telltale
['telteil]
释义
adj. 泄露秘密的
revealing something not meant to be known
例句
Lisbon: Why slit Hartley's throat?
Jane: That was the telltale sign. A hunter's humanity, if you will. (The Mentalist)
里斯本：为什么要割开哈特利的喉咙？
简：这是泄露秘密的信号。猎人的天性吧。（超感神探）
House: You have to find the most efficient way to vomit without revealing the tell-tale signs of bulimia, which is all, eugh. Very unseemly, for a CEO.(House MD)
豪斯：你不得不找出最有效的方式催吐，还不能泄露贪食症的隐情，这对一个首席执行官来说是很不得体的。（豪斯医生）
