| 词组 | tell |
| 释义 | tell /tel/ verb to give someone information by speaking or writing to themnounstell a story/tale He told the story of how he and his wife met.tell a joke They sat around laughing and telling jokes.tell sb a secret I offered to tell her my secret if she didn’t tell anyone else.tell a lie The newspaper told lies about us.tell the truth “I’m telling you the truth,” she insisted.adverbstell sb firmly “Calm down, Laura,” he told her firmly.tell sb bluntly/frankly/flatly (=in a very direct way, which may upset someone) The teacher told him bluntly that if he didn’t improve, he would lose his place on the course.tell sb gently I tried to tell her as gently as possible, so as not to hurt her feelings.tell sb truthfully She told him truthfully that she did not have the keys.prepositionstell sb about sth Mark was telling us about his new job.tell sb of sth formal (=tell someone about something) She told us of her pride at seeing her son graduate.tell sth to sb We advised him not to tell this story to reporters.phrasestell sb all about sth “Have you heard about Sarah and Jeff?” “Yes, Mike told me all about it.”you must not tell anyone It’s a secret – you mustn’t tell anyone.I hate to tell you, but... spoken (=used for introducing unpleasant news) I hate to tell you, but it looks like someone’s stolen your car.THESAURUS: tell let sb know especially spoken to tell someone something when you know more about it: Let me know your new address as soon as possible. | Let us know what happens at the interview. pass a message on to sb also pass it on informal to tell another person the information that has been told to you: She’s with a client at the moment, but I’ll pass the message on to her. | If I get any news, I’ll pass it on. brief to give someone all the necessary information about a situation, so that they can do their work: Police officers were briefed before going out to arrest the suspects. | The captain briefed us about our mission. recount/relate formalhistory | story | tale | adventure | experience | incident to tell someone about something that happened: The guide recounted the history of the castle, from the 1300s onwards. | The others looked at her as if she were mad when she recounted the story. | One girl related a story about a friend who had accidentally become pregnant. | He was recounting the tale to one of his colleagues. | She listened in silence while Mrs Maugham recounted her adventures with Mrs Hanney to the rest of the family. | That evening I related the incident to my wife. bring sth to sb’s attention to tell someone about something that they did not know about, but which they need to know about: I wanted to bring the matter to your attention. | She was the first person to study the effects of pesticides, and to bring them to people’s attention. fill sb in informal to tell someone about things that have happened recently, especially at work: Can you fill Robert in on the progress we’ve made while he’s been on holiday?to officially tell someone inform to officially tell someone about something: Do you think we ought to inform the police? | If you see anyone doing anything suspicious, you should inform the authorities. | Doctors should inform patients about the possible side effects of any drugs they prescribe. announce to tell people publicly and officially about something: The university chancellor announced his resignation on Friday. | It was announced that the company had made a profit of $6 billion. | We regret to announce that there will be no service today. report to officially tell someone about something that has happened: She was able to report that the project was nearly finished. notify formal to tell someone officially about something that has happened or that is planned to happen: Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs (=they were told several months before it happened). |
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