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(told，told)vt．❶ 讲，说，陈述，告诉：tell sb． a story给某人讲故事．tell the truth(a lie)说老实话(说谎)．Tell us what you want．告诉我们你需要什么．Will you please tell me the way to Tien An Men Square?请你告诉我去天安门广场的路，好吗?They told her where to seek the Red Army．他们指点她去投奔红军．No one tells me(that) he is sick．没有人告诉我他病了．The old worker told the educated youth about his gains in studying Chairman Mao’s works．老工人给知识青年讲学习毛主席著作的体会．I told you so．我跟你说过这话的．I’ll tell you what!我讲给你听!I am told that我听说…．❷ 吩咐，命令，指示：He told me to come at once．他叫我立刻就来．I’ll do what the Party tells me to do．党叫我干什么，我就干什么．❸ 断定，担保：tell the time看钟表说出时间．I(can) tell you．的确，确实．❹ 知道，明白：How can I tell what to do?我怎么知道干什么呢?You are telling me．【俚】这事我知道得很清楚There is(or was)no telling不可能知道：There is no telling what may happen．将发生什么事是无法知道的．❺ 辨别，识别，看出：tell right from wrong分清是非．We must raise our abilitv to tell the difference betweenthe genuine and phoney Marxism．我们必须提高识别真假马克思主义的能力．❻ 【古】数，计算：all told一共，合计：We are seven all told．我们一共七个人．

－vi．❶ 奏效，生效，影响…的结果：Every shot tells．百发百中．The long strain was telling on his health．长期的劳累渐渐影响他的健康．❷ 讲述：tell of advanced deeds讲述先进事迹．We heard the old poor peasant telling over his bitter life in the old society．我们听到老贫农述说他在旧社会的苦难生活．❸ 泄露，揭露：He promised not to tell．他答应不讲出去．The girl told on her brother．那女孩说了她弟弟的坏话．❹ 证明，表明：His accent tells of his being a southerner．他的口音表明他是南方人．

△tell off 1)一个一个地计算而分派：Four of us were told off to get water．我们中的四个人被分配打水．Five men were told off for special duty．五个人被分派担任特殊任务．2)责备：The driver was told off for having exceeded the speed limit．司机因超速而受到谴责．tell the tale【俚】讲述悲惨的故事，以期博得同情等．tell the world【俚】扬言，强调地断言．