telling
英['telɪŋ] 美['telɪŋ]
"he was the hero according to his own relation"
"his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
"a telling smile"
"a telltale panel of lights"
"a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
"a cogent argument"
"a telling presentation"
"a weighty argument"
"gave an impressive performance as Othello"
"a telling gesture"
1.讲述;叙述;报道
Thetelling of a story or of something that has happened is the reporting of it to other people.
e.g. Herbert sat quietly through thetelling 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。
e.g. These stories grow in thetelling.
这些故事越讲越精彩。
2.反映本性的;显露真实情况的
If something istelling, it shows the true nature of a person or situation.
e.g. It was her expression that was the mosttelling...
她的面部表情最能反映她的真实想法。
e.g. How a man shaves may be atelling clue to his age.
看一个男人怎么刮胡子或许就能猜出他的年龄。
3.(论点、批评)强有力的，有说服力的
Atelling argument or criticism is a very effective one.
e.g. He spoke reasonably, carefully, and withtelling effect...
他说起话来合乎情理，措辞谨慎，而且说服力强。
e.g. The mosttelling 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。
4.无法预料;谁也不清楚;谁也说不准
You usethere's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.
telling的近义词
e.g. There's notelling how long the talks could drag on...
谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。
e.g. There's notelling what diseases a person can get.
无法预知人会得什么病。
1. 有效的, 明显的, 生动的：environmental psychology 环境心理学 |telling 有效的, 明显的, 生动的 | flophouse 廉价的低级住所或旅馆 [俗]监狱
2. telling什么意思
2. 有效的：tear 猛冲 |telling 有效的 | untold 数不清的(不是不能说的)
3. 显著地：Uncomfortable: 不舒适的 |telling: 显著地 | Distinguish: 区别
a telling argument
有力的论据
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。
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?
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.
There is no telling.
难说;不知道.
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.
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.
telling the story was a flagrant breach of trust.
说谎是一种可耻的破坏信誉的行为.
I couldn't resist telling him the secret.
我忍不住把那个秘密告诉了他.
We can't count on him telling the truth.
我们不能指望他说实话.
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.
He is always telling, never doing.
他总是说而不做.
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.
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.
She omitted telling the teacher about it.
她忘了把那件事告诉老师.
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.
He is always telling a lie.
他总是说谎.
Stop telling fibs .
别再撒谎了。
Do you think she's telling the truth ?
你认为她在讲实话吗？
A story that is well worth the telling.
出自：S. T. FelsteadEliot's own letters contained..telling points.
出自：F. Tomlin怀疑
A：Do you think he’s serious?
你认为他是当真的吗？
B：I don’t think he istelling the truth.
我认为他没说真话。
出入境
A：Would you mindtelling me the purpose of your visit to the U.K.?
请告诉我你到英国来的目的，好码？
B：I am here to study at a university.
我是到大学读书的。
A：May I see your passport?
我可以看看你的护照吗？
B：Of course, here you are.
当然可以，请看。
A：Would you please open the suitcase? What are these?
请把箱子打开。这是什么？
telling的近义词
B：They are Chinese medicine. Some pills only.
中药。只是一些药丸。
A：Are they gifts for friends?
是给朋友的礼物吗？
telling的解释
B：Oh, no. They are for my own use.
哦，不，是自己用的。
A：Could you tell me the ingredients?
你能告诉我药丸的成分吗?
B：They are made of herbs.
他们是草药做的。
More Two - word Verbs-(又一些成语动词)
A：I hadn't finishedtelling you about two-word verbs, Bob.
鲍勃，关于成语动词，我还没有对你讲完。
B：Do I have to hear more? I'm not sure I can follow it.
我还需要听你讲吗？我不知道是否能理解。
A：Sure you can. This part is the most interesting.
你当然能理解。这一部分是最有意思的。
B：Okay. Go ahead.
好，说吧。
telling在线翻译
A：Well, here are sentences with two-word verbs with objects, They all mean different things.
嗯，下列这些句子里的成语动词有宾语，这些句子的意思都不相同。
B：Can you explain how they're different?
你能否解释一下怎么不同？
A：Each part or both parts of the two-word verb can have an object.The verb may have different meanings with different objects, or different arrangements of object.Is that clear? You look confused.
成语动词的每个部分或两个部分可以有一个宾语。动词加上不同的宾语或宾语的不同组合，就可以有不同的含意。清楚了吗？你好像弄糊涂了。
B：I'm not confused, I was just thinking.
我没有糊涂。我只是在思考。
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