| 词汇 | telltale |
| 释义 | telltale adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈtel.teɪl/ us /ˈtel.teɪl/ allowing a secret to become known: 泄露秘密的 She found lipstick on his shirts - the telltale sign that he was having an affair.她发现他的衬衫上有口红印——这可是他有外遇的迹象。 Compare giveawaynoun(TRUTH)informal telling revealing Revealing secrets & becoming known anti-secrecy backchannel bare bare your heart/soulidiom blow someone's coveridiom blow/take the lid off somethingidiom declassify hold huddle kiss put the word outidiom rat rat on someone/something reintroduce revealingly state's evidence surface tip transpire unravel telltale noun[ C ] UKdisapprovinguk /ˈtel.teɪl/ us /ˈtel.teɪl/(UStattletale) a person, especially a child, who secretly tells someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble告密者，打小报告的人（尤指向老师告状的小孩） Synonym blabbermouthinformaldisapproving People who reveal secrets & tell tales big mouth blabbermouth dobber fink grass informer nark rat rumour-monger scandalmonger scaremonger sneak snitch source stool pigeon supergrass tattletale whistle-blower telltale | American Dictionarytelltale adjective us/ˈtelˌteɪl/ important because of showing information: These are some of the telltale signs of termites. |
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