tell against

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词形变化

telling against tells against 三单 tells against told against telling against 现在分词 told against 过去式 told against 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To function as a liability (for someone); to put into a condition of disadvantage.

    习语 及物

    [H]ard as he worked, his age was beginning to tell against him.

  2. 2.

    To serve as evidence which casts doubt upon.

    习语 及物

    [T]he comma tells against this reading.