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told

/tɔʊld/ /toʊld/

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verb

讲述，叙述

(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."

总计起来，有一打多。你会看钟表上的时间吗？他拥有数不清的财富。

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verb

告诉，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。

communication language story

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verb

告诉，告知，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，吩咐，命令

To order; to direct, to say to someone.

Examples :

"Tell him to go away."

告诉他走开。

communication language action

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verb

辨认，识别，分辨。

To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

Examples :

"The detective told the subtle difference in the suspect's handwriting. "

侦探辨认出了嫌疑人笔迹中细微的差别。

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verb

告诉，告知，透露

Examples :

"Time will tell what became of him."

时间会揭示他后来的遭遇。

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verb

透露，揭示.

To be revealed.

Examples :

"The secret was finally told by the teacher in class. "

秘密最终在课堂上被老师揭示了。

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verb

显现, 表明, 体现。

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."

杰拉尔德爵士行动变得迟缓了，他的伤势开始显现出来了。

outcome action sign condition

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verb

念珠，诵念，捻。

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

Examples :

"My grandmother told her rosary beads every evening. "

我奶奶每天晚上都捻着念珠祈祷。

religion ritual

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verb

告发，举报。

To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.

Examples :

"The student was told by the teacher about cheating on the test. "

老师告诉了学生他考试作弊的事情。(Lǎoshī gàosù le xuésheng tā kǎoshì zuòbì de shìqing.)

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verb

叙述，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 contest, rather than demonstrating them through an example. "

老师叙述了作文比赛的规则给学生们听，而不是通过例子来演示。

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