tell的用法总结大全

tell的用法总结大全

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tell的用法总结大全

tell的意思

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用法

tell可以用作动词

tell的基本意思是用语言或文字“告知”“告诉”“讲述”某事,强调思想的表达,而不强调表达的方式。引申可表示“吩咐”“嘱

托”“命令”“确定”“区分,辨别”“泄露秘密”“猜测”“产生效果”等。

tell可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词、带疑问词的动词不定式或wh-从句作宾语。也可接双宾语,其直接宾语可以是名词或代词,也可以是带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句,其间接宾语可以转化为介词to的宾语。

tell作“吩咐”解时,还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。

tell用作动词的用法例句

Its very kind of you to tell me the truth.你真好,告诉我这真相。

Let me tell you some details about clearance.让我告诉你一些通关的细节。

Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.叫那个家伙不要占用我的停车场。

tell用法例句

1、"You really wont tell?" she asked, begging for reassurance.

“你真的不说吗?”她问道，乞求得到安慰。

2、She would have liked to tell him to butt out.

她本想告诉他叫他别插手的。

3、When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.

孩子表现不佳时要让他们知道，但不能让他们自惭形秽。

实话实说：tell的用法精讲

Those who tell the Truth love you. Those who tell you what you want to hear love themselves.

——Mother Mary Angelica

说实话的人爱你，说你想听的话的人爱他们自己。

——安琪拉卡修女

一、下面我们来看看tell有几种含义

v.

1.告诉，告知[T]

Ill tell her, but it wont have any effect.

我可以告诉她，但不会起什么作用。

2.提供，说明[T]

The recipe tells how to make maple syrup dumplings.

这个制法讲如何做枫糖点心。

3.讲述，表达[T]

Ill tell you what Ive been thinking.

我来给你讲讲我这段时间的想法。

4.泄漏，泄密[I]

Don’t tell him any secret. He’s a real blabbermouth.别泄露给他任何秘密，他这人多嘴，会泄漏的。

5.命令，指示，吩咐[T]

The light tells you if the machine is on.

指示灯告诉你机器是否在工作。

6.识别，辨别[I]

No one could tell exactly what was going to happen. 谁也不能猜出到底会发生什么情况。

7.产生效果，发生影响[I]

His unselfish work is beginning to tell.

他无私的工作开始产生效果。

二、你知道tell和哪些词更搭吗?

tell apart

区分,分清,区别,辨别

tell off

责备，斥责，责骂，数说(某人的过错) 分派，分配(工作) 数，计算

tell on

使疲惫不堪;告发

三、最后，做个填词游戏吧

The advertisement _____ us very little about the product.

这则广告提供的产品情况很少。

say和tell的用法区别大比较

say和tell算是一对同义词，都表达“说”的意思。常常有同学分不清在哪些情况下该用say，哪些情况用tell，今天就来重点区分一下。

Say or Tell?

1. Say and Tell have no difference in meaning in this context except for the structure of the sentence.

You SAY something

“He said that he would be back at 3pm”.

You TELL someone something

“He told me that he would be back at 3pm”.

2. Use SAY when you’re quoting someone or with ‘thank you’, ‘sorry’ and ‘hi’.

“Johnny, say thank you to the lady for giving you the ice cream”.

“Say hi to Tom when you see him later”.

“Silvia says sorry for not getting back to you earlier. She has been so busy with work”

3. Use TELL when giving/asking for information or asking for instructions

“Could you tell me the time?” ( information)

“Can you tell me the quickest way to the railway station?” (instructions)

“Could you tell me when the next sales meeting will be?” (information)