inform
英 [ɪnˈfɔ:m] 美 [ɪnˈfɔrm]

vt.

通知；使活跃，使充满；预示；

vi.

通知；告发；

变形

过去式：informed过去分词：informed现在分词：informing第三人称单数：informs

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 告知,通知 give information or knowledge to; tell
2. vi. 检举,告密 give the police, or sb in a position of power, information about the guilt of sb

英英释义

inform[ in'fɔ:m ]

• v.
  • impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

    "I informed him of his rights"

  • give character or essence to

    "The principles that inform modern teaching"

  • act as an informer

    "She had informed on her own parents for years"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• inform police通知警察
• inform weather conditions预报天气

～+副词

• inform authoritatively官方通知
• inform immediately〔personally〕立即〔亲自〕通知

～+介词

• inform about告诉…
• inform against〔on〕告发
• inform sb of the fact把这事告诉某人
• inform on one's accomplices告发同谋犯
• inform sb with new life使某人获得新生命

词组短语

inform against检举；告发

inform of通知；报告

inform about告发；通知；告诉

同近义词辨析

inform, notify

inform强调将某事直接的告诉或透露给某人，是一般用语

notify通常指以正式的“公告、通知”（notice）将事情告知某人；

inform, notify, advise, acquaint

这组词都有“通知、告知”的意思，其区别是：

inform普通用词，指传达事实或信息，或指经过研究或调查而获得的事实或信息。

notify指正式通知需要注意的事情。

advise指正式通知某件重要事，所通知的事情与被通知的人有关。

acquaint指提供有关信息或情况使某人熟悉某些过程或复杂的情况。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. If you see something suspicious, inform the police at once.
   你要是看到什么可疑的东西就马上通知警察。
2. I wasn't informed of the decision until it was too late.
   等到我得知这项决定时,已经太迟了。
3. The UN Associations work to inform the public about the role the UN plays in global affairs.
   联合国协会致力于使公众了解联合国在全球事务中发挥的作用。
4. The defendant informed against the other members of the ring.
   被告检举犯罪集团的其他成员。
5. His poetry is deeply informed by the experience of poverty.
   他的诗歌里带有过去贫困经历的烙印。

权威例句

The capacity of wireless networks. IEEE T Inform Theory
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