英汉词典

1. 告诉;告知
    If you tell someone something, you give them information.

    e.g. In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis our relationship was over...
           晚上我回来告诉菲莉丝我们之间完了。
    e.g. I called Andie to tell her how spectacular the stuff looked...
           我打电话告诉安迪，那东西看上去太棒了。

2. 说(笑话);讲(故事);讲述(个人经历)
    If you tell something such as a joke, a story, or your personal experiences, you communicate it to other people using speech.

    e.g. His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke...
           他的朋友们说，以前他讲笑话总是张嘴就来。
    e.g. He told his story to The Sunday Times and produced photographs...
           他把自己的经历讲述给了《星期日泰晤士报》的记者，还提供了照片。

3. 叫;命令;吩咐;建议
    If you tell someone to do something, you order or advise them to do it.

tell在线翻译

    e.g. A passer-by told the driver to move his car so that it was not causing an obstruction...
           一个过路人叫那个司机把他的车挪一挪，免得挡道。
    e.g. She told me on the telephone to come help clean the house.
           她在电话里叫我过去帮忙打扫屋子。

4. 劝说，告诫，鼓舞(自己)
    If you tell yourself something, you put it into words in your own mind because you need to encourage or persuade yourself about something.

tell的反义词

    e.g. 'Come on', she told herself...
           “加油！”她在心里暗暗打气。
    e.g. I told myself I would be satisfied with whatever I could get.
           我告诉自己，不管得到什么我都会心满意足的。