betell

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To speak or tell about; declare; narrate; describe. transitive
    — Occasionally we do see some short-line road whose track and equipment are kept in such good repair as to betell of exceptional prosperity; […]
  2. To speak for; answer for; justify. transitive
  3. To lay claim to; win; rescue. transitive
  4. To talk about negatively; slander; calumniate; deride; deceive. rare,transitive

词形变化

betells present,singular,third-person betelling participle,present betold participle,past betold past

词源

From Middle English betellen (“to tell about, calumniate”), from Old English betellan (“to speak about, answer, defend oneself against a charge or accusation”), equivalent to be- (“about, concerning”) + tell.
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