tell的用法及短语

tell可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词、带疑问词的动词不定式或wh-从句作宾语。也可接双宾语,其直接宾语可以是名词或代词,也可以是带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句,其间接宾语可以转化为介词to的宾语。

短语

tell about；

tell against

She would have liked to tell him to butt out.

她本想告诉他叫他别插手的。

When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.

孩子表现不佳时要让他们知道，但不能让他们自惭形秽。

She scribbled a note to tell Mum she\'dgone out.

她匆匆写了个便条告诉妈妈她已外出。