释义：

tell a lie 说谎

tell 后面接不同宾语可以组成多样的短语。典型的就是 tell the truth,表示“说出实话”，也可以说成 tell me straight。相反则为 tell a lie。

例句：

You'd better tell him the truth.
你最好跟他说实话。
He was trying to tell us a joke, but we didn't get it.
他本来想给我们说一个笑话，不过我们都没听懂。
He's not good at telling lies.
他不大擅长说谎。

对话：

A: My son said he was getting an A in this class.
我儿子说自己能在这次考试中得 A。
B: He told a lie. He is doing very poorly.
他说谎了，他的成绩很糟糕。