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telling

/ˈtɛlɪŋ/

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verb

计数，计算

(archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.

Examples :

"All told, there were over a dozen. Can you tell time on a clock? He had untold wealth."

总计，有一打多。你会看钟表报时吗？他拥有数不清的财富。

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verb

讲述，叙述。

Examples :

"I want to tell a story; I want to tell you a story."

我想给你讲个故事。

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verb

告诉，讲述。

To convey by speech; to say.

Examples :

"Finally, someone told him the truth. He seems to like to tell lies."

终于有人告诉他真相了。他好像很喜欢说谎。

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verb

告诉，告知。

To instruct or inform.

Examples :

"Please tell me how to do it."

请告诉我怎么做。

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verb

告诉，命令，吩咐。

To order; to direct, to say to someone.

Examples :

"Tell him to go away."

告诉他走开。

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verb

辨别，区分，认出。

To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

Examples :

"The detective was able to tell the difference between the two fingerprints. "

那位侦探能够辨别出两个指纹之间的区别。

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verb

透露，揭示。

Examples :

"Time will tell what became of him."

时间会揭示他后来的遭遇。

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verb

显露，揭示。

To be revealed.

Examples :

"The truth about the missing homework was finally telling. "

关于丢失作业的真相终于显露出来了。

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verb

显现，表明。

To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.

Examples :

"Sir Gerald was moving slower; his wounds were beginning to tell."

杰拉尔德爵士行动迟缓了，他的伤开始显现出影响了。

outcome appearance condition

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verb

念珠，捻。

To use (beads or similar objects) as an aid to prayer.

Examples :

"My grandmother was telling her rosary beads while she prayed. "

我奶奶在祈祷的时候，手里捻着念珠。

religion ritual

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verb

告发，告状。

To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.

Examples :

"The student told the teacher about the classmate's cheating on the test. "

那个学生向老师告发了那个同学考试作弊。

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verb

叙述，直白地讲述

(authorship) To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show

Examples :

"The teacher told the students the rules for the essay, rather than showing them through an example. "

老师直接叙述了论文的规则给学生们听，而不是通过例子来展示。

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adjective

意味深长的，有效的。

Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.

Examples :

"a telling blow"

意味深长的一击

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adjective

说明问题的，意味深长的

Revealing information; bearing significance.

Examples :

"a telling smile"

一个意味深长的微笑 (Yī gè yìwèishēncháng de wēixiào)

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adjective

说明问题的，有说服力的

Serving to convince.

Examples :

"telling evidence"

说明问题的证据 / 有说服力的证据

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noun

讲述，叙述，诉说

The act of narration.

Examples :

"The teacher's telling of the story was captivating. "

老师讲述这个故事的方式引人入胜。

story communication language writing literature

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noun

告知，透露，讲述

The disclosure of information.

Examples :

"The telling of the secret project details was a surprise to the team. "

对团队来说，令人惊讶的是秘密项目的细节竟然被泄露了。

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noun

计数，盘点

Counting, numbering.

Examples :

"The teacher asked for a telling of the students in the class. "

老师要求对班里的学生进行一次计数。

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noun

辨别力，判断力 (usually in the negative context: 看出，辨别)

(usually in the negative) Ability to determine.

Examples :

"Lack of telling prevented him from accurately judging the best course of action. "

由于缺乏辨别力，他无法准确判断最佳行动方案。

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