| 单词 | tellin |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ANSWER〕His father usually responds by telling him to be quiet. 他父亲通常的反应是叫他不要说话。朗文写作活用〔ANSWER〕I received an acknowledgement from Toshiba yesterday telling me that they were considering my application for the job. 我昨天收到东芝公司的收函通知，信上说他们在考虑我的求职申请。朗文写作活用〔BAD AT DOING STH〕Leo's no good at lying -- his face always turns red when he's not telling the truth. 利奥不会说谎，他不讲实话时总要脸红。朗文写作活用〔Brahmin〕North Adelaide Brahmins are used to telling people what to do.北阿德莱德那些自命不凡的家伙惯于对人指手画脚。外研社新世纪〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕I've got a very stubborn streak and I discovered that I couldn't bear people telling me what I could and couldn't eat. 我的个性很固执，我发觉受不了别人告诉我该吃什么，不该吃什么。朗文写作活用〔DESTROY〕Few things destroy trust more than telling a friend's secrets. 没有比把朋友的秘密讲出去更能破坏信任了。朗文写作活用〔EQUAL/NOT EQUAL〕Ray tries to compensate for his shyness by telling a lot of jokes. 雷经常讲笑话，试图弥补自己害羞这一缺点。朗文写作活用〔FAULT〕Of course she was angry - but it's your fault for telling her about the whole thing in the first place. 她当然要生气了，但把这件事全都告诉她首先就是你的错。朗文写作活用〔HATE〕I can't stand the way he's always telling people what they should do. 我受不了他老是对别人指手画脚的样子。朗文写作活用〔I'm telling you〕We’ve been waiting a long time for this, I’ll tell you.我告诉你，我们等这个已经等了很久了。剑桥高阶〔IGNORE〕My father's always telling me what to do, but I usually just ignore him. 爸爸总是告诉我该做什么什么，但我通常都不予理睬。朗文写作活用〔IMPOSSIBLE〕Telling people to avoid any exposure to the sun is impractical advice. 告诉人们要完全避免暴露在阳光下是不切实际的建议。朗文写作活用〔It's all very well〕It's all very well your telling me to take it easy, but I have a deadline to meet! 你让我不要急，话是不错，但我得赶上截止日期！韦氏高阶〔JOKE〕It's a good idea to start a speech by telling a joke. 演讲时以讲笑话来作为开场是个很不错的主意。朗文写作活用〔LIE〕Are you accusing me of telling lies? 你是在说我撒谎吗？朗文写作活用〔LISTEN〕Cara's a really good listener, so she always has someone telling her their problems. 卡拉善于倾听，所以总是有人向她倾诉问题。朗文写作活用〔SECRET〕I was annoyed that he'd left without telling me. 我很生气，他不和我说一声就走了。朗文写作活用〔SHOULD/OUGHT TO〕Everyone keeps telling me I should give up smoking. 每个人都在劝我戒烟。朗文写作活用〔SPOIL〕We secretly organized a party for her, but then Bill messed everything up by telling her about it. 我们偷偷地给她办了个晚会，可是比尔却告诉了她，把一切都打乱了。朗文写作活用〔STUPID/SILLY〕Then some overpaid TV airhead starts telling us how wonderful her producer is. 接着，有个拿过高薪酬的电视蠢人开始跟我们讲她的制作人是如何如何的了不起。朗文写作活用〔TALK〕Kathleen was just telling me about her new car when she suddenly broke off and ran to the window. 凯瑟琳正告诉我关于她的新车的事，却突然停下来向窗口跑去。朗文写作活用〔TELL SB OFF〕She's always telling her kids off and shouting at them. 她总是斥责自己的孩子并对他们大声叫嚷。朗文写作活用〔TELL〕He began by telling the children a story about a giant who was very unpopular with all the other giants because he wouldn't eat people. 他首先给孩子们讲一个关于巨人的故事，那巨人因为不肯吃人，所以其他巨人都不喜欢他。朗文写作活用〔TELL〕I know there's something you're not telling us, so out with it! 我知道你有事不肯告诉我们，说出来！朗文写作活用〔TELL〕I'm telling you this in the strictest confidence, so not a word to anyone. 我告诉你这件事，你要绝对保密——对别人一个字也不要说。朗文写作活用〔UNDERSTAND/NOT UNDERSTAND〕I don't think she really took in what I was telling her. 我觉得她没有把我的话听进去。朗文写作活用〔WORSE〕The bank not only refused to refund the money but, to add insult to injury, charged me for the letter telling me so! 银行不但拒绝退钱给我，还要在伤口上撒一把盐，就连通知我的这封信也要向我收费！