tell time

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To measure time, to determine the current time.
    — Ancient civilizations told time at night by the passage of stars.
  2. To read the time as displayed on an analog clock. specifically
    — He couldn't tell time until he was in his teens.

词形变化

tells time present,singular,third-person telling time participle,present told time participle,past told time past tell the time alternative

词源

From tell in the sense of “count”.
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