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telling adj.有效的;显著的;生动的;说明问题的;v.讲述( tell的现在分词);告诉; pl:tellings~adv:tellingly~

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英[ˈtelɪŋ]  美[ˈtɛlɪŋ] 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.例：Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga...在聆听这个长篇传奇故事时，赫伯特自始至终安静地坐着。例：These stories grow in the telling.这些故事越讲越精彩。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.例：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。例：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。ADJ-GRADED(论点、批评)强有力的，有说服力的A telling argument or criticism is a very effective one.例：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。例：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。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.例：There's no telling how long the talks could drag on...谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。例：There's no telling what diseases a person can get.无法预知人会得什么病。

单词	telling
音标	英[ˈtelɪŋ] 美[ˈtɛlɪŋ]
解释	adj.有效的;显著的;生动的;说明问题的;v.讲述( tell的现在分词);告诉;
例句	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. 例：Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga...在聆听这个长篇传奇故事时，赫伯特自始至终安静地坐着。例：These stories grow in the telling.这些故事越讲越精彩。 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. 例：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。例：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。 ADJ-GRADED (论点、批评)强有力的，有说服力的 A telling argument or criticism is a very effective one. 例：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。例：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。 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. 例：There's no telling how long the talks could drag on...谁也说不准谈判还会拖多久。例：There's no telling what diseases a person can get.无法预知人会得什么病。
变形	pl:tellings~adv:tellingly~

Telling Adj Graded Person Situation 例：There's 英[ˈtelɪŋ 美[ˈtɛlɪŋ Adj.有效的;显著的;生动的;说明问题的;V.讲述