Tell me plainly what you mean.
把你的意思明明白白告诉我。
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📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

tell [tel] 词频1
vt. 告诉,说;辨别;吩咐;讲述; vt.& vi. 分辨,辨别;告诉,吩咐;泄漏;保证; vi. 泄密,告发;(颜色、声音等)显示;识别; n. [考古学](古代村落遗址堆积而成的)台形土墩;[方言]讲的话;谈话;传闻;
💡 他告诉(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name 反义:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
plainly ['pleinli] 词频2
adv. 明显地,清楚地;简单地;朴素地;平坦地;
"If ever eyes could speak, hers did very plainly."
如果说眼睛能说话, 她的眼睛可说得清楚极了.
近义:openly, clearly, explicitly, frankly, just, simply 反义:backstage, privately, privily, reservedly, secretly, silently
mean [min] 词频2 词根: 心智
v. 表示…的意思;意思是;打算;产生…结果; adj. 吝啬的;刻薄的;破旧的;残忍的; n. 平均数;中间;几何平均;等比中数;
💡 他哭mean(意味着)想吃吃meat(肉)
"I don't mean to disparage your achievements."
我并不想贬低你的成就。
近义:hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, purport, signify 反义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal

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