tell1 [tel] vt. 1. 告诉,告知: 例句: He has told me about the new colleague.。
他已经向我告知新同事的情况。 The chairman has told everyone of the arrangements.。
主席已经把安排告诉给大家。 2. 说,讲,讲述;描述,叙述: 例句: The teacher told us his experiences in England.。
老师给我们讲了他在英国的经历。 to tell a story。
讲故事 3. 吩咐;命令: 例句: Tell him to wait for me in the office.。
让他在办公室等我。 She told them not to smoke in the room.。
她叫他们不要在屋子里抽烟。 4. 泄露(机密等);吐露(真情等);显示,显露: 例句: a smile that told her joy。
显示她快乐的一笑 Her face told that she was quited satisfied with the result.。
她脸上显示出她对结果很满意。 5. 分辨,辨别,区别(常与 can,could,be able to 连用): 例句: Can you,standing here,tell who that man is?。
你从这儿能看出那是谁吗? I can't tell him from his twin brother.。
我分不出他和他的孪生兄弟。 6. 断定,确定;知道,明白;指出: 例句: One can't tell what will happen.。
谁也不知道会发生什么。 No one can tell who will win the next election.。
谁也说不准谁会赢得下次竞选。 7. 数,计算: 例句: They were 40 all told.。
他们共计40人。 to tell votes。
计票 8. 向…保证;明确申明;明白告知: 例句: It's there,I tell you.。
我向你保证这东西在那儿。 I don't like it,I tell you.。
我告诉你,我不喜欢。 vi. 1. 讲述,叙述: 例句: The sailor told of his adventures on sea.。
水手讲述他在海上的冒险。 She didn't want to tell about bygone days.。
她不愿讲述往昔的事情。 2. 明确说出;预料;讲明: 例句: Who will win the next election,Bush or Gore? —Who can tell !。
谁会赢得下次大选,布什还是戈尔? —谁说得上来。 3. 作证;表明: 例句: Time will tell.。
时间会作证。 4. 泄密;告发;说坏话(与on连用): 例句: Tom broke the window and Mary told the teacher on Tom.。
汤姆打破了玻璃,玛丽在老师那儿告了他一状。 He knows who did it,but he won't tell.。
他知道是谁干的,但他不愿讲出来。 5. 产生效果,发生影响,奏效(与on连用): 例句: Strain began to tell on his health.。
过度劳累开始损害他的健康。 Your efforts are beginning to tell.。
你的努力正在开始产生效果。 6. (颜色、声音等)显示;意味着(与of连用): 例句: The colour of the ink tells of the fraud.。
墨水的颜色表明是作弊。 7. [古语]计数;数票 n. [方言]讲的话(或事);谈话;传闻 近义词: narrate . recount . relate . report . 短语 1. all told总共,合计,一共;总之 2. as far as one can tell据目前证据判断 3. Do tell![表诧异的感叹语]有这种事!不见得吧!真没想到! 4. Don't tell me!不见得吧!哪有这种事!别瞎扯啦!靠不住吧![亦作Never tell me! Tell me (或 us) another! You don't tell me!] 5. Don't tell me…[表诧异等的感叹语]不见得…吧 6. for what I can tell就我所知,据我的了解 7. hear tell(of)[方言]听人谈起;听人说过 8. I (can) tell you我敢说;我可以肯定地说;确实[亦作 I tell you;let me tell you ] 9. I told you so.我早就跟你讲过。(意即我没说错,你偏不听) 10. I'll tell you what[口语]我告诉你个好主意(或办法);听我告诉你;我提个建议[亦作I tell you what] 11. I'm telling you.[口语]放心,我说的没错,我说的是真的。 12. Never tell me!= Don't tell me! 13. tell all和盘道出 14. tell goodbye[美国英语]告别,告辞 15. tell it like it is[美国俚语]说真话,如实反映情况;直言不讳 16. Tell it (或 that) to the (horse) marines![戏谑语、口语]胡说!我才不信呢!谁信你那一套![出自航海用语] 17. Tell me (或us) another!=Don't tell me! 18. tell noses见 nose 19. tell someone straight对某人直言不讳,对某人直率地说,老实地告诉某人 20. tell someone where to go (或 get) off (或to head in)[口语]教训某人;告诫某人不要忘乎所以,使某人有自知之明;叫某人不要狂妄[亦作tell someone where he gets off] 21. tell the world[口语]郑重声明,郑重宣布 22. You don't tell me!=Don't tell me! 23. You never can tell.[口语]难说,没法预料。[亦作 You can never tell.] 24. You're telling me.。
a. [口语] b. 你在说着玩吧!不会有这种事吧! c. 这还用你说!我早就知道了! 变形: vt.toldtelling。
如果无法理解,short (*pas)[20]=&tell 可以先拆成两句 short (*pas)[20]; pas=&tell;类似 short (*pas)[20] 这种结构你尝试从右往左读就能明白含义~ 有20个元素的数组-》指向有20个元素的数组的指针 -》元素类型为 short 那么 ,pas 就是指针,指向的是 一个有 20个 short元素的数组, pas=&tell 就非常好理解了使 pas指针指向 tell。
