英语词汇say and tell的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

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say and tell572 say and tell1meaning and useBoth say and tell are used with direct and indirect speech. (Say is more common than tell with direct speech.)'Turn right,' I said. (or 'Turn right,' I told him.)She said that it was my last chance. (or She told me that it was my last chance.)Tell is only used to mean 'instruct' or 'inform'. So we do not use tell with greetings, exclamations or questions, for example.He said, 'Good morning.' (but not He told them, 'Good morning.')Emily said, 'What a nice idea.' (but not Emily told us, 'What a nice idea.')'What's your problem?' I said. (but not 'What's your problem?' I told her.)2say: objectsWe say something (to somebody), not say somebody something.He said a few words to me in Arabic. (not He said me a few words in Arabic.)She said that she would be late. (not She said me that …)And I say to all the people of this great country … (not And I say all the people …)3tell: objectsAfter tell, we usually say who is told.She told me that she would be late. (not She told that …)Tell is used without a personal object in a few expressions. Common examples: tell the truth, tell a lie, tell a story/joke.I don't think she's telling the truth. (not … saying the truth.)Note also the use of tell to mean 'distinguish', 'understand', as in tell the difference, tell the time.He's seven years old and he still can't tell the time.Tell is not used before objects like a word, a name, a sentence, a phrase.Alice said a naughty word this morning. (not Alice told …)We do not usually use it after tell to refer to a fact.'What time's the meeting?''I'll tell you tomorrow.' (not I'll tell you it tomorrow.)4infinitivesTell can be used before object + infinitive, in the sense of 'order' or 'instruct'. Say cannot be used like this.I told the children to go away. (not I said the children to go away.)5indirect questionsNeither tell nor say can introduce indirect questions (260).James asked whether I wanted to see a film. (not James said whether I wanted to see a film.) or James told me whether …But say and tell can introduce the answers to questions.Has she said who's coming?He only told one person where the money was.For so after say and tell, 586.Previous Next

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释义	Contents overview say and tellWord Problems from A to Z572 say and tell1meaning and useBoth say and tell are used with direct and indirect speech. (Say is more common than tell with direct speech.)'Turn right,' I said. (or 'Turn right,' I told him.)She said that it was my last chance. (or She told me that it was my last chance.)Tell is only used to mean 'instruct' or 'inform'. So we do not use tell with greetings, exclamations or questions, for example.He said, 'Good morning.' (but not He told them, 'Good morning.')Emily said, 'What a nice idea.' (but not Emily told us, 'What a nice idea.')'What's your problem?' I said. (but not 'What's your problem?' I told her.)2say: objectsWe say something (to somebody), not say somebody something.He said a few words to me in Arabic. (not He said me a few words in Arabic.)She said that she would be late. (not She said me that …)And I say to all the people of this great country … (not And I say all the people …)3tell: objectsAfter tell, we usually say who is told.She told me that she would be late. (not She told that …)Tell is used without a personal object in a few expressions. Common examples: tell the truth, tell a lie, tell a story/joke.I don't think she's telling the truth. (not … saying the truth.)Note also the use of tell to mean 'distinguish', 'understand', as in tell the difference, tell the time.He's seven years old and he still can't tell the time.Tell is not used before objects like a word, a name, a sentence, a phrase.Alice said a naughty word this morning. (not Alice told …)We do not usually use it after tell to refer to a fact.'What time's the meeting?''I'll tell you tomorrow.' (not I'll tell you it tomorrow.)4infinitivesTell can be used before object + infinitive, in the sense of 'order' or 'instruct'. Say cannot be used like this.I told the children to go away. (not I said the children to go away.)5indirect questionsNeither tell nor say can introduce indirect questions (260).James asked whether I wanted to see a film. (not James said whether I wanted to see a film.) or James told me whether …But say and tell can introduce the answers to questions.Has she said who's coming?He only told one person where the money was.For so after say and tell, 586.Previous Next
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