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Inform Sb Informed   [V N Information Verb Ed

The word "inform" has multiple meanings: to notify or tell someone something, to report or give information about someone to authorities, or to influence or imbue something with a quality or idea.

The word "inform" has multiple meanings: to notify or tell someone something, to report or give information about someone to authorities, or to influence or imbue something with a quality or idea.

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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
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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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