tell of somebody/something phrasal verbphr v literary DESCRIBEto describe an event or person 描述,叙述 The poem tells of the deeds of a famous warrior. 这首诗叙述的是一位著名武士的事迹。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that a poem, story etc is about something rather than tells of something: 在日常英语中,诗、故事等关于某事一般用be about,不用tell of
What's his latest poem about? 他最新的诗是写什么的?
→ tell of somebody/something at tell(PHRASAL VERB)