inform

[in'fɔ:m]

v.通知, 告诉, 使熟悉, 告发, 赋特征于

vt.

通知, 告知, 报告[O5][O6][(+of/about)]

I informed his wife of his safe arrival.

我通知他太太他已平安抵达。

He informed her he was thinking of entering medical school.

他告诉她他想进医学院。

vi.

告发, 告密[(+against/on)]

He informed against the drugpusher.

他告发了那个毒品贩。

词形变化

动词过去式: informed | 动词过去分词: informed | 动词现在分词: informing | 动词第三人称单数: informs |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.通知, 告知, 告诉

impart  acquaint  notify  teach  instruct  tell  apprise  communicate  advise  enlighten  report

vi.告密

accuse  tattle  blab  snitch  squeal  betray  

同义参见:

prime  warn  post  convey  

反义:

vt.通知; 告知

conceal  misinform  

英英释义

动词 inform:

impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

give character or essence to

act as an informer

补充

informinform英:[inˈfɔ:m] 美:[ɪnˈfɔrm]vt.1.告诉, 通知Can you inform me when to begin our final examination?你能告诉我们什么时候期终考试吗?vi.1.检举, 告密

例句

1. They will inform us if there are any new developments.如果有新进展的话, 他们会通知我们的。 2. Nobody informed me of the new plan.没有人告诉我这个新计划。 3. It is their job to inform us about what is going on.他们的职责就是让我们知道发生了什么事。 4. My daughter informed me that she was pregnant.我女儿告诉我她怀孕了。 5. Neighbours informed him she had been called to her brother's bedside.邻居告诉他, 她被叫到了她哥哥的病床前。 6. a concept which continued to inform the poet's work持续影响诗人作品的一个观念 7. All great songs are informed by a certain sadness.所有很棒的歌曲都透着某种哀伤的意味。 8. to inform somebody of his arrival通知某人他的到达 9. Please inform us how to find his house.请告诉我们他家在哪里。 10. The boss asked his secretary to keep him well informed of the programme's progress.老板要求秘书随时向他报告计划的进展情况。 11. to inform oneself of the rules让自己熟悉规则 12. A love of nature informed his writing.在他的著作中充满着对自然的爱。 13. Breath informs the body.呼吸使身体有活力。 14. to inform against an agent告发一名间谍 15. [with obj.]he wrote to her, informing her of the situation.他给她写了信，把情形告诉她。 16. [with obj. and direct speech]‘That's nothing new,’ she informed him.“那不是什么新鲜事”，她告诉他。 17. [with obj. and clause]they were informed that no risk was involved.他们被告知没有危险。 18. surrendered terrorists began to inform on their former comrades.投降的恐怖分子开始告发他们过去的同谋。 19. the relationship of the citizen to the state is informed by the democratic ideal.公民和国家间的关系由民主主义理想定性。 20. You should inform the police of the accident.你应该告之警方这起事故。 21. The wife of the killer informed on her husband.杀人凶手的妻子告发了她的丈夫。 22. The book will entertain and inform you.这本书将兼具趣味性和知识性。 23. The arresting officer failed to inform the suspect of his rights.执行逮捕的警官没有告知嫌疑犯应有的权利。 24. He failed to inform the suspect that he had the right to remain silent.他没有告知那个嫌疑犯他有权保持沉默。 25. We haven't yet been informed of/about her decision.我们还没有得知她的决定。 26. Frequent reports from the battlefield kept the general informed about how the attack was progressing.战报频传使将军掌握了进攻的进展情况。 27. I am sorry to have to inform [=tell] you that your flight has been delayed.我不得不很抱歉地通知您，您的航班延误了。 28. The book will both entertain and inform.这本书将兼具趣味性和知识性。 29. His Catholic upbringing informs all his writing.他的天主教成长背景在他所有的作品中都有所体现。 30. Despite pressure from the police he refused to inform on the other conspirators.尽管有来自警方的压力，他拒绝供出共谋者。