Word · Frequency #107
tells
一种反射性、常见的习惯行为,尤其是在通常伴随心理压力下的欺骗尝试的情境中(如扑克游戏或警方审讯),揭示出行为者试图隐瞒的信息。
tells is the plural of tell.
- 1.
A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.
一种反射性、常见的习惯行为,尤其是在通常伴随心理压力下的欺骗尝试的情境中(如扑克游戏或警方审讯),揭示出行为者试图隐瞒的信息。
- 2.
A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
小山或土丘,尤指中东地区覆盖或由古代聚落废墟形成的。
小山或土丘,尤指中东地区覆盖或由古代聚落废墟形成的。
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该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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