eat less fat. l# ft M«, o note at order,

say

►                 KNOW/JUDGE 'fell if: #ij$lr 6 (not used in the progressive tenses TfflTiftfrW) to know, see or judge sth correctly

it; Ar tB ; fiM itfe #J ®t: [v] I think he’s happy. It’s hard to tell.    o As far as I

can tell, she’s enjoying the course. % 7J W\,

I'lfi, o [V (that)] 1 could tell (that) he was angry from his expression. AUfelft^lfjfcilflitiikft^To o[Vwh ] ‘That’s not an original.’ ‘How can you tell?’ “UPA/lklE ft0 ” “ # A 3® il ? ” o The only way to tell if you like something is by trying it.  'ftAI?,

m -

►                 DISTINGUISH !, Vi! 7 ~ A from B (not used in the progres­sive tenses or in the passive     to

distinguish one thing or person from another iR#l]; ft

IK ft] Wik-. [VN] It was hard to tell the difference between the two versions.       ft A

K ^ij o 0 Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? jfo fE ft # iB W B            ft. ®r ? 0 It’s difficult to tell

them apart.    o [V wh-] The kittens

look exactly alike—how can you tell which is which? jft

►                 HAVE EFFECT ft ftwfa 8 [V] ~ (on sb) to have an effect on

sb/sth, especially a bad one ft ft %(.%:,        (• A

feik iSMt B|h] ) : The strain was beginning to tell on the rescue team.

fI*T77l all 'told with all people, etc. counted and included ^ if; fX: There are 52 people coming, all told.  52 AHAo don’t 'tell me (informal) used

to say that you know or can guess what sb is going to say, especially because it is typical of them (

BE: Don’t tell me you were late again! ASTXifif1] T»E! l/ril .tell you 'what {informaf) used to introduce a suggestion -W St Ik; ipf A ift: I’ll tell you what— let’s stay in instead, n/f Be ift, eg f] 3 H t# &. M M DE 0 I tell you | I can tell you | I’m 'telling you (informal) used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when it is surprising or difficult to believe     ^

fig ^5: It isn’t cheap, I can tell you! i&,      0 I’m telling you, that’s exactly what

she said.     I'told you

(so) (informal) used when sth bad has happened, to remind sb that you warned them about it and they did not listen to you   ft n/r£FAW,

,l»ve, etc. to .tell the 'tale to survive a difficult or dangerous experience so that you can tell others what really happened      fa

tell a 'different story/tale to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told       i#fBAl#Ji3-0¥ tell its

own tale/story to explain itself, without needing any further explanation or comment AWMBm; 7P d ; ft MM M: Her face told its own story. ft M W ffi nP ft ‘If,         £lTo ‘tel* me (informal) used to intro­

duce a question (

Tell me, have you had lunch yet?

fti&ft? 'tell me about it (informal) used to say that

you understand what sb is talking about and have had

the same experience iff      7 ; (fJ fig : ‘I get so

annoyed with Steve!’ ‘Tell me about it. He drives me

crazy.’

To tell me a'nother! [informal) used to tell sb that you do not believe what they have said TJEll^E;

8HB£|fc tell 'tales (about sth/on sb) [BrE) to tell sb about sth that another person has done wrong J§ A M it; i# ft if M — related noun telltale tell the 'time [BrE) (NAmE tell 'time) to read the time from a clock, etc. ( fit'll  ) '.iBi'fcbHtfK; She’s only

five—she hasn’t learnt to tell the time yet. ftfe ft ft ft , ft:^ft^^ft^ft0 tell sb where to get 'off/where they can get 'off (BrE, informaf) to make it clear to sb that you will no longer accept their bad behaviour

tell sb where

to put/'stick sth | tell sb what they can do with sth

[informal) to make it clear to sb that you are angry and are rejecting what they are offering you $1]

there’s no 'telling used to say that

it is impossible to know what happened or will happen A £0 II;        There’s no telling how they’ll

react. to tell (you) the 'truth

[informal) used when admitting sth     ij£

Jiffy: To tell the truth, I fell asleep in the middle of her talk. iStii#, f$&MiMiij§[TM7o you can never 'tell | you never can tell [saying) you can never be sure, for example because things are not always what they appear to be ftftftftlfe] it iRT '?#; iSTt iR you’re telling ’me! (informaf) I completely agree with you % ft |W] M;         — more at hear, kiss v.,

little adj, thing, time n., truth      .tell a'gainst

sb [BrE, formal) to be a disadvantage to sb 7} ■ ■ • 7 f'J: Her lack of experience told against her. ft fij „ 'tell of sth [formal or literary) to make sth known; to give an account of sth ft ft; iRBU: notices telling of the proposed job cuts .tell sb<~+

'off (for sth/for doing sth) [informal) to speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong M & ] liS;

Hn scold : I told the boys off for making so much noise. ^ Till A 0, &   illl-Jr J—®» o Did you get

told off?        ? —related noun telling-off

'tell on sb (informal) to tell a person in authority about sth bad that sb has done    fS- W

Promise not to tell on me!

tell er /'tela(r)/ noun 1 a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a bank (     ) ih^l,

►                 a machine that pays out money automatically tB

til; t| til: automatic teller machines d      l

►                 a person whose job is to count votes, especially in a

parliament (      ) it IS M 4 (usually in

compounds       ttis]) a person who tells stories,

etc. ft--USA; Isa foul-mouthed teller of lies     ■—see also

FORTUNE-TELLER, STORYTELLER

tell-ing /'telir)/ adj. 1 having a strong or important effect; effective ‘jg ft ft (fi ;  iuL l;frT a

telling argument ft         2 showing effectively what

sb/sth is really like, but often without intending to ft zjjiltt;            (!!###«) :

The number of homeless people is a telling comment on the state of society. xmnuftmmmtftXkRMftih

►tell-ing-ly adv.

.telling-'off noun [usually sing.] [pi. .tellings-'off) [BrE, informal) the act of speaking angrily to sb, especially a child, because they have done sth bad ( A fs Tt7L St

m ) m, m, m, mm

tell-tale /'telteil/ adj., noun

m adj. [only before noun] showing that sth exists or has happened # M ^;tf W; it iR BJIr] H W: telltale clues/ marks/signs/sounds i? BB If] M    % /1$ii / ii

Mil 1% Bfp) o The telltale smell of cigarettes told her that he had been in the room, gpflg; ^ it #46 efc-g- ifrftL fk if ft

mnoun [BrE) [NAmE tat-tle-tale) [informal, disapproving) a child who tells an adult what another child has done wrong

tel lurium /te'ljuariam; NAmEte'lur-/ noun [u] [symb Te) a chemical element. Tellurium is a shiny silver-white substance that breaks easily, found in sulphide ores.

telly /'teli/ noun [pi. -ies) [BrE, informal) 1 [C] a television set % tJ®, $fl PT771 TV : He spends most evenings just sitting in front of the telly, jk A %ft    M fs] IP ft

tll/lBUo 2 [U] the programmes broadcast on television fR M 7 @ HT7] TV: daytime telly 0 |b] S O Is

there anything good on telly? % fl ± ft  @ ^ ? 0

I don’t want to watch telly.

tel-net /'telnet/ noun [U] [computing if) a computer system which allows you to use data and programs on another computer; a connection made using this

system        SlSfti A«0«iaill

fnUJT ) > tel-net verb (-tt-) [VN]

Tel-ugu /'telagu:/ noun [U] a language spoken in Andhra Pradesh in SE India HA®i£ ( £PJ$

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