tell a story

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To communicate a story in some way. ambitransitive,literally
  2. To display qualities which hint at or convey a past or history which is not explicitly told. figuratively,intransitive,poetic
    — Every person's eyes tell their own story.
  3. To lie; to tell a lie
    — Jem gulped like a goldfish, hunched his shoulders and twitched his torso. “He’s goin‘ like that, only not like he means to.” “Are you telling me a story, Jem Finch?” Calpurnia’s voice hardened. “No Cal, I swear I’m not.”

词形变化

tells a story present,singular,third-person telling a story participle,present told a story participle,past told a story past
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