tell的用法有什么？

tell的用法有什么？

告诉，告知；说，讲

No one had told them about the drug’s side effects. 没人告诉过他们这种药品的副作用。
Tell me your phone number again. 再给我说一遍你的电话号码。
She told us some funny stories about her sister. 她给我们说了一些有关她妹妹的趣事。
Tell me straight, Adam. Just answer yes or no. 你跟我直说吧，亚当。你只要回答是或不是。

显示；提示；说明 
The light tells you when the machine is ready. 机器就绪后提示灯会亮。
What do these fossils tell us about climate change? 这些化石告诉我们哪些气候变化信息？ 
命令，吩咐；给…下命令
The teacher told the children to sit down quietly. 老师叫孩子们安安静静地坐下。
Stop trying to tell me what to do all the time. 别老是对我指手画脚的。
知道；看出；认出
She might have been lying. Benjy couldn’t tell. 也许她是在撒谎，本吉也说不清楚。
You could tell a mile off that he was lying. 一看就知道他是在撒谎。
.识别，辨别，分辨
How can you tell a fake Vuitton handbag from the real thing? 你怎么辨别路易威登手袋的真假？
.提醒自己某事，告诉自己某事
I keep telling myself there is nothing I could have done to save him. 我不断告诉自己，我当时实在是没有办法救他。
警告，告诫
I told you it was a waste of time talking to him. 我告诉过你，跟他讲是浪费时间
My mother told me not to trust Robert. 我妈妈叫我不要相信罗伯特。
告诉，告状〔尤为儿语〕
If you hit me, I’ll tell. 你要是打我，我就去告你的状。 
〔尤指小孩〕打小报告
an unpopular boy, who was always telling tales on the other children 一个不招人喜欢、总爱打小报告的小男孩
总共，合计
There must have been eight cars in the accident, all told. 这次事故肯定涉及到总共八辆汽车。
产生影响〔尤指有害的影响〕
These late nights are really beginning to tell on him. 这些天熬夜真的开始让他吃不消了。