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Information Piece N Uncount 不可数名词 Provide Gain Sarcastic Form

英语单词 information
英美音标 英 [ˌɪnfə'meɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪnfər'meɪʃn]
中文释义 n.信息;情报;资料;通知
英语例句 (1) They were unable to provide much information.
(2) We are able to get the information we need from the Internet.
(3) The police haven't got enough information to catch the criminal.
(4) He gave us a very interesting piece of information.
中文例句 (1) 他们不能提供很多信息。
(2) 我们可以从网上得到我们需要的信息。
(3) 警方还未得到可捉拿这个罪犯的足够情报。
(4) 他给我们一份很有趣的资料。
vocabulary简明 If you're unsure of whether to buy the car, you may ask for more information about it. Information is knowledge you gain from studying, investigating, or experiencing something.
vocabulary扩展 If your brother unfairly accuses you of finishing the ice cream that was in the freezer, you might respond by saying, "For your information, it was already gone when I got home!" You are conveying information to your brother, but in an annoyed and sarcastic way. Sarcastic or not, information is related to the word inform, whose Latin roots, in and form, basically mean what they sound like: "form into." When you gain information, you are forming an idea.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]消息;资料;情报 Information about someone or something consists of facts about them.
  [oft N about/on n]
  • Pat refused to give her any information about Sarah...

    帕特拒绝向她提供任何关于萨拉的消息。

  • Each centre would provide information on technology and training...

    每个中心都会提供技术与培训方面的信息。

  • For further information contact the number below.

    如需更多信息,请拨打下面的电话。

  • ...an important piece of information...

    一条重要情报

  • The information was passed on to another government department.

    该信息被传达给另一政府部门。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](计算机程序储存和使用的)数据,资料 Information consists of the facts and figures that are stored and used by a computer program.
  [COMPUTING 计算机]
  • Pictures are scanned into a form of digital information that computers can recognize.

    照片被扫描成某种电脑可以识别的数字资料。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]问讯处;信息台 Information is a service which you can telephone to find out someone's telephone number.
  [AM 美]
    in BRIT, use 英国英语用 directory enquiries
    Usage Note :

    Note that information is only ever used as an uncount noun. You cannot say 'an information' or 'informations'. However, you can say a piece of information or an item of information when you are referring to a particular fact that someone has informed you of.

    注意 information 只能用作不可数名词, 不能说an information 或者 informations。但是, 当指别人告诉的某一特定事实时, 可以说 a piece of information 或 an item of information。

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