telling
🇬🇧 UK/'teliŋ/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREA1
Definitions
adj.
Having a strong or revealing effect; striking and significant.
有力的,显著的;意味深长的
n.
The act of narrating or disclosing information.
讲述;透露
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native EnglishCommon Collocations
- 1.telling sign明显的迹象
- 2.telling remark意味深长的话
- 3.telling detail耐人寻味的细节
- 4.telling effect显著的效果
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her silence was more telling than any words she could have spoken.
- 2.
The report contained several telling details that pointed to corporate negligence.
- 3.
His telling remark about the budget revealed deep divisions within the team.