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/ɪnfɔ͟ː(r)m/
1
[VERB 动词]通知;告知 If you inform someone of something, you tell them about it.
  [V n of n]
  [V n that]
  [V n with quote]
  [Also V n]
  • They would inform him of any progress they had made...

    他们会把他们取得的任何进步都告诉他。

  • My daughter informed me that she was pregnant...

    我女儿告诉我她怀孕了。

  • 'I just added a little soy sauce,' he informs us.

    “我就加了一点儿酱油,”他告诉我们。

2
[VERB 动词]告发;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.
  [V on n]
  • Somebody must have informed on us...

    肯定有人告发我们了。

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

    数以千计的美国公民检举过这些有组织的犯罪团伙。

3
[VERB 动词]赋(思想或特质)于;渗透入 If a situation or activity is informed by an idea or a quality, that idea or quality is very noticeable in it.
  [be V-ed by n]
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • All great songs are informed by a certain sadness and tension...

    所有很棒的歌曲都透着某种悲伤和张力。

  • The concept of the Rose continued to inform the poet's work.

    玫瑰的概念持续贯穿于诗人的作品中。


Oxford in·form / ɪnˈfɔːm ; NAmE ɪnˈfɔːrm / verb 1 to tell sb about sth, especially in an official way 知会;通知;通告 informsb (of/about sth) Please inform us of any changes of address. 地址若有变动请通知我们。 informsb that… I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me)that the couple will marry next year. 我得到可靠消息说他们俩明年结婚。 informsb + speech ‘He's already left,’ she informed us. “他已经走了。”她告诉我们说。 informsb when, where, etc… I have not been informed when the ceremony will take place. 没人通知我典礼何时举行。 2 informyourself (of/about sth) to find out information about sth 了解;熟悉 We need time to inform ourselves thoroughly of the problem. 我们需要时间对这个问题有个透彻的了解。 3 informsth ( formal) to have an influence on sth 对…有影响 Religion informs every aspect of their lives. 宗教影响着他们生活的各个方面。 PHRASAL VERB inˈform on sb to give information to the police or sb in authority about the illegal activities of sb 告发;检举 He informed on his own brother. 他告发了他的亲弟弟。 inform informs informed informing in·form / ɪnˈfɔːm ; NAmE ɪnˈfɔːrm /
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informin‧form /ɪnˈfɔːm $ -ɔːrm/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [transitive] formal
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1to officially tell someone about something or give them information:  They decided to inform the policeinform somebody about/of something Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible.inform somebody (that) We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected. see thesaurus at
tell
2formal to influence someone’s attitude or opinion:  Her experience as a refugee informs the content of her latest novel.inform on/against somebody phrasal verb to tell the police or an enemy information about someone that will harm them:  He denied that he had ever informed on his neighbours.
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inform

[ɪnˈfɔ:m]informed, informing, informs

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Spoken:

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informed[13502] informing[1793] informs[852]
通知(74%),告诉(21%),告发(4%),使熟悉(1%)
vi.告发;告密
vt.通知;告诉;报告

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