行为动词
1.不及物动词:不能直接跟宾语,常须加了介词后方能加宾语 。
如:look at (for, after), get to (on), operate on, hear of, hear from, point to (at), worry about, knock at, play with, think about等 。
2.及物动词:后面必须跟宾语,意义才完整 。
在及物动词+副词构成动副搭配时,代词放中间这一点应特别加以记忆。
如: turn on (√) turn on the radio(√) turn the radio on(√) turn on it(×) turn it on(√) 。
常见的动副搭配的词组有:put on, pick up, look up, wake up, try on, write down, move away, take away等 。
3.注意行为动词的几种变化形式 。
原形 enjoy
第三人称单数 enjoys
v 过去式 enjoyed
过去分词 enjoyed
现在分词 enjoying
现在分词的变化方法,一般是直接在动词后加-ing,有几个特殊的可加以记忆:lie-lying, die-dying 。
要双写的单词有:
一个m(swim-swimming) 。
一个g(dig-digging) 。
三个n(run-running, win-winning, begin-beginning) 。
三个p(stop-stopping, shop-shopping ,drop-dropping) 。
还有六个t(sit-sitting, hit-hitting,get-getting, let-letting, put-putting, forget-forgetting) 。
同学们特别应注意forget, begin这种双音节单词。
另外,eat, wait这两个词不是重读闭音节,故不能双写加-ing 。
4.请区别几组易混淆的同义动词 。
1)look/see/watch/read 。
look 看 look at the bird 。
see 看见 see a film 。
watch 观看、注视 watch TV, watch a football match 。
read 读 ,阅读 read a book, read newspapers 。
2)say/speak/talk/tell 。
say 说(不及物动词)
①say to sb. , (后跟引语) 。
②say it again (后常跟it) 。
speak 讲,发言(不及物动词)
①speak at the meeting 。
②learn to speak 。
③speak English 。
talk 谈话(不及物动词)
①talk about sth.(谈论某事) 。
②talk with sb.(和某人交谈) 。
tell 告诉,讲(及物动词)
①tell sb. to do sth. / tell sb. not to do sth. 。
②tell sb. about sth. (后常跟某人) 。
③tell the time “报时”/ tell a story “讲故事”
3)borrow/lend
borrow 借进(短暂动词)
①borrow sth. (借某物) 。
②borrow sth. from sb. (向某人借某物)
如May I borrow your bike? Mine is broken. 。
lend 借出(短暂动词)
lend sb. sth. = lend sth. to sb.(把某物借给某人) 。
如:You mustn't lend it to others. 。
keep 借(一段时间),常与一段时间的时间状语连用,为延续性动词。
如: How long may I keep it? 。
4) bring/take
bring 带来(表示从远处拿到说话的地点来),常与here, me 搭配 。
如:Please bring my hat to me tomorrow. 。
take 带走(表示从说话地点拿到远处去),常与there, away搭配 。
如:Take your raincoat with you. It's going to rain. 。
5) listen/hear 。
listen 听 不及物,常与介词to连用 。
如:I listened carefully, but heard nothing. 。
Hear 听到 及物 后直接跟宾语 。
①hear from sb 收到某人的来信 。
如:Jim's mother haven't heard from him for a long time. 。
②hear of 听说
如:Have you heard of the news? 。
6) look for/find/find out 。
look for 寻找 (强调动作)
find 找到 发现(强调结果)
如:We looked for him everywhere but didn't find him. 。
find out 查明 (通过调查研究找到事实的真相)
如:Can you find out who broke the window? 。
7) put on/wear/dress 。
put on 穿上 (强调动作)
如:It's cold outside. Please put on your coat. 。
wear 穿着(强调状态)
如:Lucy is wearing a blue sweater today. 。
dress 打扮,给...穿衣服 。
①dress sb. / oneself 给某人(或自己)穿衣服 。
②get dressed 穿好衣服 。
③dress up 打扮 穿上盛装”
如:She often dresses up in a red skirt. 。
8) forget/leave 。
forget 忘了某物
如:I forgot to tell you about it. 。
leave 把某物忘在某地
如:Kate left her key to her room at home. 。
5.有些及物动词后可以跟双宾语即直接宾语(表物)和间接宾语(表人),间接宾语通常位于直接宾语之前,若颠倒两者的位置,则通常在间接宾语前加一个介词(to或for)。
1)draw sth. for sb. 。
make sth. for sb. 。
mend sth. for sb. 。
buy sth. for sb 。
get sth. for sb 。
cook sth. for sb. 。
keep sth. for sb. 。
return sth. for sb. 。
2) pass sth. to sb. 。
give sth. to sb. 。
lend sth. to sb. 。
show sth. to sb. 。
