tell表示“告訴”，可接雙賓語，雙賓語易位時(shí)用介詞to引出間接賓語，還可接不定式的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作賓語。

tell的詞義解析

vt. 告訴，說,辨別,吩咐,講述

vt.& vi. 分辨，辨別,告訴，吩咐,泄漏,保證

vi. 泄密，告發(fā),(顏色、聲音等)顯示,識別

n. [考古學(xué)](古代村落遺址堆積而成的)臺形土墩,[方言]講的話,談話,傳聞

變形：過去式: told; 現(xiàn)在分詞：telling; 過去分詞：told;

tell的基本用法

1、tell做動詞,意為“告訴,告知”其后可接雙賓語或賓語從句。也可以接動詞不定式作賓補(bǔ)。

例句：

Please tell me your telephone number.請告訴我你的電話號碼。

You can tell him to stay at home.你可以告訴他呆在家里。

2、tell做不及物動詞,意為講訴。

例句：

I can"t tell.我說不出來。

3、tell做名詞,意為“話,傳說”。

例句：

I have a tell for you.我有話跟你說。

tell相關(guān)短語及例句

1、tell about(v.+prep.) 告訴有關(guān)…的情況 tell about sb/sth

例句：

She told about Linda, who was very kind to her.她談了談林達(dá)的情況,林達(dá)對她非常好。

He told about his plans.他談到他的計(jì)劃。

2、tell against(v.+prep.) 證實(shí)對…不利 tell against sb/sth

例句：

In an investigation, a new fact became known, which told against him.在調(diào)查中新發(fā)現(xiàn)了一件對他不利的事實(shí)。

Her poor eyesight is bound to tell against her applying for a job.她視力不好,必然不利于她找工作。

3、tell apart(v.+adv.) 區(qū)分開 tell sb/sth apart

說明：tell apart通常不用于進(jìn)行體。

例句：

The two brothers are so much alike that their own mother can hardly tell them apart.這兩兄弟長得太像了,連他們的母親幾乎都不能區(qū)分他們。

4、tell from(v.+prep.) 辨別 tell sb/sth from sb/sth

例句：

Can you tell her from her twin sister?你能將她和她的孿生姐妹分開嗎?

How can we tell the good from the bad?我們怎么能區(qū)分好壞?

He is a fellow who can"t tell right from wrong.他是個(gè)分不清是非的人。

5、tell it like it is 講真話,說實(shí)話

例句：

Joe is our monitor, he should tell it like it is.喬是我們的班長,他會告訴你實(shí)情。

He"s very straightforward, you can be sure he"ll always tell it like it is.他很直率,你可以相信他總是講實(shí)話的。