telling

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英[ˈtelɪŋ]
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基本释义

adj.
有效的; 显著的; 生动的; 说明问题的
v.
讲述( tell的现在分词); 告诉

词性变化

实用例句

a telling argument

有力的论据

牛津词典

The number of homeless people is a telling comment on the state of society.

无家可归者的数量是社会状况的生动写照。

牛津词典

Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga...

在聆听这个长篇传奇故事时,赫伯特自始至终安静地坐着。

These stories grow in the telling.

这些故事越讲越精彩。

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。

How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age.

看一个男人怎么刮胡子或许就能猜出他的年龄。

He spoke reasonably, carefully, and with telling effect...

他说起话来合乎情理,措辞谨慎,而且说服力强。

The most telling condemnation of the system was that it failed to fulfil its function.

对这一制度最有力的谴责是它没能发挥其应有的作用。

There's no telling how long the talks could drag on...

谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。

There's no telling what diseases a person can get.

无法预知人会得什么病。

What do you like to do in your spare time?

空闲时你喜欢干什么?

辞典例句

If she said that, she was telling a real whopper.

要是她那么说的, 她就是说了个大瞎话.

《简明英汉词典》

There is no telling.

难说;不知道.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Pierre told them some things he later regretted telling.

皮埃尔告诉了他们一些事,他后来感到后悔.

《简明英汉词典》

There was this running gag about a penguin ( = they kept telling penguin jokes ).

人们不断讲关于一只企鹅的笑话.

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Telling the story was a flagrant breach of trust.

说谎是一种可耻的破坏信誉的行为.

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I couldn't resist telling him the secret.

我忍不住把那个秘密告诉了他.

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We can't count on him telling the truth.

我们不能指望他说实话.

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She scanned his face to see if he was telling the truth.

她审视着他的脸,看他讲的是否是真话.

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He is always telling, never doing.

他总是说而不做.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The children all sat quietly listening to the teacher telling stories.

孩子们都乖乖儿地坐着听老师讲故事.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Mary has been telling me a thing or two about the Russians.

玛丽告诉我不少关于俄国人的事.

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She omitted telling the teacher about it.

她忘了把那件事告诉老师.

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Don't think you can get away with telling lies.

不要以为你撒了谎就可以这样算了.

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He is always telling a lie.

他总是说谎.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Stop telling fibs .

别再撒谎了。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Do you think she's telling the truth ?

你认为她在讲实话吗?

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真题例句

She is fond of telling stories in her speech.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

One way is by telling stories about achievements that result from hard work.

2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Yet the persistent question of Why do I need that? – or, perhaps more tellingly, Why do you need to know that? – dogs the steps of many new ventures.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is overwhelming to telling them not to communicate with or interact with their children.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

A high-tech test that can tell when a person is not telling the truth sounds too good to be true.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

But telling them that eating lots of high-fiber foods could reduce the risk of breast cancer before middle age, that's a powerful message.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Now, a company in Massachusetts says that by using magnetic brain scans, they can determine with 97% accuracy whether someone is telling the truth.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Psychologists call them "masters of deception", those rare individuals with a natural ability to tell, with complete confidence, when someone is telling a lie.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Thus, by telling others that we are busy and working all the time, we are implicitly suggesting that we are sought after, which enhances our perceived status.

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150 at 17, I'm anything but stupid.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

He keeps telling us things they do together.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

How does the author sound when telling the story?

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读A 题设

I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project.

2017年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

Joni praised him, telling her husband this could be his signature piece.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Meanwhile your eyes are telling you you're standing straight.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

But thinking what nobody else has thought and telling others what they have missed may not change their views.

2012年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But to win over these young workers, manufacturers have to clear another major hurdle: parents, who lived through the worst US economic downturn since the Great Depression, telling them to avoid the factory.

2017年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

To be fair, the FSA says it is not telling people to cut out roast foods entirely, but to reduce their lifetime intake.

2020年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. an act of narration;

    "he was the hero according to his own relation"

    "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"

  • 2. informing by words

  • 3. disclosing information or giving evidence about another

Adjective
  • 1. disclosing unintentionally;

    "a telling smile"

    "a telltale panel of lights"

    "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"

  • 2. powerfully persuasive;

    "a cogent argument"

    "a telling presentation"

    "a weighty argument"

  • 3. producing a strong effect;

    "gave an impressive performance as Othello"

    "a telling gesture"

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