新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

inform

英  [ɪnˈfɔːm]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • informs , informing , informed

    1[T 及物动词] 告知

    If you inform someone of something, you tell them about it.

    反义词

    conceal

    双语例句

    例:

    They would inform him of any progress they had made.

    他们将把自己所取得的任何进展都告诉他。

    例:

    My daughter informed me that she was pregnant.

    我女儿告诉我她怀孕了。

    例:

    contracts that inform customers that their details will be passed to a third party.

    合约告知客户他们的资料将会被传给第三方。

    2[I 不及物动词] 检举

    If someone informs on a person, they give information about the person to the police or another authority, which causes the person to be suspected or proved guilty of doing something bad.

    双语例句

    例:

    Thousands of American citizens have informed on these organized crime syndicates.

    成千上万的美国公民检举了这些有组织的犯罪集团。

    3[T 及物动词] 弥漫(思想或品质等)

    If a situation or activity is informed by an idea or a quality, that idea or quality is very noticeable in it.

    双语例句

    例:

    All great songs are informed by a certain sadness and tension.

    所有动听的歌曲无不透着某种伤感和张力。

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