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inform v.通知；告诉；使熟悉；告发；赋特征于 (1) 你要是看到什么可疑的东西就马上通知警察。(2) 等到我得知这项决定时,已经太迟了。(3) 被告检举犯罪集团的其他成员。(4) 他的诗歌里带有过去贫困经历的烙印。 The Latin verb infōrmāre means "to form or shape." The idea of passing on knowledge came about in the 14th Century, with the meaning of "teaching or instructing" coming later. Thomas Jefferson, who believed democracy to be impossible without informed citizens, said, “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.”

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英 [ɪn'fɔːm] 美 [ɪn'fɔːrm] (1) If you see something suspicious, inform the police at once.(2) I wasn't informed of the decision until it was too late.(3) The defendant informed against the other members of the ring.(4) His poetry is deeply informed by the experience of poverty. To inform is to tell someone news, pass on wisdom, leak gossip, or give instruction. You've been informed that you won the raffle at the county fair. What are you going to do with all that cheese? 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。

英语单词	inform
英美音标	英 [ɪn'fɔːm] 美 [ɪn'fɔːrm]
中文释义	v.通知；告诉；使熟悉；告发；赋特征于
英语例句	(1) If you see something suspicious, inform the police at once. (2) I wasn't informed of the decision until it was too late. (3) The defendant informed against the other members of the ring. (4) His poetry is deeply informed by the experience of poverty.
中文例句	(1) 你要是看到什么可疑的东西就马上通知警察。 (2) 等到我得知这项决定时,已经太迟了。 (3) 被告检举犯罪集团的其他成员。 (4) 他的诗歌里带有过去贫困经历的烙印。
vocabulary简明	To inform is to tell someone news, pass on wisdom, leak gossip, or give instruction. You've been informed that you won the raffle at the county fair. What are you going to do with all that cheese?
vocabulary扩展	The Latin verb infōrmāre means "to form or shape." The idea of passing on knowledge came about in the 14th Century, with the meaning of "teaching or instructing" coming later. Thomas Jefferson, who believed democracy to be impossible without informed citizens, said, “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.”
柯林斯解释	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。

Inform Informed [V N Ed Idea Verb 动词