telltale

英 [ˈtelteɪl]

美 [ˈtelteɪl]

adj.  暴露实情的; 能说明问题的
n.  向大人告另一个孩子状的小孩儿; 小告密者

复数：telltales　

BNC.36552 / COCA.13046

牛津词典

adj.

• 暴露实情的；能说明问题的
  showing that sth exists or has happened
  1. telltale clues/marks/signs/sounds
     能说明问题的种种线索 / 痕迹 / 迹象 / 声响
  2. 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。

noun

• 向大人告另一个孩子状的小孩儿；小告密者
  a child who tells an adult what another child has done wrong

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 泄露内情的;露馅的
  Something that is described astelltalegives away information, often about something bad that would otherwise not be noticed.
  1. Only occasionally did the telltale redness around his eyes betray the fatigue he was suffering.
     只有从他发红的眼圈上偶尔能看出他非常疲惫。

英英释义

noun

• someone who gossips indiscreetly
  Synonym:tattletaletattlertaletellertalebearerblabbermouth

双语例句

• The telltale scratches on the lock showed that it had been picked.
  留在锁上的刮痕显示那锁曾经被撬开过。
• Researchers found the same telltale signature of drought in a deep-sea sediment core drilled from the Gulf of Oman.
  研究人员在从阿曼海湾的深海沉积物中钻取的岩芯中发现了同样能说明问题的旱灾的迹象。
• And scientists are now beginning to recognize these telltale signs.
  科学家们现在开始对这些泄露黑洞秘密的征兆有所认识。
• Feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and tired are other telltale signs of the Unhappy Workaholic.
  此外，感到受压制、消沉和疲劳，也表明一个人属于不快乐工作狂。
• While researchers have known for some time that dogs can sniff out the telltale signs of other forms of cancer, this is the first study that proves dogs can reliably smell this particular kind.
  虽然研究人员已经知道狗可以闻出其他种类癌症的蛛丝马迹，而这却是首个证明狗能准确嗅闻出肺癌的研究。
• On other nights, different telltale signs let you know that you're looking at Virgo's brightest star.
  在其他夜里，不同的信号会让你知道你正在看室女座最亮的星。
• The facial expressions of depressed moms may have telltale effects on the mental health of their infants.
  情绪抑郁的母亲呈现的面部表情可能会对她们的婴儿的心智健康产生预警作用。
• These would protect iPod users from the muggers who home in on victims sporting telltale white cables.
  这将防止ipod用户被人抢劫目前劫匪可以根据ipod那足以泄密的运动型白色耳机线盯上受害者。
• That can be a sure telltale sign that he definitely likes you.
  这也可以表明他肯定喜欢你。
• A biomarker protein is a telltale chemical fingerprint that can be detected in parts of the body, such as blood or spinal fluid.
  生物标志物蛋白是能够体现内在信息的化学特征，它们在诸如血液和脊液的身体部分中被检测到。