Tell-tale
液面高度指示牌
📖 牛津释义
tell-tale
n
1 person who reports another's secrets, misdeeds, etc 泄密者; 告发者
Don't be such a tell-tale! 别去告密!
2 mechanical device that serves as an indicator 指示器. adj [attrib 作定语]
revealing or indicating sth 泄露或显示某事的
a tell-tale blush 泄露真情而呈现的面色绯红
the tell-tale smell of cigarette smoke, ie revealing that sb has been smoking 明显的香烟气味（可见有人吸过香烟）.
🧩 词语组成解析
tell
[tel]
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;
tale
[tel]
n. 传说，传言;（尤指充满惊险的）故事;坏话，谣言;〈古〉计算，总计;
🗣️ 情景例句
I want to make a withdrawal.
我想取钱。
Tears are the silent language of grief.
眼泪是悲哀的无声言辞。
Later it was found that there was a type of mosquito which acted as the carrier of this disease and passed it on to the rabbits.
后来又发现，有一种蚊子是传播这种疾病的媒介，能把此病传染给兔子。