朗文写作活用〔act of faith〕It requires a giant leap of faith for us to believe that she is telling the truth.我们根本不相信她在讲真话。韦氏高阶〔act〕The simple act of telling someone about a problem can help.就算是仅仅将问题对他人倾吐也会对自己起到帮助。剑桥高阶〔already〕Why waste time telling people things that they already know? 为什么要浪费时间告诉人们他们早已知道的事情？麦克米伦高阶〔always〕He always tells such funny stories. = He's always telling such funny stories.他老是讲那些滑稽故事。韦氏高阶〔anecdote〕Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother.皮特正在给他们讲一件他们母亲的趣闻。柯林斯高阶〔anecdote〕The biographer provides a telling anecdote about the President's actions at this time.此时传记作者讲了一件有关总统活动的生动趣事，给人印象十分深刻。牛津搭配〔bashful〕Don't be bashful about telling people how you feel.不要感到害羞，不敢说出你自己的感受。朗文当代〔bedtime〕He was telling his son a bedtime story.他正在给儿子讲睡前故事。麦克米伦高阶〔behave〕Mum's always telling me to behave when we go out.我们外出时妈妈总是告诉我要守规矩。麦克米伦高阶〔better〕I didn't think he would go out without telling me - I expected better of him.我原以为他不会不跟我说一声就出去的——我对他期望过高了。剑桥高阶〔big〕What's the big idea, telling her about the accident? 你告诉她这次事故，用意何在？麦克米伦高阶〔blame〕You can't really blame them for not telling you.你不能真正责怪他们没有告诉你。牛津搭配〔bone〕She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him.她毫无保留地把对他的看法照直告诉了他。牛津高阶〔catch sb out〕I suspected he wasn't telling me the truth, and one day I caught him out when I found some letters he'd written.我怀疑他没有告诉我实情，有一天，我发现了他写的一些信后戳穿了他。剑桥高阶〔come off〕I tried telling a few jokes but they didn't come off (= no one laughed).我试着讲了几个笑话，但没有奏效。剑桥高阶〔compunction〕I wouldn't have any compunction about telling him to leave.我不会因为叫他走开而觉得内疚。剑桥高阶〔confidence〕Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence.即使是告诉洛伊丝都好像是在泄密。柯林斯高阶〔conscience〕He felt his conscience telling him to apologize.他感觉良心一直告诉自己去道歉。牛津搭配〔constantly〕We are constantly telling him to work hard.我们时常叫他要用功。文馨英汉〔control〕The defendant had lost control after telling the victim several times to leave him alone.被告几次叫受害人别来惹他以后，就失去了控制。麦克米伦高阶〔day job〕It's a kind way of telling aspiring novelists, 'Don't give up the day job'.这是劝诫立志成为小说家者“不要丢了正业”的一种温和方式。柯林斯高阶〔detail〕It was a small but telling detail.这个细节虽小但很说明问题。牛津搭配〔detail〕She was telling me all the juicy details of her love life.她在给我讲述她的种种风流韵事。牛津搭配〔discredit〕By telling lies he brought discredit upon the Army.他说谎话，败坏了军队的名声。牛津搭配〔earthly〕What earthly reason would he have for telling such a lie? 他说这种谎话究竟有什么理由?文馨英汉〔effectively〕He was very polite but effectively he was telling me that I had no chance of getting the job.他彬彬有礼，但实际上却是在告诉我，我不可能得到这份工作。牛津高阶〔embarrassing〕It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.说谎被人当场识破是件很尴尬的事情。剑桥高阶〔embarrass〕They embarrassed me by telling everyone my secret.他们把我的秘密全告诉人，使我非常难堪。牛津同义词〔enjoin〕He was enjoined by his conscience from telling a lie.他出于良知没有撒谎。韦氏高阶〔expose〕The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago.预算案无疑揭穿了部长们一年前所说的谎话。柯林斯高阶〔eye contact〕If you're telling the truth, why are you avoiding eye contact with me? 如果你说的是实话，为什么不敢看我的眼睛？剑桥高阶〔fib〕Stop telling fibs.别再撒谎了。牛津高阶〔finish〕He finished by telling us about his trip to Spain.他最后给我们讲述了他的西班牙之行。牛津搭配〔fob off〕At first I'd managed to fob her off, telling her I was working.一开始我骗她说我正在工作。外研社新世纪〔fond〕Sheila's very fond of telling other people what to do.希拉好对别人指手画脚。