tells

英 [telz]

美 [telz]

v.  告诉; 告知; 提供(情况); 说明; 显示; 讲述; 说; 表达
tell的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 告诉;告知
  If youtellsomeone something, you give them information.
  1. In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis our relationship was over...
     晚上我回来告诉菲莉丝我们之间完了。
  2. I called Andie to tell her how spectacular the stuff looked...
     我打电话告诉安迪，那东西看上去太棒了。
  3. Claire had made me promise to tell her the truth...
     克莱尔要我保证把真相告诉她。
  4. I only told the truth to the press when the single was released as it seemed the perfect time to do it...
     等到单曲唱片开始发行时，我才把真相透露给媒体，因为那似乎是最佳时机。
  5. Tell us about your moment on the summit...
     说说你登上顶峰的那一刻，心里是怎么想的。
  6. Her voice breaking with emotion, she told him: 'It doesn't seem fair'.
     她激动得声音颤抖，对他说：“这好像不公平吧。”
• VERB 说(笑话);讲(故事);讲述(个人经历)
  If youtellsomething such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech.
  1. His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke...
     他的朋友们说，以前他讲笑话总是张嘴就来。
  2. He told his story to The Sunday Times and produced photographs...
     他把自己的经历讲述给了《星期日泰晤士报》的记者，还提供了照片。
  3. Will you tell me a story?
     能讲个故事给我听吗？
• VERB 叫;命令;吩咐;建议
  If youtellsomeonetodo something, you order or advise them to do it.
  1. A passer-by told the driver to move his car so that it was not causing an obstruction...
     一个过路人叫那个司机把他的车挪一挪，免得挡道。
  2. She told me on the telephone to come help clean the house.
     她在电话里叫我过去帮忙打扫屋子。
• VERB 劝说，告诫，鼓舞(自己)
  If youtell yourselfsomething, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something.
  1. 'Come on', she told herself...
     “加油！”她在心里暗暗打气。
  2. I told myself I would be satisfied with whatever I could get.
     我告诉自己，不管得到什么我都会心满意足的。

Note that the verbtellis usually followed by a direct object indicating the person who is being addressed.He told Alison he was suffering from leukaemia... What did she tell you?'What did she tell to you?' is wrong. With the verbsay, however, if you want to mention the person who is being addressed, you should use the prepositionto. 'What did she say you?' is wrong. 'What did she say to you?' is correct.Tellis used to report information that is given to someone.The manufacturer told me that the product did not contain corn.Tellcan also be used with a 'to' infinitive to report an order or instruction.My mother told me to shut upand eat my dinner.Sayis the most general verb for reporting the words that someone speaks.
注意，动词tell后面往往跟一个表示听话者的直接宾语：He told Alison he was suffering from leukaemia (他告诉艾莉森他患了白血病)，What did she tell you (她对你说了些什么)。句子 What did she tell to you 是错误的。不过，用动词 say 时，若要提及听话者，应该用介词 to，What did she say you 不对，What did she say to you 是对的。tell 用来转述信息：The manufacturer told me that the product did not contain corn (制造商告诉我该产品不含谷物)。tell 也可以和 to 连用，用来转述命令、指示：My mother told me to shut up and eat my dinner (我妈叫我别说话专心吃饭)。转述某人说的话时，动词 say 最为常用。

