1 VERB 通知;告知 If you inform someone of something, you tell them about it. 通知;告知 [Also VERB n]
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They would inform him of any progress they had made. [VERB noun + of]
他们会把他们取得的任何进步都告诉他。
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My daughter informed me that she was pregnant. [VERB noun that]
我女儿告诉我她怀孕了。
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'I just added a little soy sauce,' he informs us. [VERB noun with quote]
“我就加了一点儿酱油,”他告诉我们。
SYN tell, advise, let someone know, notify
2 VERB 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. 告发;检举
3 VERB 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. 赋(思想或特质)于;渗透入 [formal]
SYN infuse, characterize, permeate, animate
| Word Partnership | Use inform with: |
| N. | inform parents, inform people, inform the police, inform readers, inform someone in writing 1 |
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