牛津高阶〔forget〕I forgot telling her about it.我忘记我已把这事告诉过她了。英汉大词典〔form〕She was really in great form at the party, telling jokes and dancing.晚会上她的确很活跃，又是讲笑话，又是跳舞。韦氏高阶〔fuck〕Who the fuck does she think she is, telling me what to do? 妈的她觉得自己是老几呀，对我指手画脚的？剑桥高阶〔full〕I don't think he's telling us the full story (=everything he knows about the matter) .我认为他没有讲出全部情况。朗文当代〔funk〕He funked telling her the truth.他害怕告诉她真相。21世纪英汉〔get/put your own house in order〕You should put your own house in order before you start telling me what to do! 你最好先管好自己的事，然后再教我如何去做！剑桥高阶〔good〕It's no good telling him – he won't listen.跟他说没有用 — 他不会听的。朗文当代〔gruff〕I received a curt letter telling me I was in arrears on my mortgage payments.我收到一封无礼的短信，说我拖欠了分期付款。美国传统〔hard〕Telling my parents is going to be the hardest thing about it.最难办的将是如何告诉我的父母。朗文当代〔hate〕I hate him telling me what do to all the time.我讨厌他每时每刻都在告诉我该做什么。剑桥高阶〔have〕I'll have you know(= I'm telling you)I'm a black belt in judo.你听着，我可是柔道黑带级高手。牛津高阶〔hold〕I held back from telling him what I thought of him.我克制住自己,没把我对他的看法告诉他。英汉大词典〔honesty〕Thank you for telling me, I appreciate your honesty.谢谢你告诉我, 感谢你的坦诚。外研社新世纪〔horologe〕A device, such as a clock or sundial, used in telling time.计时仪：用于计时的装置（如钟或日昝）美国传统〔impress with〕Teachers should impress the children with the virtue of always telling the truth.老师应当让孩子们牢记说实话的美德。21世纪英汉〔incapable〕I knew that she was incapable of telling a lie.我知道她是不会撒谎的。麦克米伦高阶〔incapable〕If people keep telling you you're incapable, you begin to lose confidence in yourself.如果人们不断地对你说你无能，你就开始失去自信心了。牛津高阶〔indirect〕Looking at her watch was her indirect way of telling him it was time to leave.她看了看表，委婉地提示他该走了。韦氏高阶〔insincere〕Some people are so terribly insincere you can never tell if they are telling the truth.有些人太虚伪了, 你永远都不知道他们是否在说实话。外研社新世纪〔intertwine〕He's always telling stories in which the present and the past intertwine.他总是讲些现在和过去交织的故事。韦氏高阶〔into〕She's really into you, I'm telling you.我告诉你, 她真的很喜欢你。外研社新世纪〔in〕I won that point, I'm telling you! The ball was definitely in! 我敢说，我赢了那一分！球肯定在界内！剑桥高阶〔joke〕He was always telling jokes and making people laugh.他老是讲笑话逗大家笑。朗文当代〔joke〕She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories.她一晚上都在说笑话，讲逗乐的故事。剑桥高阶〔just〕Susan was just telling me about your new job.苏珊刚刚告诉我关于你新工作的事。麦克米伦高阶〔know〕There are instructions telling you everything you need to know.操作指南会告诉你所有须知事项。朗文当代〔liberty〕I took the liberty of telling them you weren't interested.我冒昧地跟他们说了你不感兴趣。韦氏高阶〔lie〕He has been accused of telling lies about his military record.他被指控谎报自己的从军经历。韦氏高阶〔love〕I'm going to love telling him we've changed our minds again.我可不想告诉他我们又改变主意了。朗文当代〔lurking〕I had a lurking suspicion that he wasn't telling the truth.我心里暗自怀疑他没有讲真话。外研社新世纪〔malign〕Either the managers have been maligned or they are not telling the truth.要么是经理们受到了污蔑，要么就是他们在撒谎。柯林斯高阶〔mano a mano〕He finally faced up to his father, mano a mano, telling him he was going to leave college.他最终与父亲当面摊牌，告诉他自己要从大学辍学。朗文当代〔mess〕I got myself into a mess by telling a lie.我因撒了一个谎而闯祸了。剑桥高阶〔mind〕I was scared, I don't mind telling you! 说真的，我吓坏了。牛津高阶〔mind〕They had it in mind to go away without telling me.他们想不和我打招呼就走掉。英汉大词典〔mistake〕I kept telling myself that it was all a terrible mistake.我不停地告诉自己，这只是场可怕的误会。