• VERB 判断;断定;看出
  If you cantellwhat is happening or what is true, you are able to judge correctly what is happening or what is true.
  1. It was already impossible to tell where the bullet had entered...
     已经无法判断子弹是从哪里打进来的。
  2. I couldn't tell if he had been in a fight or had just fallen down...
     我不知道他是和人家打架了，还是仅仅摔了一跤。
  3. You can tell he's joking.
     你能看出来他是在开玩笑。
• VERB 区分;辨别;识别
  If you cantellone thingfromanother, you are able to recognize the difference between it and other similar things.
  1. I can't really tell the difference between their policies and ours...
     我真的看不出他们的政策和我们的有什么不同。
  2. How do you tell one from another?...
     你怎么把他们区分开来？
  3. I had to look twice to tell which was Martinez; they all looked alike.
     我得仔细看一下才能认出哪个是马丁内斯，他们长得实在太像了。
• VERB 说出秘密;泄密
  If youtell, you reveal or give away a secret.
  1. Many of the children know who they are but are not telling.
     许多孩子知道他们是谁，可就是不说。
• VERB (事实、事件)表明，说明，显示
  If facts or eventstellyou something, they reveal certain information to you through ways other than speech.
  1. The facts tell us that this is not true...
     事实告诉我们，这不是真的。
  2. I don't think the unemployment rate ever tells us much about the future...
     我认为，从失业率上永远看不出未来的情况究竟如何。
  3. 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。
  4. While most of us feel fairly complacent about the nutrients we're getting from our diets, the facts tell a very different story.
     虽然我们大多数人对于从饮食中获取的营养成分感到相当满足，实际情况却不是这样。
• VERB (不快的或令人疲倦的经历)产生效果，产生影响
  If an unpleasant or tiring experience begins totell, it begins to have a serious effect.
  1. The pressure began to tell as rain closed in after 20 laps...
     跑完 20 圈以后，眼看就要下雨了，大家开始紧张起来。
  2. The strains of office are beginning to tell on the prime minister.
     首相开始感到公务繁忙的压力了。
• See also:tellingkiss and tell
• PHRASE 就…所知;据…所知
  You useas far asIcan tellorso far asIcould tellto indicate that what you are saying is based on the information you have, but that there may be things you do not know.
  1. As far as I can tell, Jason is basically a nice guy...
     据我所知，贾森算得上是个好人。
  2. So far as anyone can tell, there's evidence that there was a Robin Hood...
     众所周知，有证据表明确实有罗宾汉这么个人。
  3. As far as I could tell, neither of us was under observation.
     据我所知，我们俩都没有受到监视。
• CONVENTION (用来强调所说的话)我可以肯定/我敢说/我没法形容
  You can say 'I tell you', 'I can tell you', or 'I can't tell you' to add emphasis to what you are saying.
  1. I tell you this, I will not rest until that day has come...
     我可以肯定地说，不到那天我不会休息。
  2. This little letter gave us a few chuckles, I can tell you...
     说真的，我们看了这封短信都笑了。
  3. I can't tell you how glad I was to leave that place.
     我无法形容自己离开那个地方心里有多高兴。
• CONVENTION 谁也说不准;很难说
  If you say 'You never can tell', you mean that the future is always uncertain and it is never possible to know exactly what will happen.
  1. You never can tell what life is going to bring you.
     你永远不知道人生会给你带来些什么。
• CONVENTION 我早就告诉过你;我说的没错吧
  If someone disagrees with you or refuses to do what you suggest and you are eventually proved to be right, you can say 'I told you so'.
  1. Her parents did not approve of her decision and, if she failed, her mother would say, 'I told you so.'
     她父母不赞同她的决定，要是她失败了，她妈妈就会说：“怎么样，我说对了吧？”
• CONVENTION 我的建议是，听我说(用来引出建议或转换话题)
  You useI'll tell you whatorI tell you whatto introduce a suggestion or a new topic of conversation.
  1. I tell you what, I'll bring the water in a separate glass.
     要不这样吧，我用另一个玻璃杯把水端过来。
• totell the time→ see:time

双语例句

• A shrewd reply that tells us exactly nothing.
  回答的话真巧妙，使人坠入五里雾中。
• My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this
  我最好的朋友说我要是为这事而沮丧难过就真够傻的。
• I don't think the unemployment rate ever tells us much about the future
  我认为，从失业率上永远看不出未来的情况究竟如何。
• He tells his secretary to hold his calls.
  他让秘书代接电话。
• 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。
• My wife often tells me I waffle
  我妻子经常说我胡说八道。
• She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine
  我和她互相倾诉烦恼。
• Each increment of knowledge tells us more of our world.
  知识的点滴增长都会增进我们对世界的认知。
• The barman tells me you saw Ann on Tuesday morning. Is that right?
  酒吧招待员告诉我你星期二早上看见了安，对吗？
• 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。