telltale
noun
Definitions of telltale noun
- Countable(可数名词)
A person who secretly informs an authority figure, especially a teacher, about someone else's wrongdoing, often to cause trouble.
告密者；（尤指）向老师告状的小孩
There are always a few telltales in the class who like to report the actions of other students to the teacher.
班级里总是有几个爱向老师报告其他学生行为的告密者。
He lost the trust of his friends because he became a telltale.
他失去了朋友的信任，因为他成了一个告密者。
The telltale revealed to the teacher who was cheating on the exam.
那个告密者向老师揭发了谁在考试中作弊。
adjective
Definitions of telltale adjective
- Before noun(前置形容词)
Revealing a secret or indicating something that is not meant to be known.
泄露秘密的；暴露真相的
The blush on his face was a telltale sign that he was lying.
他脸上的红晕是他撒谎的明显迹象。
She found the mud on his coat, a telltale sign he had walked in the rain.
她发现他外套上的泥巴，这是他曾在雨中行走的明显迹象。
The water stain was a telltale sign that someone had spilled something here.
水渍是有人曾在这里洒了东西的明显迹象。