tells单词基本解析：

v.表明( tell的第三人称单数 ); 讲; 知道; 讲述
v.告诉, 吩咐, 讲述, 表达, 辨别, 判断, 泄露, 告发, 产生效果
v.表明( tell的第三人称单数 )；讲；知道；讲述

tells变化用词：

tells英英释义：

名词 tell:

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)

同义词：Tell, William Tell

动词 tell:

express in words

同义词：state, say, tell

let something be known

同义词：tell

narrate or give a detailed account of

同义词：tell, narrate, recount, recite

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

同义词：order, tell, enjoin, say

discern or comprehend

同义词：tell

inform positively and with certainty and confidence

同义词：assure, tell

give evidence

同义词：tell, evidence

mark as different

同义词：distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

telln.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)

同义词：William Tell

v.express in words

"tell me what is bothering you"

同义词：statesay

let something be knownnarrate or give a detailed account of

同义词：narraterecountrecite

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

同义词：orderenjoinsay

discern or comprehend

"He could tell that she was unhappy"

inform positively and with certainty and confidence

"I tell you that man is a crook!"

同义词：assure

give evidence

"he was telling on all his former colleague"

同义词：evidence

mark as different

同义词：distinguishseparatedifferentiatesecernsecernateseveralizeseveralisetell apart

tells中文词源：

tells用法和例句：

Somehow he tells these stories without a note of horror.

不知为什么他讲这些故事时一点都不害怕。

柯林斯例句

She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine.

我和她互相倾诉烦恼。

柯林斯例句

The evidence of our eyes tells us a different story.

我们亲眼所见的可不是那么一回事。

柯林斯例句

Sharon tells the story of that night with self-deprecating humour.

沙伦以幽默自嘲的口吻讲述那一夜的故事。

柯林斯例句

Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies.

埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事，从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。

柯林斯例句

His natural shrewdness tells him what is needed to succeed.

他与生俱来的精明告诉他成功所需要的一切。

柯林斯例句

A breathalyzer tells you you've a had a few too many.

呼吸分析器显示你饮酒过量。

柯林斯例句

Believe what your heart tells you, not what others say. Your heart knows what's best.

相信你内心告诉你的，而不是别人说的。你的心知道什么是最好的。

金山词霸 每日一句

He tells his secretary to hold his calls.

他让秘书代接电话。

柯林斯例句

The film tells its story with admirable economy.

这部电影叙事简练，令人叹服。

柯林斯例句

His record of misjudgments tells against him.

他曾经判断失误的经历对他产生了不利影响。

柯林斯例句

The introduction tells you how to use the book.

引言告诉你怎样使用这本书.

《简明英汉词典》

The recent rise in prices there tells heavily on low - salaried employees.

那里最近物价上涨,对低薪雇员影响最大.

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She always lays on the colours when she tells something she's done.

每当她谈及自己所做的事时,她总是言过其实.

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She is so naive that she believes everything he tells her.

她如此天真以致相信他告诉她的一切.

《简明英汉词典》

tells

Children and fools tell the truth.

[谚]孩子和傻子，口中无诈语。

Tell me what he said, word for word.

一字不错地把他的话告诉我。

An address that usually tells a processor to use a service routine.

一种地址，它通常指示处理机去执行一个服务例行程序。

It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.

下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。

Anything we tell him go in at one ear and out at the other.

不管我们对他说什麽，他总是当耳边风。

Don't beat about the bush, tell me truthfully what happened.

不要拐弯抹角，如实告诉我所发生的事。

No, don't tell me here-remember, walls have ears.

不，别在这儿告诉我——别忘了，隔墙有耳。

The host tell a joke to his guest to break the ice.

主人为了打破僵局，给客人讲了个笑话。

Don't tell her any secrets; she's so indiscreet.

什麽秘密都不要告诉她，她很不稳重。

Please tell me instantly he arrives.

他一到就请告诉我。

He is afraid to tell them the unpalatable truths. He is a dumb dog.

他不敢把令人不快的真情告诉他们。他是条哑吧狗。

They pledged never to tell the secret.

他们发誓决不泄密。

Did they tell you when to start out?

他们告没告诉你什么时候出发？

The smell of cooking tells them there is a meal in the offing.

他们闻到做菜的味儿，知道眼看要吃饭了。

At first he think to tell her, then he changed his mind.

他原来打算告诉她的，後来改变主意了。

He tells me to drive slowly.

他叫我慢点开车。

He tells her that he feel quite pleased to stop in Britain.

他告诉她他很满意在英国的停留。

He clenched his teeth and refused to tell anything.

他咬紧牙关，什么也不肯说。

He never actually tells lies, but he often sails pretty close to the wind.

他实际上从不撒谎，但说的话常迹近撒谎。

He tells her all those lies and she just laps them up.

他对她说的是一派谎言，可她却全部接受。

He was on oath to tell all he saw.

他已宣誓要把所看到的一切都讲来出。

He always does what his ma tells him to.

他总是很听妈妈的话。

He always does what his superiors tell him.

他惟上级之命是从。

His unselfish work is beginning to tell.

他无私的工作开始产生效果。

He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.

他是个聋哑人，不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。

His mother tell him not to talk to the scamp on the street.

他母亲叫他不要跟街上的流氓说话。

It's curious that he didn't tell you.

他没有告诉你，实在反常。

He didn't tell me the rendezvous.

他没有告诉我约会时间与地点。

He tells us in no uncertain term not to come again.

他直截了当地告诉我们不要再来了。

He had the audacity to tell me I was too fat.

