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词组 tell time
释义
Idiom
tell time
Theme: TIME
1.
to keep or report the correct time.
This clock doesn't tell time very accurately.My watch stopped telling time, so I had to have it repaired.
2.
to be able to read time from a clock or watch.
Billy is only four. He can't tell time yet.They are teaching the children to tell time at school.
Idiom
tell time
to be able to read the time from a watch or clock.
Kate was so proud of herself when she learned to tell time.

tell time

1. Of a person, to be able to understand the time of day by looking at an analog clock or watch. Now that many young children carry phones around with them, it's becoming harder and harder to teach them how to tell time.
2. Of a clock or watch, to keep track of the current time of day. My grandfather's old pocketwatch doesn't tell time anymore, but I really like the look of having it on me.

tell time

 
1. Lit. to keep or report the correct time. This clock doesn't tell time very accurately. My watch stopped telling time, so I had to have it repaired.
2. Fig. to be able to read time from a clock or watch. Billy is only four. He can't tell time yet. They are teaching the children to tell time at school.

tell time

Keep track of the hours; also, know how to read a clock or watch. For example, This old clock still tells time quite accurately, or He taught his niece to tell time by using a cuckoo clock. This expression uses tell in the sense of "reckon" or "calculate," a usage dating from about a.d. 1000.

tell time

To determine the time of day indicated by the positions of the hands on a clock.
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