noun🔗Share马脚, 破绽 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."During the job interview, his nervous fidgeting and constant throat-clearing were tells that he was probably exaggerating his previous experience. "在面试过程中，他紧张地 fidget，还不停地清嗓子，这些马脚表明他可能在夸大以前的工作经验。mindcommunicationgamepoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share故事，叙述，传说 That which is told; a tale or account."The archaeologist analyzed the tells of ancient civilizations, searching for clues about their daily lives and beliefs. "考古学家分析了古代文明的遗迹故事，寻找有关他们日常生活和信仰的线索。storycommunicationliteraturelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share私聊，悄悄话 A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.""During the online game, Maria ignored the public chat and only paid attention to the tells from her teammate, strategizing in secret." "在线游戏中，玛丽亚无视公共聊天，只注意队友发来的私聊信息，秘密地制定战略。communicationinternetcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share计数，计算 (archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate."All told, there were over a dozen. Can you tell time on a clock? He had untold wealth."算起来，总共有十几个。你能在钟表上读出时间吗？他拥有无法计数的财富。numbermathlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share讲述，叙述。 To narrate."I want to tell a story; I want to tell you a story."我想讲个故事；我想跟你讲个故事。communicationlanguagestoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share告诉，讲述 To convey by speech; to say."Finally, someone told him the truth. He seems to like to tell lies."最终，有人告诉了他真相。他好像很喜欢说谎。communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share告诉，告知，晓谕。 To instruct or inform."Please tell me how to do it."请你告诉我该怎么做。communicationlanguagewordeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share告诉，吩咐，命令。 To order; to direct, to say to someone."Tell him to go away."告诉他走开。communicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share辨别，识别，分辨。 To discern, notice, identify or distinguish."The clock on the wall tells the time. "墙上的钟能告诉你时间。(Qiáng shàng de zhōng néng gàosù nǐ shíjiān.)mindsensationcommunicationlanguagelinguisticsabilityactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share告诉，透露。 To reveal."Time will tell what became of him."时间会告诉我们他后来怎么样了。communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share显露, 显示. To be revealed."The clock tells us it's time for lunch. "时钟显示现在是午餐时间了。communicationlanguagestatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share显示，表明 To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated."Sir Gerald was moving slower; his wounds were beginning to tell."杰拉尔德爵士行动越来越慢了；他的伤势开始显现出来/开始影响他了。outcomeactionphenomenasignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share念珠，诵念，捻。 To use (beads or similar objects) as an aid to prayer."Each morning, Sister Agnes tells her rosary beads, finding comfort in the familiar rhythm of prayer. "每天早上，艾格尼丝修女都会捻着她的念珠诵念祈祷文，在熟悉的节奏中找到慰藉。religionritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share告发，举报。 To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing."The student told the teacher about the classmate who cheated on the test. "那个学生向老师告发了考试作弊的同学。communicationlawpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share明示，直白地叙述. (authorship) To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show"The narrator tells us that the main character is shy, instead of showing us her actions in social situations. "叙述者直接明示我们主角很害羞，而不是通过她在社交场合中的行动来展现这一点。literaturewritinglanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share土丘，遗址堆。 A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements."Archaeologists carefully excavated the tells in Syria, hoping to uncover artifacts from the ancient settlements buried within. "考古学家们小心翼翼地挖掘叙利亚的古代遗址土丘，希望能从中发掘出埋藏其中的古代聚落的文物。archaeologygeographyhistorygeologyworldplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
