you. my lord fool,out ofthis nettle,danger,we pluckthis flower. safety.”但是我告訴你,我的傻老爺,我們就是要從危險的刺從里摘取安全的花朵。
tell
vt.
1. give an account ot,narrate,explain. describe講述,敘述,描述,說明。
△Lr. 1. 1. 211 (208): “I tell you allher wealth.”我已經講完了她的全部資財。
△L. L. L. 2. 117:“to hear you tell my worth”,聽你談我的好處;聽你夸獎我。
△3H. VI. 3. 1. 47: “That she. poor wretch. forgrief can speak no more / Whiles Warwick tells his ti-tle,”結果,她,可憐的人,由于悲傷再也說不出話來,而沃里克仍在講述他的要求。
2. count,reckon,enumerate計算,計數(shù)。
△Mer. 2. 2116 (106): “you may tell every finger I have with myribs.”你可以用我的肋骨數(shù)一數(shù)我的一根根手指頭。(反語,意思是用手指數(shù)肋骨。)
△Ham. 1. 2. 237: “While one withmoderate haste might tell a hundred.”一個人用不快不慢的速度,數(shù)到一百那么長久。
△ Lr. 3. 2. 89 (90):“Whenusurers tell their gold i’ the field.”放高利貸的人當眾點金銀。
△Oth. 3. 3. 169: “But O. what damned minutestells he o’er Who dotes,yet doubts: suspects,yetstrongly loves!”但是,啊,那種人日子才真難熬,他既癡愛,又懷疑;既猜疑,又那么強烈地愛!
△R.III.1.4. 121 (118): “Itwas wont to hold me but while one tells twenty.”它能抑制住我的時間通常不超過從一數(shù)到二十。
△H.VIII.2. 1. 90:“May he live / Longer than I have time to tell hisyears;”愿他長壽,比我現(xiàn)在所能來得及計算的歲月要長久得多。
3. count the strokes of (a clock)數(shù)(鐘敲幾下)。
△R.III.5. 3. 277 (276):“Tell the clock there!Give me a cal-endar.”數(shù)一數(shù)鐘敲了幾下! 給我一本歷書。
4. recognize認出。
△Lr. 5. 3. 281
△ (280): “Mineeyes are not o’ the best; I’ll tell you straight.”我的眼睛不怎么頂好;等會兒我就可以把你認出來了。
5. declare宣布。
△Ham. 1. 5. 14: “To tell the secretsof my prison-house.”宣布我獄中的秘密。
6.?relate,narrate,recount講述,敘述,列舉。
?reck-on,enumerate計算,計數(shù)。
△Lr. 2. 4. 54: “But for allthis,thou shalt have as many dolours for thy daugh-ters as thou canst tell in a year.”可是因此上,你因為你的女兒們所受的苦惱(雙關:從你的女兒們那里得到的銀元)會讓你年都說(雙關:數(shù))不完。
△3H. VI. 3. 3. 92: “But for therest: you tell a pedigree / Of threescore and twoyears.” i. e. from the accession of Henry IV (1399) tothat of Edward IV (1461),但是說到別的:你列舉出(又譯:計算)六十二年譜系。
7. ?reckon,count 計算,數(shù),記錄。
?proclaim 宣告。
△3H.VI.2. 1. 163: “Or shall we on the helmets ofour foes / Tell our devotion with revengeful arms?”(Tell our devotion: ?count off our prayers:
?pro-claim our devoutness.)再不然,我們就用復仇的手臂往敵人的頭盔上計數(shù)我們的禱告(雙關:宣告我們的虔誠)嗎?
Phrases:
I cannot tell: I don’t know what to say我不知道說什么好。
△H. V. 2. 1. 22 (20): “I cannot tell: things mustbe as they may. Men may sleep,and they may havetheir throats about them at that time,and some sayknives have edges?!?(Nym hints that he may cutPistol’s throat while the latter is asleep.)我說不了;事情要怎么樣就怎么樣好了。人總要睡覺,睡的時候喉管總要長在脖子上,還有人說,刀子總是有刃的。
tell over: enumerate,recount列舉,細述。
△R.III. 4. 4.38: “If sorrow can admit society,/ Tell o’er yourwoes again by viewing mine.”如果悲傷可以允許找人陪伴,就請先看看我的傷心事再歷數(shù)你們的傷心事吧。
tell steps: count steps,keep step. march in step計數(shù)步伐,使步調一致,步調一致地行進。
△H.VIII.1. 2. 42:“andfront but in that file / Where others tell steps withme.” i. e. and march first only in that file of soldierswhere others march in step with me. i. e. I am first inorder rather than in power,more conspicuous but notmore influential. 我不過走在隊伍的排頭,好讓其他士兵們與我步調一致地前進而已。
tell[tel]
v.告訴,斷定,講述,表明
◇ tell about 講述
tell a lie 扯謊
tell down 付錢
tell from 區(qū)別
‖ tell time 報時
telling method 講授法,識別,認清,報知
telling sequence 情報傳遞順序
teller n. 空情報告電話員,出納員,收支員,監(jiān)票員,檢票員,講話的人
teller window 出納柜臺
teller’s machine 出納機
teller’s settlement book 出納員清算簿
teller’s station 出納窗口
tellership n. 出納職務 adj.警告性的
tell-tale n.信號裝置,數(shù),計算
tell-tale light 警告燈