tell

漢語翻譯

vt. 告訴, 說, 吩咐, 斷定, 知道
vi. 講述, 泄密, 告發, 表明
相關詞組:
Don't tell me...
tell it like it is
tell off
tell sb off
tell sb off for being so rude
tell sb where to get off
tell the world
tell apart
tell A from B
tell the truth
tell a lie
tell on sb
tell the time
tell upon sth
according to sb's tell

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:told 過去分詞:told 現在分詞:telling 第三人稱單數:tells 形容詞:tellable 

詞意辨析：

say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter

這些動詞均有“說、講”之意。
say: 最普通常用詞，指用語言表達思想，著重所說的內容。
speak: 側重於說話動作的本身，著重說話的能力而不在內容，比如能說某種語言。
state: 較正式用詞，通常指用明確的語言或文字著重地敘述事實，既強調內容又注重語氣。
talk: 普通用詞，側重指與人交談時的連續說話，可指單方面較長談話，和speak一樣，著重說活動作而不側重內容。
tell: 指告訴或講述。
utter: 著重說話的行為，常指聲音的使用，突出用噪子發聲。

英文解釋：

名詞 tell:

1. a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
   同義詞：William Tell

動詞 tell:

1. express in words
   同義詞：state, say
2. let something be known
3. narrate or give a detailed account of
   同義詞：narrate, recount, recite
4. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
   同義詞：order, enjoin, say
5. discern or comprehend
6. inform positively and with certainty and confidence
   同義詞：assure
7. give evidence
   同義詞：evidence
8. mark as different
   同義詞：distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apart

例句：

1. It's difficult to tell Jean from Joan; they look so alike.
   琴和瓊很難分得出來，她們長得太像了。
2. I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
   女兒睡覺之前，我總講故事給她聽。
3. It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.
   下屆選舉誰能獲勝無法預知。