tell

常見例句

用作動詞 (v.)

用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

• I can't tell.
  我說不上來。
• Who can tell?
  誰能說出來?
• As far as I can tell,Sylvia has split up with Mark.
  就我所知,西爾維婭已同馬克離婚。
• I promise not to tell.
  我保證不泄露出去。
• May your efforts tell in your studies.
  愿你的努力在學習上取得成果。
• His unselfish work is beginning to tell.
  他無私的工作開始產(chǎn)生效果。
• The influence of the school has begun to tell.
  學校的影響已開始起作用了。
• Her nervousness began to tell as soon as she entered the room.
  她一走進屋就顯得神經(jīng)緊張。
• My stomach begins to tell.
  我覺得肚子餓了。
• Every blow tells.
  打一下是一下。

用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

• Don't look till I tell you.
  我叫你看,你再看。
• What have you been thinking about?Tell me.
  你一直在想些什么?告訴我。
• Mind that you don't forget to tell him.
  記住,別忘了告訴他。
• I'll tell her, but it won't have any effect.
  我可以告訴她,但不會起什么作用。
• Do as I tell you and you shall be set free.
  按照我說的話去做,你就可以獲得自由。
• In this hour of victory, we had so much to tell each other.
  在這勝利的時刻,我們有多少話要說啊!
• I detest people who tell lies.
  我痛恨撒謊的人。
• You're telling me, the price of beer is ridiculously high!
  我同意,啤酒的價格真是高得荒唐!
• The child can already tell the time.
  那孩子已會看鐘點了。
• It was difficult to tell his exact age.
  很難判斷他到底多大歲數(shù)。
• Her face told her joy.
  她臉上流露出歡樂。
• She playfully inspected Martin's hand and told his fortune.
  她鬧著玩,看馬丁的手給他算命。
• This can hardly be told in words.
  這簡直沒法用言語說出來。
• The story was told from one generation to another.
  這故事一代代往下傳。
• That's what I was told.
  這就是我聽到的。

S+～+wh-to- v

• The recipe tells how to make maple syrup dumplings.
  這個制法講如何做楓糖點心。

S+～+wh-clause

• No one could tell exactly what was going to happen.
  誰也不能猜出到底會發(fā)生什么情況。
• No one can tell where or when or how he will die.
  沒有誰能知道自己在何處、何時及怎樣死亡。
• Can you tell which is which?
  你能看得出哪是哪嗎?

用作雙賓動詞: S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

• Tell me your address and telephone number, please.
  請告訴我你的住址和電話號碼。
• Why has nobody told me this before?
  為什么以前沒人告訴我這事?
• Has she told you the price?
  她告訴你價錢了嗎?
• The teacher won't tell the students the answer to the question till everyone hands in his exercise book.
  等每個學生都交了練習本后,教師才會把答案告訴他們。
• He finally told her his decision.
  他終于把他的決定告訴了她。
• I don't want to influence you either way, so I won't tell you my opinion.
  我不想對你有任何影響,所以我不告訴你我的看法。
• The editor called me to his office to tell me the news.
  編輯把我叫到他的辦公室告訴我這個消息。
• The old lady next door was telling me all her troubles.
  隔壁的老太太正在對我訴說她的種種煩惱。
• We all jumped for joy when we were told the news.
  我們被告知這個消息時,大家都高興得跳了起來。
• I've been told this seriously by some high officials.
  有幾個高級官員鄭重地跟我談過這一情況。

S+～+ n./pron. +to pron./n.

• He told the news to everybody in the village.
  他把這個新聞告訴了全村的每一個人。
• Next morning,Beauty told this dream to her father.
  第二天早晨,美人把這個夢告訴了她的父親。
• I didn't intend to tell it to you.
  我本不打算把這事告訴你的。
• He told the whole story to John.
  他把全部經(jīng)過告訴了約翰。
• I want you to tell my friend your very interesting experience exactly as you have told it to me.
  我要你把自己非常有趣的經(jīng)歷像講給我聽那樣告訴我的朋友。

S+～+ n./pron. +wh-to- v

• He will tell you how to get there.
  他會告訴你怎么去。
• She told us which number bus to take.
  她告訴了我們坐哪路公共汽車。
• I'll tell you what to do.
  我來告訴你怎么辦。
• Did they tell you when to start out?
  他們告沒告訴你什么時候出發(fā)?
• Please tell me where to get the form.
  請告訴我在哪里拿表格。
• If Brian uses my parking space again,I'll really tell him where to get off.
  如果布賴恩再占我的停車位置,我真的要痛罵他了。

