告訴，告知；說，講
No one had told them about the drug’s side effects. 沒人告訴過他們這種藥品的副作用。
Tell me your phone number again. 再給我說一遍你的電話號碼。
She told us some funny stories about her sister. 她給我們說了一些有關她妹妹的趣事。
Tell me straight, Adam. Just answer yes or no. 你跟我直說吧，亞當。你只要回答是或不是。
顯示；提示；說明
The light tells you when the machine is ready. 機器就緒後提示燈會亮。
What do these fossils tell us about climate change? 這些化石告訴我們哪些氣候變化資訊？
命令，吩咐；給…下命令
The teacher told the children to sit down quietly. 老師叫孩子們安安靜靜地坐下。
Stop trying to tell me what to do all the time. 別老是對我指手畫腳的。
知道；看出；認出
She might have been lying. Benjy couldn’t tell. 也許她是在撒謊，本吉也說不清楚。
You could tell a mile off that he was lying. 一看就知道他是在撒謊。
.識別，辨別，分辨
How can you tell a fake Vuitton handbag from the real thing? 你怎麼辨別路易威登手袋的真假？
.提醒自己某事，告訴自己某事
I keep telling myself there is nothing I could have done to save him. 我不斷告訴自己，我當時實在是沒有辦法救他。
警告，告誡
I told you it was a waste of time talking to him. 我告訴過你，跟他講是浪費時間
My mother told me not to trust Robert. 我媽媽叫我不要相信羅伯特。
告訴，告狀〔尤為兒語〕
If you hit me, I’ll tell. 你要是打我，我就去告你的狀。
〔尤指小孩〕打小報告
an unpopular boy, who was always telling tales on the other children 一個不招人喜歡、總愛打小報告的小男孩
總共，合計
There must have been eight cars in the accident, all told. 這次事故肯定涉及到總共八輛汽車。
產生影響〔尤指有害的影響〕
These late nights are really beginning to tell on him. 這些天熬夜真的開始讓他吃不消了。
告訴，告知；說，講
No one had told them about the drug’s side effects. 沒人告訴過他們這種藥品的副作用。
Tell me your phone number again. 再給我說一遍你的電話號碼。
She told us some funny stories about her sister. 她給我們說了一些有關她妹妹的趣事。
Tell me straight, Adam. Just answer yes or no. 你跟我直說吧，亞當。你只要回答是或不是。
顯示；提示；說明
The light tells you when the machine is ready. 機器就緒後提示燈會亮。
What do these fossils tell us about climate change? 這些化石告訴我們哪些氣候變化資訊？
命令，吩咐；給…下命令
The teacher told the children to sit down quietly. 老師叫孩子們安安靜靜地坐下。
Stop trying to tell me what to do all the time. 別老是對我指手畫腳的。
知道；看出；認出
She might have been lying. Benjy couldn’t tell. 也許她是在撒謊，本吉也說不清楚。
You could tell a mile off that he was lying. 一看就知道他是在撒謊。
.識別，辨別，分辨
How can you tell a fake Vuitton handbag from the real thing? 你怎麼辨別路易威登手袋的真假？
.提醒自己某事，告訴自己某事
I keep telling myself there is nothing I could have done to save him. 我不斷告訴自己，我當時實在是沒有辦法救他。
警告，告誡
I told you it was a waste of time talking to him. 我告訴過你，跟他講是浪費時間
My mother told me not to trust Robert. 我媽媽叫我不要相信羅伯特。
告訴，告狀〔尤為兒語〕
If you hit me, I’ll tell. 你要是打我，我就去告你的狀。
〔尤指小孩〕打小報告
an unpopular boy, who was always telling tales on the other children 一個不招人喜歡、總愛打小報告的小男孩
總共，合計
There must have been eight cars in the accident, all told. 這次事故肯定涉及到總共八輛汽車。
產生影響〔尤指有害的影響〕
These late nights are really beginning to tell on him. 這些天熬夜真的開始讓他吃不消了。