telltale基本信息
读法：英 ["telteɪl] 美 ["tɛltel]
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英英释义
Noun:
"a telltale panel of lights"
"a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
中英词源
telltale 暴露实情的，说明问题的
tell,告知，tale,故事。比喻用法。
- telltale (n.)
- also tell-tale, "discloser of secrets," 1540s, from tell (v.) + tale. As an adjective from 1590s. Phrase tell a tale "relate a false or exaggerated story" is from late 13c.
词态变化
复数 telltales;
权威造句
- 1. Only occasionally did the telltale redness around his eyes betray the fatigue he was suffering.
- 只有从他发红的眼圈上偶尔能看出他非常疲惫。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Soapy took his accusive shoes and telltale trousers without challenge.
- 苏贝那罪孽深重的鞋子和暴露了隐秘的裤子倒没有被人注意到.
来自辞典例句
- 3. The telltale scratches on the lock showed that it had been picked.
- 留在锁上的刮痕显示那锁曾经被撬开过.
来自辞典例句
- 4. No one likes a malicious telltale.
- 人们痛恨恶毒的告密者.
来自辞典例句
- 5. There are telltale symptoms by which history gives warning to a threatened or perishing society.
- 历史往往借助于一些很能说明问题的迹象来警示一个正面临威胁或即将灭亡的社会.
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