tell on

英 [tel ɒn]

美 [tel ɑːn]

告发; 检举; 告…的状

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 告发;检举;告…的状
  If youtell onsomeone, you give information about them to a person in authority, especially if they have done something wrong.
  1. Never mind, I won't tell on you...
     别担心，我不会告发你。
  2. I'll tell my mummy on you.
     我要到妈妈那儿告你一状。

英英释义

verb

• produce an effect or strain on somebody
  1. Each step told on his tired legs
• give away information about somebody
  1. He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
  Synonym:denouncebetraygive awayratgrassshitshopsnitchstag

双语例句

• The strains of office are beginning to tell on the prime minister.
  首相开始感到公务繁忙的压力了。
• For example, tell them you will give them on-the – spot tests, but don't tell them on which days! This will ensure that students have to revise the words on a regular basis.
  告诉学生你将给他们一个现场测试，但不告诉他们具体哪一天，这将保证学生必须经常性地复习单词。
• Give back my toy, or I will tell Dad on you.
  把东西还给我，否则的话我赴向爸爸告你状。
• Naughty little children often tell on each other.
  顽皮的孩子们常常互相告状。
• Ike, I didn't tell on you, you got busted by the hallway monitor.
  ike，我没告发你们，你们是被厅长抓到的。
• You can't tell it on my face, but it's deep in my heart.
  你无法从我的脸上看出它，但它却深深藏在我的心里。
• I have so much to tell you on your birthday, and I have a lot of work in front me today.
  今天，我有很多的话想对你说，也有很多的工作要继续做。就简单地记下这篇短文：祝你生日快乐！
• Sleeplessness is sure to tell on your health.
  失眠肯定会影响你的健康。
• And so it was a story we were keen to tell on the Food Programme.
  正因如此，我们才如此热衷于在美食节目中讲述这个故事。
• This time, Ms. Lewinsky appears determined to tell it on her terms.
  这一次，莱温斯基显然决心从她自身的角度来讲述。