牛津搭配〔move〕She wondered whether she had made the right move in telling the truth.她不知道讲了实话是否做得对。牛津搭配〔move〕The police were telling us to move along.警察在叫我们走开。麦克米伦高阶〔nature〕Hunger is nature's way of telling you to eat.饥饿是告诉你去吃饭的自然方式。韦氏高阶〔none〕He tried to please her by telling a story, but she was having none of it.他想讲个故事让她高兴高兴,可她毫无反应。英汉大词典〔no〕There's no telling what will happen next.下一步还不定会发生什么事。牛津高阶〔overdraw〕To spoil the effect of by exaggeration in telling or describing.过分描述，夸张：因夸张地叙述或描写而破坏了…的效果美国传统〔pall on〕His funny stories begin to pall on (或upon) his listeners after the second time of telling.他的那些好笑的故事讲了两遍后，听的人就开始感到厌烦了。21世纪英汉〔park-keeper〕We saw the Park Keeper telling a bunch of older boys to get off the swings.我们看到公园管理员让一些大男孩从秋千上下来。柯林斯高阶〔point〕I could see him pointing at me and telling the other guests what I had said.我看到他指着我并告诉其他客人我说了些什么。朗文当代〔porky〕Was he telling porkies again? 他是不是又在撒谎？朗文当代〔profession〕The medical profession is always telling us we should exercise more.医务工作者总是叫我们要多加锻炼。麦克米伦高阶〔proud〕We're so proud of her for telling the truth.我们为她说了真话而感到骄傲。麦克米伦高阶〔provoke〕His remarks about her weight provoked her into telling him to shut up.他讲到她的体重，使得她叫他闭嘴。21世纪英汉〔public〕Before he goes public, he's got to convince everybody that he's telling the truth.在公开秘密之前,他必须使大家相信他是准备说实话的。英汉大词典〔pulled a switcheroo〕They changed to a different system without telling anyone that they had pulled a switcheroo.他们换了不同的系统，却没有告诉任何人他们已做了改变。韦氏高阶〔put〕He was glad to have an excuse to put off telling her the news.他很高兴有个借口可以推迟告诉她这个消息。麦克米伦高阶〔puzzle〕What puzzles me is why he left the country without tellin g anyone.令我不解的是，他为什么悄悄地离开了这个国家。牛津高阶〔quickly〕He quickly realized that she wasn't telling the truth.他立刻意识到她在说谎。剑桥高阶〔rather〕She made students think for themselves, rather than telling them what to think.她让学生们独立思考，而不是一味地告诉他们该思考些什么。柯林斯高阶〔rehearse〕She was secretly rehearsing various amusing ways of telling what had happened.她正在心里默默复述各种各样有趣的说法,以介绍发生的事情。英汉大词典〔roundabout〕It was a roundabout way of telling us to leave.这是拐弯抹角地要我们走。朗文当代〔say〕I'm only telling you what it says in the newspaper.我只是告诉你报纸上是怎么说的。外研社新世纪〔shove〕Voters are telling the Congress to shove its new tax plan.选举人让国会把新税法报废。21世纪英汉〔shrink from〕He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.不管有多么痛苦，他都不会回避讲明真相。韦氏高阶〔shy〕Don't be shy of telling the truth.不要疑虑，说实话吧。文馨英汉〔shy〕Don't be shy of telling them what you think.告诉他们你的想法, 不要有顾忌。外研社新世纪〔sign〕The lack of interest in the media is a telling sign of the industry's health.人们对媒体兴趣寥寥，这足以说明传媒业的业态状况。牛津搭配〔spoil〕I haven't seen the film, so don't spoil it for me by telling me what happens.我还没看那部电影，所以别把内容告诉我，以免坏了我的兴致。剑桥高阶〔stick at〕She could stick at telling lies.她还不敢说谎。21世纪英汉〔stop short of sth〕I stopped short of telling him the brutal truth.我差一点把残酷的真相告诉他。剑桥高阶〔stranger〕Telling a complete stranger about your life is difficult.要对一个素昧平生的人谈自己的生活经历是比较困难。柯林斯高阶〔strict〕He may not be lying in the strict sense of the word, but he's certainly not telling the whole truth.严格地说来,他可能并不在说谎,但他肯定没有把真话都说出来。英汉大词典〔sundry〕I don't want you telling our private business to all and sundry.我不希望你把我们的私事和别人讲。朗文当代〔surprise〕I wish you wouldn't keep springing surprises on me (= telling me unexpected things or causing unexpected things to happen).我希望你不要总是让我感到吃惊意外。