tip-off 详细解释

tip-off

['tip'ɔf]

n. 可以告诉的秘密, 警告
n. (篮球)中圈跳球

词义辨析

同义参见:

signal  

英英释义

名词 tip-off:

inside information that something is going to happen

the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball

同义词:tap-off

动词 tip-off:

give insider information or advise to

同义词:tip off, tip

补充

tip-offtip-off英:[ˈtipɔf] 美:[ˈtɪpˌɔf, -ˌɑf]n.1.密告

例句

1. The building was evacuated as the result of a tip-off.在接到暗中警告后, 大楼进行了疏散。 2. The man was arrested at his home after a tip-off from a member of the public.在一名群众向警方举报以后, 那人就在家里被逮捕了。 3. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the house.警方根据密报搜查了那所房子。 4. The police received a tip-off about the robbery from an informer.警方从告密者那里获得关于那起抢劫案的密报。 5. The worried expression on his face was a tip-off that something had gone wrong.他脸上焦虑的表情表明出问题了。 6. We arrived at the arena just a few minutes before tip-off.我们刚好在比赛开始前几分钟到达球场。