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adjectivenountell·taleBrE /ˈtelteɪl/ NAmE /ˈtelteɪl/ adjective [only before noun ]showing that sth exists or has happened 暴露实情的；能说明问题的◆ telltale clues /marks /signs /sounds 能说明问题的种种线索/痕迹/迹象/声响◆ The telltale smell of cigarettes told her that he had been in the room . 那股明显的香烟味告诉她，他曾在这房间里待过。tell·taleBrE /ˈtelteɪl/ NAmE /ˈtelteɪl/ noun (BrE ) (NAmE tat·tle·tale ) (informal , disapproving ) a child who tells an adult what another child has done wrong 向大人告另一个孩子状的小孩儿；小告密者 |