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be a teller at [bank]
指“银行出纳员”时，常用 be a teller at a bank；也可直接说 bank teller。
She is a teller at a bank in the city center.
她是市中心一家银行的出纳员。
爱德华·特勒
tellers — plural of teller
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爱德华·特勒
US physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908–2003).
She is a teller at a bank in the city center.
她是市中心一家银行的出纳员。
讲故事的人。
A person who tells stories.
美国物理学家(生于匈牙利),参与研制第一颗原子弹和第一颗氢弹(1908-2003)
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
在任何营业场所的出纳员
A cashier at any place of business.
负责计票的官员(尤指立法机构中)
an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)
The teller at the bank counted out my money with a smile.
银行出纳员微笑着清点了我的钱。
I waited in line to speak with a teller about my account.
我排队等着和出纳员谈我的账户。
She used to be a teller before she got promoted to manager.
她晋升为经理之前曾是出纳员。
指“银行出纳员”时，常用 be a teller at a bank；也可直接说 bank teller。
She is a teller at a bank in the city center.
她是市中心一家银行的出纳员。
teller 表示“讲述者”时，后接 of 引出讲述的内容，如 a teller of tales（讲故事的人）。
He is a wonderful teller of folk stories.
他是民间故事的出色讲述者。
Not this
I paid the teller at the supermarket and left.
Use this
I paid the cashier at the supermarket and left.
在英语中，teller 指银行出纳员，而商店、超市、餐馆等场所收款的人用 cashier。汉语的“出纳员”可能让人误把 teller 用于所有收银场景，所以这里应改用 cashier。
Not this
My grandfather was a witty teller.
Use this
My grandfather was a witty storyteller.
teller 虽有“叙述者”的意思，但现代英语中单独说 a teller 通常指银行出纳员；“讲故事的人”要用复合词 storyteller。把“讲故事者”直译为单独的 teller 不符合英语习惯。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
银行柜员；银行出纳员
The bank teller counted the money twice before handing it to the customer.
银行柜员把钱数了两遍才递给顾客。
银行柜台窗口
You can pay your bills at the teller window.
你可以在银行柜台窗口支付账单。
自动取款机；自动柜员机
She used the automated teller machine to withdraw cash.
她使用自动取款机取现金。
占卜师；算命者
A fortune teller predicted that he would travel abroad.
一位占卜师预言他会出国。
讲故事者；故事讲述者
Her grandfather was a wonderful teller of tales.
她的祖父是一位很会讲故事的人。
出纳主任；柜员主管
The head teller balanced the cash drawer at the end of the day.
出纳主任在一天结束时核对了现金抽屉。
Use tellers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想：tell（告诉）+ er = 告诉你事情的人 → 讲故事者；银行柜台 teller 同样告诉你余额，所以也是出纳员。
语域：neutral 常见场景：banking、customer service、at a bank 表示“银行出纳员”时，teller 是中性词，多用于日常口语和银行服务场景；正式书面语中有时也用 bank clerk。
复数形式为 tellers。
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