened in Edinburgh today, where energy advisers will tell you how to save money.• The sample is automatically looped to repeat continuously until you tell it to stop.• I climb the four flights and tell him to take his time at the door.
tell something by something/from something• But the families say they have still not been told anything by the health authority.• He laughed, then frowned, because he knew he would have to tell her by then.• One of the ways to tell is by the mark.• The belief is to some degree affected by being told so by their authoritative pastors.• The famous story of Cupid and Psyche is told only by Apuleius, who writes very much like Ovid.• This tells you by how much the Government is overspending.• You can tell just by looking at her.• You could tell just by looking at defensive end Kevin Greene.
tell the difference between• The legendary outfitter teaches hunters how to tell the difference between a smart shot and a bad idea.• Sometimes it is impossible to tell the difference between a solid model and a 3D drawing.• The symptoms are similar so hospital tests may be needed to tell the difference between bacterial and viral meningitis.• I can't tell the difference between being hungry and wanting food.• He could tell the difference between reality and fantasy Language, under-standing, and logic were well developed.• We are sophisticated people, and we can tell the difference between reality and myth.• If a man could tell the difference between the two parties he would make a sucker out of Solomon for wisdom.
tell somebody (not) to do something• I was told people wanted to adopt me.• The admissions person told me to apply early and send the stuff directly to her.• His eyes had been awash with sensual longing and he had told her not to bother getting dressed.• The real estate man who handled the move-in was summoned by the ward organization and told what to do.• Eee-Eee told the squirrel to get out of my spacesuit.• A new advice centre opened in Edinburgh today, where energy advisers will tell you how to save money.• The sample is automatically looped to repeat continuously until you tell it to stop.• I climb the four flights and tell him to take his time at the door.
Origin tell
Old English tellan

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