bring sth. to sb. 。
take sth. to sb. 。
write sth. to sb. 。
send sth. to sb.。
【tell】意思与用法
1 VERB 告诉;告知
If you tell someone something, you give them information.。
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。
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。
2 VERB 说(笑话);讲(故事);讲述(个人经历)。
If you tell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech.。
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。
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 VERB 叫;命令;吩咐;建议。
If you tell someone to do something, you order or advise them to do it.。
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。
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。
4 VERB 劝说,告诫,鼓舞(自己)。
If you tell yourself something, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something.。
'Come on', she told herself...。
“加油!”她在心里暗暗打气。
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。
5 VERB 判断;断定;看出。
If you can tell what is happening or what is true, you are able to judge correctly what is happening or what is true.。
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。
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。
6 VERB 区分;辨别;识别。
If you can tell one thing from another, you are able to recognize the difference between it and other similar things.。
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。
How do you tell one from another?...。
你怎么把他们区分开来?
7 VERB 说出秘密;泄密
If you tell, you reveal or give away a secret.。
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。
8 VERB (事实、事件)表明,说明,显示。
If facts or events tell you something, they reveal certain information to you through ways other than speech.。
The facts tell us that this is not true...。
事实告诉我们,这不是真的。
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。
9 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 to tell, it begins to have a serious effect.。
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。
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。
10 PHRASE 就…所知;据…所知。
You use as far as I can tell or so far as I could tell to indicate that what you are saying is based on the information you have, but that there may be things you do not know.。
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。
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。
11 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.。
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。
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。
12 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.。
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。
13 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'.。
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?”
14 CONVENTION 我的建议是,听我说(用来引出建议或转换话题)。
You use I'll tell you what or I tell you what to introduce a suggestion or a new topic of conversation.。
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。
“告诉他从机场到宾馆的距离有20公里”
----- Tell him that it is 20 kilometers from the airport to the hotel 。
“从某地到某地的距离这类的句子”:
It is + 公里数 between A and B 。
或者:
It is + 公里数 from A to B。