S+～+ pron./n. +(that-)clause

• She told me in her letter that they had got another bumper harvest this year.
  她在信里告訴我,他們今年又獲得了豐收。
• The old woman told him that she had two grandsons at the front.
  老太太告訴他說,前線上有她兩個孫子。
• You might tell them that I hope to be back tomorrow night.
  你可以告訴他們,我希望明晚回來。
• She told me she was going to Shanghai.
  她曾告訴我她要去上海。
• Tell him I'll be back in half an hour.
  告訴他,我半小時后就回來。
• I've tried to tell him he's wrong, but he still holds to his original opinion.
  我已經(jīng)試圖讓他知道錯了,但他仍堅信原來的想法。
• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.
  爐子清潔無瑕就表明他母親是個勤勞的主婦。
• I was told that he had left the job a long time before.
  有人告訴我說,他早已不干這個工作了。

S+～+ n./pron. +wh-clause

• I'll tell you what I've been thinking.
  我來給你講講我這段時間的想法。
• Now,I'll tell you how I got that.
  好,我來告訴你們我是怎樣弄到那東西的。
• Can you tell me why you have to say so?
  你能否告訴我你為什么要這樣說嗎?
• Tell me to whom I should give the letter.
  告訴我這信該給誰。
• The light tells you if the machine is on.
  指示燈告訴你機器是否在工作。

引出直接引語

• “She isn't eating,” they told me.
  “她沒有吃,”他們告訴我說。
• “Open it and see what's inside,”I was told.
  “打開它看看里面有什么”,有人告訴我說。

用作賓補動詞: S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

• Tell him to wait for us at the gate.
  讓他在大門口等我們。
• I told her to send the letter by airmail.
  我叫她把那封信寄航空。
• The commander told the soldiers to stay where they were.
  指揮員命令士兵們留在原地。
• He told us again and again to be on guard.
  他一再要我們提防。
• Mother told you to be home by ten.
  媽媽讓你十點前回到家里。
• He told us not to worry about him.
  他讓我們不要為他著急。
• Who told you to come out?
  誰叫你出來的?
• I have been told to wait here.
  我被告知在此等候。
• His family, paying $126 a week for the house, were told by the landlord to pay $130.
  他家本來每星期交房租126美元,房東要他們交130美元。

