telltale

US [ˈtelˌteɪl]
UK ['tel.teɪl]
  • 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
  • Web指示器；信号装置；搬弄是非者
Plural Form：telltales  

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telltale
adj.
1.
[obn]
暴露实情的；能说明问题的showing that sth exists or has happened
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。
n.
1.
(informal)
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

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Definition:
AllAll,暴露实情的暴露实情的,能说明问题的能说明问题的,向大人告另一个孩子状的小孩儿向大人告另一个孩子状的小孩儿,小告密者小告密者,指示器指示器,信号装置信号装置,搬弄是非者搬弄是非者
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1.
There are telltale signs like the sideways glance to see who's looking, the exaggerated body language, the overly projected tone of voice.
有原型毕露的迹象可以说明，例如：斜视还有谁在看自己、夸张的肢体语言和过于突出的语调。
yǒu yuán xíng bì lù de jì xiàng kě yǐ shuō míng , lì rú : xié shì hái yǒu shuí zài kàn zì jǐ 、 kuā zhāng de zhī tǐ yǔ yán hé guò yú tū chū de yǔ diào 。
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2.
The presence of thorium, which is often found mixed with silicates, was the telltale marker of a particularly shallow volcano.
钍的存在，这是经常发现与硅酸盐混合，是一个特别浅的火山的告密者的标记。
tǔ de cún zài , zhè shì jīng cháng fā xiàn yǔ guī suān yán hùn hé , shì yī gè tè bié qiǎn de huǒ shān de gào mì zhě de biāo jì 。
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3.
These next few months are going to be the telltale sign of me making a decision.
接下来的几个月对我来说作出决定可能有点捉摸不定。
jiē xià lái de jǐ gè yuè duì wǒ lái shuō zuò chū jué dìng kě néng yǒu diǎn zhuō mō bú dìng 。
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4.
The only problem is the birds don't seem to have any of the telltale bruises or injuries that a weather-related explanation would cause.
唯一的问题是，这些鸟身上似乎没有任何瘀伤或伤害迹象表明那和天气有关。
wéi yī de wèn tí shì , zhè xiē niǎo shēn shàng sì hū méi yǒu rèn hé yū shāng huò shāng hài jì xiàng biǎo míng nà hé tiān qì yǒu guān 。
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5.
Although that part of the myth is left up to the imagination, blood consumption is, none the less, the ultimate telltale sign of a vampire.
尽管这一传说是人们想象出来的，但嗜血却是吸血鬼的终极特征。
jǐn guǎn zhè yī chuán shuō shì rén men xiǎng xiàng chū lái de , dàn shì xuè què shì xī xuè guǐ de zhōng jí tè zhēng 。
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6.
An airline hijacker might be caught on video or leave behind a ticket or other telltale clue to his identity.
一个客机挟持者可能被录像捕捉到，或者有机票和其它告密者，让我们找出他的身份。
yī gè kè jī xié chí zhě kě néng bèi lù xiàng bǔ zhuō dào , huò zhě yǒu jī piào hé qí tā gào mì zhě , ràng wǒ men zhǎo chū tā de shēn fèn 。
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7.
They're out there. Almost anywhere in the U. S. So, whatever you do, look out for that telltale red hourglass. . .
他们到处都是。几乎遍布美国。所以，无论你做什么，请当心那个警告的红色沙漏。
tā men dào chù dōu shì 。 jī hū biàn bù měi guó 。 suǒ yǐ , wú lùn nǐ zuò shén me , qǐng dāng xīn nà ge jǐng gào de hóng sè shā lòu 。
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8.
I can see from the telltale look In her eyes that she love hIm.
我从她那无法掩饰的眼神里可以看出她爱他。
wǒ cóng tā nà wú fǎ yǎn shì de yǎn shén lǐ kě yǐ kàn chū tā ài tā 。
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9.
A Nasa lander near the planet's north pole was scanning the sky with a laser when it noticed the telltale signs of snowfall.
于火星北极作业的NASA登陆车在使用激光探测天空之时发现了下雪的迹象。
yú huǒ xīng běi jí zuò yè de NASA dēng lù chē zài shǐ yòng jī guāng tàn cè tiān kōng zhī shí fā xiàn le xià xuě de jì xiàng 。
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10.
and this was the asteroid that left the telltale Iridium and finished off the dinosaurs.
这就是那颗留下铱和使得恐龙绝迹的游星。
zhè jiù shì nà kē liú xià yī hé shǐ de kǒng lóng jué jì de yóu xīng 。
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