tattle on 告发某人
tattle about 饶舌/闲谈
teacher tattled 向老师告密
tattled on him 告发了他
kid tattled 小孩打小报告
1. She tattled to the teacher about the classmate who cheated on the exam.
她向老师告发了作弊的同学。
2. The boy was punished because he tattled on his brother for breaking the vase.
那个男孩因为告发弟弟打碎花瓶而受到了惩罚。
3. It is not a good idea to tattle about your friends' private matters.
打小报告谈论朋友的私事并不是个好主意。
4. He had already tattled on the suspect to the police before the meeting ended.
会议结束前，他已经向警方告发了嫌疑人的行踪。
5. Parents often discourage children from tattling, but encourage them to report danger.
父母通常不鼓励孩子打小报告，但鼓励他们报告危险情况。
A: Why is the teacher looking at you with such a serious face?
A：老师为什么用这么严肃的表情看着你？
B: Because I tattled on my friend for passing notes during the test.
B：因为我在考试时告发了朋友传纸条的行为。
1) 告发，告密
2) 打小报告
3) 饶舌，说长道短（较少见，通常用现在时 tattle）
1. 告发；告密（向权威人物报告他人的不当行为）
e.g.
He tattled on his neighbor for playing loud music at night.
他向有关部门告发了邻居夜间播放大声音乐的行为。
2. 饶舌；闲谈（较正式或文学用法，现多指琐碎的议论）
e.g.
They spent the afternoon tattling about the local news.
他们花了一下午的时间闲聊当地的新闻。
verb
1. to report the wrongdoings of another to a person in authority
2. to talk about other people in a way that shows you are not interested in being polite or private
Synonym: informed on, reported, squealed