动词+名词的固定搭配(tell)

前言:

固定搭配是学习英语中的重要环节,在英语存在数千个固定搭配的使用,需要平时多加练习才能灵活运用。

今天我们开设这个系列会分别学习各种常见的英语固定搭配。

请跟随我们的脚步畅游英语固定搭配的大观园。


List of Expressions with Tell:

<code>Tell a joke
Tell a lie
Tell a secret
Tell a story
Tell the time
Tell the difference
Tell someone’s future
Tell the truth
Tell your name/<code>

Examples of Collocations with Tell:

Tell a joke 讲笑话

The host tell a joke to his guest to break the ice.


Tell a lie 说谎

My mother and dad taught me never to tell a lie.


Tell a secret 说一个秘密

Come over here, Luke wants to tell you a secret.


Tell a story 讲故事

Gather (a)round and I’ll tell you a story.


Tell the time 告诉时间

My daughter has just learned to tell the time.


Tell the difference 说出区别

Can you tell the difference between apes and monkeys?


Tell someone’s future 告诉某人的未来

At the fair, there was a lady who told your fortune.


Tell the truth 说实话

I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth.


Tell your name 说出你的名字,自报姓名

If I get an award I’ll tell your name first on the stage.