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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 English
tellto narrate, recount, relate
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=telling

Common 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.

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