telltale
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈtel.teɪl/us/ˈtel.teɪl/allowingasecrettobecomeknown:
泄露秘密的Shefoundlipstickon hisshirts- the telltalesignthat he was having anaffair.她发现他的衬衫上有口红印——这可是他有外遇的迹象。
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giveawaynoun(TRUTH)informal
telling
revealing
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets outidiom
- anti-secrecy
- backchannel
- bare
- blowsomeone'scoveridiom
- blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
- break
- declassify
- hold
- leakage
- Queen's evidence
- rat
- rat onsomeone/something
- reintroduce
- revealingly
- revelatory
- state's evidence
- tip
- transpire
- unload
telltale
noun[C]
UKdisapprovinguk/ˈtel.teɪl/us/ˈtel.teɪl/(UStattletale)aperson,especiallyachild, whosecretlytellssomeone inauthority,especiallyateacher, that someoneelsehas done somethingbad, often inordertocausetrouble
告密者，打小报告的人（尤指向老师告状的小孩）Synonym
blabbermouthinformaldisapproving
People who reveal secrets & tell tales
- big mouth
- blabbermouth
- dobber
- fink
- grass
- informer
- nark
- rat
- rumour-monger
- scandalmonger
- scaremonger
- sneak
- snitch
- source
- stool pigeon
- supergrass
- tattletale
- whistle-blower