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tell sb sth
通常用于直接传递信息。
Tell me the truth.
告诉我真相。
告诉；说
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告诉；说
to let someone know something by speaking or writing; to say
Tell me the truth.
告诉我真相。
心理层面的含义,涉及判断、计算或感知
Mental senses related to determining, reckoning, or perceiving
社交层面的含义,涉及沟通交流
Social senses of communicating
抽象层面的含义,涉及展示或揭示
Abstract senses related to showing or revealing
tell
Base
原形
tells
3rd person
第三人称单数
telling
-ing
现在分词
told
Past
过去式
told
Past participle
过去分词
She tells me the truth.
她告诉我真相。
I am telling you a story.
我正在给你讲故事。
He told me yesterday.
他昨天告诉了我。
I have told her already.
我已经告诉过她了。
不规则动词，注意过去式与过去分词相同。
Please tell me your name.
请告诉我你的名字。
She told us a funny story about her trip.
她给我们讲了一个关于她旅行的有趣故事。
He always tells the truth, even when it is hard.
他总是说实话，即使很难。
通常用于直接传递信息。
Tell me the truth.
告诉我真相。
表示指示或命令，语气较强。
He told me to wait.
他让我等。
Not this
I want to tell something.
Use this
I want to say something.
汉语中“说”既可对应“say”也可对应“tell”，但“tell”必须带间接宾语（告诉某人某事）。此处没有间接宾语，应使用“say”。
Not this
Please tell the story me.
Use this
Please tell me the story.
“tell”接双宾语时，间接宾语（人）应紧跟在动词后，直接宾语（物）在后，语序为“tell + 人 + 物”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
讲故事
She told a story about her childhood.
她讲了一个关于她童年的故事。
说实话
You should always tell the truth.
你应该总是说实话。
说谎
He told a lie to avoid punishment.
他说谎以避免惩罚。
告诉某人某事
Can you tell me about your trip?
你能告诉我你的旅行吗？
吩咐某人做某事
The teacher told the students to be quiet.
老师吩咐学生们安静。
区分
I can't tell the difference between the two colors.
我分不清这两种颜色。
说谎
He would never tell a lie to his parents.
他从来不会对父母说谎。
说实话
You should always tell the truth, no matter how hard it is.
无论多么困难，你都应该说实话。
责备某人
The teacher told the students off for being late.
老师因为学生迟到而责备了他们。
什么也别想告诉我
He thinks he knows everything; you can't tell him nothing.
他觉得自己什么都知道；你什么也别想告诉他。
告诉我谎言，告诉我甜蜜的小谎言
She asked him to tell her sweet little lies to make her feel better.
她让他告诉她甜蜜的小谎言，让她感觉好一些。
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tell谐音'太哦'，想象对别人说'太哦，告诉你一件事'。
通常用于日常对话，表示告知或讲述信息，语气中性，适用于各种非正式和正式场合。
All these words share the '-ell' spelling and rhyme with /ɛl/, just like 'tell'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.