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IELTS BNC: 13762 COCA: 10329
telling
telɪŋ ˈtɛlɪŋ
Word forms: plural tellings
1 N-VAR 讲述;叙述;报道 The telling of a story or of something that has happened is the reporting of it to other people. 讲述;叙述;报道

  • Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga. [+ of]

    在聆听这个长篇传奇故事时，赫伯特自始至终安静地坐着。

  • These stories grow in the telling.

    这些故事越讲越精彩。

2 ADJ-GRADED 反映本性的;显露真实情况的 If something is telling, it shows the true nature of a person or situation. 反映本性的;显露真实情况的

  • It was her expression that was the most telling.

    她的面部表情最能反映她的真实想法。

  • How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age.

    看一个男人怎么刮胡子或许就能猜出他的年龄。

SYN effective, significant, considerable, marked
tellingly

  • Most tellingly, perhaps, chimpanzees do not draw as much information from the world around them as we do.

    也许，最能说明问题的是黑猩猩从周围的世界获取的信息没有我们多。

3 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (论点、批评)强有力的，有说服力的 A telling argument or criticism is a very effective one. (论点、批评)强有力的，有说服力的

  • He spoke reasonably, carefully, and with telling effect.

    他说起话来合乎情理，措辞谨慎，而且说服力强。

  • The most telling condemnation of the system was that it failed to fulfil its function.

    对这一制度最有力的谴责是它没能发挥其应有的作用。

4 PHRASE 无法预料;谁也不清楚;谁也说不准 You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation. 无法预料;谁也不清楚;谁也说不准

  • There's no telling how long the talks could drag on.

    谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。

  • There's no telling what diseases a person can get.

    无法预知人会得什么病。

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