telling
- v.告诉;说;讲述;告知;提供(情况);说明;显示;表达
- adj.生动的;显露真实面目的，说明问题的(通常并非有意);显著的;强有力的;有明显效果的
- tell的现在分词
- n.讲
派生词： tellingly adv.
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N-VAR 讲述;叙述;报道
The telling of a story or of something that has happened is the reporting of it to other people.Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga...
在聆听这个长篇传奇故事时，赫伯特自始至终安静地坐着。
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ADJ-GRADED 反映本性的;显露真实情况的
If something is telling, it shows the true nature of a person or situation.It was her expression that was the most telling...
她的面部表情最能反映她的真实想法。
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Most tellingly, perhaps, chimpanzees do not draw as much information from the world around them as we do.
也许，最能说明问题的是黑猩猩从周围的世界获取的信息没有我们多。
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ADJ-GRADED (论点、批评)强有力的，有说服力的
A telling argument or criticism is a very effective one.He spoke reasonably, carefully, and with telling effect...
他说起话来合乎情理，措辞谨慎，而且说服力强。
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PHRASE 无法预料;谁也不清楚;谁也说不准
You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.There's no telling how long the talks could drag on...
谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。
noun
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- disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- Synonym: tattle singing
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- informing by words
- Synonym: apprisal notification
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- an act of narration
- he was the hero according to his own relation
- his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
- Synonym: relation recounting
adj
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- producing a strong effect
- gave an impressive performance as Othello
- a telling gesture
- Synonym: impressive
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- disclosing unintentionally
- a telling smile
- a telltale panel of lights
- a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down
- Synonym: revealing telltale(a)
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- powerfully persuasive
- a cogent argument
- a telling presentation
- a weighty argument
- Synonym: cogent weighty
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I 'm telling you all this man to man .
我要把这一切都坦率地告诉你。
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Her illness was Nature 's way of telling her to do less .
她的疾病是天意在告诉她不要太劳累。
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Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful .
只有时间才能证明这种疗法是否成功。
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Well ? Are you going to tell us or not ?
嗯？你想不想告诉我们？
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Any high school student could tell you the answer .
随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。
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It 's just like her to tell everyone about it .
她就是这么个人儿，能把这事见谁就告诉谁。
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Any teacher will tell you that students learn at different rates .
任何老师都知道学生学习有快有慢。
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For the love of God , tell me what he said !
看在上帝的分上，告诉我他说了些什么！
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Tell them it 's just not good enough .
告诉他们这确实不够好。
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I have something important to tell you .
我有重要的事情要告诉你。
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I 'm not sure whether I should tell you this .
我拿不准该不该把这事告诉你。
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You must on no condition tell them what happened .
你决不能告诉他们所发生的事。
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You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed .
从她的穿着就可以看出她是外国人。
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You did right to tell me about it .
你把这件事告诉我，做得很对。
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How many times do I have to tell you not to do that ?
我得跟你说多少回不要做那种事？
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I need hardly tell you that the work is dangerous .
这工作很危险，这就不用我说了。
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You could tell that he had really done his homework .
你能看得出他确实做好了充分准备。
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It was hard to tell the difference between the two versions .
很难分辨出这两个版本有什么区别。
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I should tell you , I 'm completely new to this kind of work .
我得告诉你，我干这活完全是个新手。
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Don 't let 's tell her what we did .
咱们干的事可别告诉她。
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Why ever didn 't you tell us before ?
你为什么不早告诉我们呢？
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Sorry to trouble you , but could you tell me the time ?
对不起打扰您一下，请问几点了？
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I have so much to tell you .
我要对你讲的事情太多了。
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Can she tell the time yet ?
她会看钟表了吗？
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I can 't tell one twin from the other .
我分不出双胞胎中谁是谁。
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Try to tell what this is just by feeling it .
凭手摸摸说出这是什么东西？
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Let 's not tell her what we did .
咱们干的事可别告诉她。
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Don 't tell her that ─ you 'll only make things worse .
别把这事告诉她，你只会火上浇油。
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I called the office to tell them I 'd be late .
我给办公室打电话说我可能晚到一会儿。
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I would prefer it if you didn 't tell anyone .
我希望你别告诉任何人。