剑桥高阶〔tactful〕I tried to find a tactful way of telling her the truth.我设法找一个妥善的办法，把实情告诉她。牛津高阶〔tactical〕Telling your boss you were looking for a new job was a tactical error(= it was the wrong thing to do at that time).你把正在另找工作的事告诉了老板，是个策略上的错误。牛津高阶〔tainted〕He came out only slightly tainted by telling millions of viewers he and his wife had had marital problems.他在数百万电视观众面前公开承认自己与妻子的婚姻出现了问题后，声望只是略有下跌。柯林斯高阶〔tell apart〕It is hard telling the twins apart.很难分清这对双胞胎。韦氏高阶〔tell on〕Sleeplessness was telling on her health.失眠正影响着她的健康。21世纪英汉〔telling off〕Cilla gave me a right telling off.奇拉把我好一通训。外研社新世纪〔tellingly〕It was her expression that was the most telling.她的面部表情最能反映她的真实想法。柯林斯高阶〔tellingly〕There's no telling how long the talks could drag on.谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。柯林斯高阶〔telling〕He spoke reasonably, carefully, and with telling effect.他的发言合情合理, 措辞严谨, 很有说服力。外研社新世纪〔telling〕Her experience is/provides a telling example of why the nation's educational system needs to be changed.她的经历有力地说明了这个国家的教育制度需要变革。韦氏高阶〔telling〕How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age.男人剃须的方式可能是判断他年龄的重要线索。外研社新世纪〔telling〕There's no telling who is going to show up tonight.今晚谁来不得而知。朗文当代〔tell〕He loves telling stories/jokes.他喜欢讲故事/说笑话。韦氏高阶〔tell〕How do you know she's telling the truth? 你怎么知道她讲的是实话？剑桥高阶〔tell〕I'm telling you, Sheila, I've never seen anything like it in my life.听我说，希拉，我这辈子从来没见过这样的事。朗文当代〔tell〕I'm not asking you, I'm telling you! 我不是在请求你，而是在命令你！麦克米伦高阶〔tell〕Lily gave him a look telling of her own sharpness.莉莉瞪了他一眼, 目光很犀利。外研社新世纪〔tell〕Sheppard was telling the truth .谢泼德说的是实话。朗文当代〔tell〕These endless business trips are telling on his marriage.这些没完没了的出差给他的婚姻生活带来了不利的影响。麦克米伦高阶〔tell〕Your classmates won't trust you if you're always telling tales, Alvin.阿尔文，如果你老是打小报告，你的同学会不信任你的。剑桥高阶〔that beats everything〕You mean she just left her job without telling anyone she was going? Well, that beats everything! 你是说她刚刚离职却没有告诉任何人她要走了？嗬，这可真是怪事！剑桥高阶〔there〕Look, there's that bookshop I was telling you about.看，那就是我跟你说过的那家书店。朗文当代〔tie〕The different stories all tie up, so perhaps they are telling the truth.各人说的都相同,所以他们或许是在说真话。 英汉大词典〔time〕Tom wasted no time in telling me why he had come.汤姆马上告诉了我他来的原因。柯林斯高阶〔trap〕Shut your trap!(= a rude way of telling sb to be quiet) 闭上你的臭嘴！牛津高阶〔truthful〕Consistently telling the truth; honest.总是说实话的；诚实的美国传统〔urgent〕An urgent voice came over the intercom, telling us to leave the building immediately.内部通话系统传来一个急切的声音，让我们立即离开大楼。韦氏高阶〔warm〕He warmed up the audience by telling them a few jokes.他讲了几个笑话，把观众的情绪调动了起来。朗文当代〔weight〕Finally telling the truth was a great weight off my shoulders.最后讲了实话使我如释重负。牛津高阶〔while away〕They whiled away the hours telling stories.他们靠讲故事消磨时光。外研社新世纪〔would〕I would think/hope that he was telling the truth, but I really don't know.我想/希望他说的是实情，但是我真的不知道。韦氏高阶〔yes〕A:What! Are you telling me that you can't do it? B: No,sir; I mean, yes, sir, I can't.甲:什么!你说这事你不会做? 乙:不是的,先生;我是说,是的,先生,我不会。英汉大词典〔zest〕The fear he had felt then now seemed to add a little zest to the story he was telling.他当时感到的恐惧现在似乎给他正在讲的故事增加了一点刺激性。麦克米伦高阶Adults are fond of telling children that the time they spent at school is the best days of their life (= the most pleasant time they will ever have).大人喜欢对小孩说学校生活是人一生中最美好的时光。