他竟然胆敢对我说我太肥胖。

He always tells the children the stories of the enchanter.

他经常给孩子们讲魔法师的故事。

He tells us an exciting story.

他给我们讲了个使人激动的故事。

He wanted to tell the news to the world.

他要把这件事告诉每一个人。

He thought it expedient not to tell his wife where he had been.

他认为不告诉妻子他去过哪里是适宜的。

He said he would rather not tell his age.

他说他还是不告诉我年龄为好。

I'll tell you more about the use of tenses in English later on.

以后我会告诉你们更多关于英语时态的用法。

You may just as well tell me the truth.

你不妨把真相告诉我吧。

Don't you dare tell about the hiding place?

你不敢把这个藏匿处说出来吗？

You might as well tell her the truth.

你倒不如把真相告诉她。

You must on no condition tell him what happened.

你决不能把发生的事情告诉他。

Why on earth didn't you tell me the truth?

你到底为什么不跟我说实话？

You must give ear to what the parents tell you.

你务须听从父母的话。

You have only to ask and he'll tell you.

你只要问他，他就会告诉你。

Tell you what; why don't we have a picnic this afternoon?

你听我说，今天下午我们为什么不搞一次野餐呢？

It was spiteful of you to tell him that.

你告诉他那件事是怀有恶意的。

Sit yourself down and tell us what happened.

你坐下，告诉我们怎么回事。

You can tell it's silk by the feel.

你摸摸就知道是绸缎。

Do you have a catalog or something that tell me about your company?

你有没有产品目录或者向我们介绍贵公司的材料？

Are you presuming to tell me how to drive my car?

你竟胆敢来指点我怎么开汽车？

Can you keep a secret? All right I'll tell you.

你能保守秘密吗？那我就告诉你。

Can you tell me how iron is made in the first period?

你能否告诉我在第一时期人们是怎样炼铁的？

Would you tell me your phone number?

你能告诉我你的电话号码吗？

Can you tell me how to get there?

你能告诉我到那里怎么走吗？

Can you tell me the nearest way to the railway station?

你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗？

Can you tell me the way to the railway station?

你能告诉我往火车站的路怎么走吗？

Can you tell me how to make these ink stains come out?

你能告诉我怎么除去这些墨水渍吗？

Can you tell me who invented the telephone?

你能告诉我是谁发明了电话？

Can you tell me which instrument to use for the experiment?

你能告诉我用哪台仪器做这试验吗？

Can you tell me how this compare to that?

你能告诉我这个和那个比较起来如何？

Could you tell me the retail prices of these shoes?

你能告诉我这些鞋子的零售价吗？

Take a smell at this fish and tell me whether it's fresh.

你闻一闻这条鱼，看看新鲜不新鲜。

Don't tell me how it ends I haven't read all the way through yet.

先别告诉我书的结尾－－我还没看完呢。

I'll tell you the rest in camera.

其余的我将私下告诉你。

The next best thing would be to tell him the truth.

其次，最好的办法就是把真相告诉他们。

For two pins I'd tell him what I think of him.

再有个风吹草动，我就把对他的看法挑明了。

Don't prolong the agony just tell us the result!

别再让我们著急了--快告诉我们结果吧！

Never tell him a secret; he's got a loose tongue.

别把秘密告诉他，他的嘴不严。

She cannot be relied on to tell the truth.

别指望她能说真话。

Stop posing and tell us what you really think.

别装蒜啦，告诉我们你的真实想法吧。

It's just like her to tell everyone about it.

只有她才会把那件事见谁就告诉谁。

Only time will tell if you are right.

只有时间才能证明你是否正确。

Just tell us the facts and don't elaborate on them.

只要告诉我们事实，不必详细说明。

Tell him to keep calm and not to crowd the mourners.

叫他保持冷静，不要操之过急。

Tell him to stay away from my sister!

叫他离我妹妹远点儿！

Tell that joker to stop using my parking space.

叫那个家伙不要占用我的停车场。

Tell the noisy boys to stay away.

叫那些吵闹的男孩子们走开。

Tell that child to stop pouting.

叫那孩子别撅嘴撒娇。

You can't tell that joke to her she's much too prim and proper.

可别给她讲那样的笑话--她这人过於古板和认真。

Hark at her! The stories she tells!

听她说的！她编造的鬼话可多啦！

Tell them they may look for me any day.

告诉他们我就在这几天到达。

用作动词(v.)

It's 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。

He always does what his superiors tell him.
他惟上级之命是从。

He wanted to tell the news to the world.
他要把这件事告诉每一个人。

I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
女儿睡觉之前，我总讲故事给她听。

I can't tell you how happy I am.
我无法向你表达我多么高兴。

Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddnest thought.
我们最甜蜜的歌就是表达最苦恼思想的歌。

It is hard to tell who is who in the parade.
在游行队伍中很难分清谁是谁。

I can never tell natural silk from artificial.
我不能分辨真丝和人造丝。

It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.
下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。

I can tell from the way you speak that you are from Australia.
根据你说话的方式,我能判断你是澳大利亚人。

You promised not to tell but you have done so .
你曾保证过不泄露机密，可是你却把它泄露了出去。

They pledged themselves never to tell the secret .
他们保证绝不泄露秘密。

You're saying you gonna tell on me?
你是说你想要告发我?

If someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police.
如果有人企图敲诈我，我就向警察告发。

Your efforts are beginning to tell.
你的努力正在开始产生效果。

His unselfish work is beginning to tell.
他无私的工作开始产生效果。

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