toldBrE /təʊld/ NAmE /toʊld/► SEE ALLall tolda little bird told me (that…)what did I tell you?if (the) truth be known/told ●all ˈtold (used with numbers与数字连用) with everything/everyone included全都包括在内；总计◆So far there have been fourteen arrests all told. 至今总共有十四人被捕。●a little ˈbird told me (that…) (spoken) I have heard about sth but I do not want to say who told me有人私下告诉我；消息灵通的人告诉我◆A little bird told me you might be applying for another job. Is that true?我听说你可能正在另找工作，是真的吗？◆‘How did you know I was getting married?’ ‘Oh, a little bird told me.’“你怎么知道我快结婚了？”“哦，我有线人啦。”●what did I ˈtell you? ( I ˈtold you so) used for telling sb who did not listen to your warnings or take your advice that they were wrong and you were right（表示自己已提醒过或提过建议，但对方不听）我说什么来着，我早就跟你说过◆‘I’ve got terrible stomach-ache.’ ‘What did I tell you? You should never have drunk the tap water.’“我肚子疼得要死。”“我跟你说什么来着？你就不应该喝自来水。”◆‘She didn’t like the present.’ ‘I told you so. I knew she didn’t like perfume.’“她不喜欢那个礼物。”“我跟你说过了，我知道她不喜欢香水。”●if (the) ˌtruth be ˈknown/ˈtoldused to tell sb the true facts about a situation, especially when these are not known by other people（用于说出真相）说实话，说真的，事实上◆None of the students really liked the new teacher. In fact, if the truth be told, everyone was rather afraid of him.没有哪个学生真正喜欢这个新来的老师，说真的，大家都挺害怕他的。