tell

英文释义

• ★ vt 告诉；讲述；表达：

  • tell a lie / story / joke

    说谎/讲故事/讲笑话

  • tell the truth

    讲真话

• ★ vt 吩咐；命令：
• ★ vt 辨别；分辨：

  • The twin brothers are so much alike that you can hardly tell them apart.

    这对孪生兄弟长得很像，你几乎分辨不出谁是谁。

  • Can you tell the difference between this picture and that one ?

    你能辨别这幅画和那幅画有什么不同吗？

  • It’s easy to tell the expensive wine from the cheap one.

    区分昂贵的葡萄酒和廉价的葡萄酒很简单。

• ★ vt & vi 断定；说 (出)：

  • It’s difficult to tell his identity from his appearance.

    很难从他的外表判断他的身份。

  • As far as I can tell, he’s enjoying the course.

    据我判断，他喜欢这门课。