剑桥国际By telling people about her accident, she personalizes the numbing figure of road accidents that happen every year.通过讲述她自己遇到的车祸，她使得每年发生交通事故的麻木数字人格化了。剑桥国际He accused them of telling a farrago of lies.他指责他们讲了一大堆谎话。剑桥国际He filled a gap in the conversation by telling a joke. 他插了一则笑话，使谈话不致中断。译典通He likes telling old music hall jokes that start with “I say, I say, I say”.他喜欢说些关于音乐厅的老笑话，它们的开头都是“我说，我说，我说。”剑桥国际He's a great one for telling other people what to do. 他非常热衷于指挥别人做什么。剑桥国际I don't believe him--I think he's telling fibs.我不相信他，我认为他在说瞎话。剑桥国际I don't think you're telling us the whole truth.我认为你并没在向大家讲事实真相。剑桥国际I don't want some smart ass from the city telling me how to manage my farm.我不想让一些城里来的好为人师的人告诉我怎样管理农场。剑桥国际I don't want you going and telling Dad what I've bought for him.我不要你冒失地去告诉爸爸我买了什么给他。剑桥国际I tried telling a few jokes but they didn't come off (=no one laughed).我试图说几个笑话，但都没有成功。剑桥国际I wish she'd stop going around/round/about (= moving between places) telling everyone what to do.我希望她能停止跑来跑去告诉每个人该做什么。剑桥国际I wish you wouldn't keep springing surprises on me (= telling me unexpected things or causing unexpected things to happen).请你别再拿什么怪事来吓我了。剑桥国际I'm telling you he's a complete/total sociopath.我告诉你,他是个彻底/完全的反社会者。剑桥国际I'm telling you the gospel truth.我告诉你的是绝对事实。剑桥国际I'm telling you this in confidence (=in the expectation that you won't tell anyone else).我是把这件事当作知心话告诉你。剑桥国际I'm gonna fix her one day -- she keeps telling lies about me! 哪天我得整整她----她总是造谣中伤我！剑桥国际I'm not having some fresh little kid telling me what to do.我可不想让放肆无礼的小孩子来告诉我该怎么做。剑桥国际I've got myself into a bit of a mess by telling a lie.我因为撒了一个谎而使自己处于尴尬的境地。剑桥国际It was while I was in Italy that I got a telegram telling me that my brother had collapsed and was seriously ill.我在意大利时收到一封电报，告诉我哥哥病倒了，而且情况很严重。剑桥国际Michael was in a very jocular mood at the party, making jokes and telling funny stories.迈克尔在聚会上心情非常愉快，又是开玩笑又是讲滑稽故事。剑桥国际Not telling the whole truth is one of the games that people play (= one of the ways in which they behave in order to get an advantage).不说出全部真相是人们玩的把戏之一。剑桥国际Of course I'm telling the truth--you've got such a suspicious mind! 我当然在说实话，你太疑神疑鬼了。剑桥国际She kept telling herself that nothing was wrong.她不断告诉自己一切都没问题。剑桥国际She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling witty stories.她一晚上都在说笑话，讲诙谐故事。剑桥国际She was always telling the children to behave more sensibly.她总是告诉孩子们表现得更明事理些。剑桥国际She was fired, but she saved face by telling everyone she'd resigned.她被解雇了，但是出于爱面子，她逢人便说是她辞职了。牛津商务She's always telling lies (= saying things which are not true).她总是撒谎。剑桥国际The expression on her face was doubtful (= uncertain) and anxious as I was telling my story.当我讲述我的故事时，她脸上的表情带着疑惑，又有点紧张。剑桥国际The simple act of telling someone about a problem can help.向别人讲述问题这一简单举动会有所帮助。剑桥国际There is no telling (= there is no way of knowing) what the future will hold for them.不知道他们的未来会怎样。剑桥国际They had clearly started with the premise that they had to stop Sanders from telling what he knew.必须阻止桑德斯说出他所知道的事情，他们明确地从这一假设出发。剑桥国际They were drinking and telling dirty jokes. 他们一边喝酒，一边说黄色笑话。译典通We scared her out of telling the teacher what had happened.我们吓唬她别把发生的事告诉老师。剑桥国际What a sauce, telling me I'm getting fat.真冒失，居然跟我说我发胖了。剑桥国际 |
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