更多例句

• "You really won't tell?" she asked, begging for reassurance.
  “你真的不說嗎？”她問道，乞求得到安慰。
• She would have liked to tell him to butt out.
  她本想告訴他叫他別插手的。
• When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.
  孩子表現(xiàn)不佳時要讓他們知道，但不能讓他們自慚形穢。
• You've really intrigued me—tell me more!
  你說的真有意思—再給我講一些吧！
• Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.
  把你的要求告訴助產(chǎn)士，這樣她可以記下來，避免產(chǎn)生誤解。
• Tell me where you've been out so late, or I'll knock your block off.
  告訴我你到哪兒去了,這么晚才回來, 不說我就揍死你.
• We won't be able to tell what skills the man has until we try him out.
  要等試用一個時期以后,我們才能知道這人有什么專長.
• It's not your place to tell me how to do my job.
  你沒有義務教訓我怎樣干.
• He tried to tell me a lie about losing his wallet.
  他試圖使我相信他丟失了錢夾的謊言.
• I'll tell you everything in plain words.
  我將坦白地把一切事情告訴你.
• The fall of one leaf is enough to tell coming of autumn.
  一葉知秋.
• Tell me if you get tired of driving and we'll change over.
  如果你開車累了,請告訴我,我們可以換一下位置.
• With respect to your other proposals, I am not yet able to tell you our decision.
  談到你的其他建議, 我現(xiàn)在還無法把我們的決定告訴你.
• Guard the secret with your life, tell it to no one!
  你要以生命來保守秘密, 不要告訴任何人.
• I could tell that he was lying because he faced away while he was speaking.
  我敢說他撒謊了,因為他說話時總是往旁邊看.
• 'I'll never smoke again!'' Yeah? Go tell that to the marines.'
  “ 我再也不抽煙了! ” “ 是 嗎 ?騙鬼去吧. ”
• Imes, just let your hair down and tell me all about it.
  艾姆斯, 把全部內(nèi)容都坦率地說出來吧.
• The local doctor couldn't tell what was wrong, so he sent her to see a specialist.
  當?shù)蒯t(yī)生未能診斷出她是什么病, 所以他叫她去看?？漆t(yī)生.
• There is no need to tell the kids that the number of stars cannot be counted out.
  沒必要告訴孩子們星星是數(shù)不清的.
• There is no reason that you shouldn't tell them in advance when you are going.
  你沒理由不事先告訴他們你打算要走.
• It was difficult to tell his exact age.
  很難判斷他到底多大歲數(shù).
• You could tell from his slurred speech that he was drunk.
  從他那含糊不清的話語中你就知道他喝醉了.
• Tell me the when and the why ( = reason ) of it.
  請告訴我時間和原因.
• Tell me her address so that I can go and see her.
  把她的地址告訴我,我好找她.
• Let me tell you the full of it.
  讓我把全部情況告訴你.
• She could tell the approach of the milkman by the whistled notes that somehow always flatted.
  她能從那總是偏低的口哨聲聽出送奶人的到來.
• No one can tell when he will return.
  他什么時候回來還很難說.
• You can't tell if it's a man or a woman from handwriting.
  從筆跡上看不出他是男的還是女的.
• Tell us all about it.
  快跟大家說說.
• He has a private matter which he will never tell anyone.
  他有一個絕對不能告訴任何人的隱私.
• I can't tell offhand how much it will cost.
  我不能立刻告訴你它值多少錢.
• You mustn't tell lies.
  不興說謊.
• Please tell us your impressions of the film.
  請你談談看了這部影片后的感想.
• And I won'ttell any of the other girls anything you tell me about it. I promise, cross my heart.
  我不會把你告訴我的事告訴任何其他女孩。我發(fā)誓，保證不會。
• Claire had made me promise to tell her the truth.
  克萊爾要我保證把真相告訴她。
• I warrant you he is telling the truth.
  我向你保證他說的是真話.
• I didn't tell anyone, on my oath.
  我保證我沒有告訴過任何人.
• I swore not to tell anybody about it.
  我保證不把這事告訴任何人.
• The witness swore to tell the truth.
  證人起誓保證講真話.
• Over and over , I told editors and reporters about the $ 409 billion in previous loan guarantees.
  我一而再,再而三地和編輯們及記者們談到從前的貸款保證多達四千零九十億美元的情況.
• I am sure she'll tell you I'm affectionate.
  我敢保證,她一定會告訴你,說我的心腸最軟.
• Will you promise not to try any nonsense and do what I tell you?
  你們能答應我保證不惹事生非、照我的話去做 嗎 ?
• A witness swears by the Bible that he will tell the truth.
  證人對著圣經(jīng)發(fā)誓保證據(jù)實直言.
• Tell your supervisor what you have done and pledge to repay everything you took?
  向上司坦承犯錯,并保證償還你挪用的一切款項?
• There were no guarantees that the Americans would tell us anything in return at the conference.
  在這次會議上美國人是否作為回報也告訴我們一些情況,這是沒有保證的.
• I promise you that I will get to the bottom of this, he told the princesses.
  “我向你們保證我會查到底的.”國王告訴公主們說.
• Phoebe : Sister, tell me what happened ! I promise you I'll be as cool as a cucumber!
  妹妹, 你就說吧! 我保證我會老神在在的呢.
• You promised not to tell but you have done so.
  你曾保證過不泄露機密,可是你卻把它泄露了出去.
• Make sure they can play waltzes and polkas, I told him.
  一定要保證他們能夠演奏華爾茲和波爾卡舞曲.
• I promise not to tell.
  我保證不告訴別人.
• I promised not to tell you, and my lips are sealed.
  我保證過不告訴你, 所以我就不開口了.
• He was on his honour not to tell the secret.
  他以人格保證保守秘密.
• They pledged themselves never to tell the secret.
  他們保證絕不泄露秘密.
• We have to promise not to tell anyone about this place, okay?
  我們得保證不跟任何人說這里, 知道 嗎 ?
• I promise I'm telling the truth.
  我保證,我說的是實話.
• Promise you won't hit the roof when I tell you this.
  你得保證聽我說完之后不發(fā)火.
• If I tell you a secret, you must promise not to repeat it.
  如果我告訴你一個秘密, 你必須保證不說出去.
• If I whisper you my secret will you promise not to tell?
  如果我把秘密悄悄告訴你,你是否保證不說出去?
• I promise that what I have told you today is true – cross my heart.
  我保證今天我所說的故事是真的-“拿我的心來擔保”.
• Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence.
  即使是告訴洛伊絲都好像是在泄密。
• You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.
  你千萬不可泄密,否則我們會遇到麻煩.
• As to the leakage, none could tell.
  至于是不是泄密了, 誰也不知道.
• I'll hurl him out of the club if he dare tell the secret!
  如果他膽敢泄密,我就要把他趕出俱樂部.
• He is cautious of telling secrets.
  他留心不泄密.
• He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam.
  沒有人能想到他會泄密.
• They pledged never to tell the secret.
  他們發(fā)誓決不泄密.
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