tip somebody ↔ off

Examples from the Corpus

tip off• There are 7-8 distinctly flattened, finely rugose arm spines, with the tips squared off.• Ralph had tipped Grover off about the developer being in over his head.• For instance, Charles Harvey has tipped her off about the new motorway but she pretends she doesn't know.• Some one should have tipped these people off before they opted for the independent life.• The agent who tipped them off had joined their escape into the woods.• Bonanza tips me off that Vecchi killed Mahoney.• As I raised my tips and slid off the lift, I wondered how I was going to get down the mountain.• Swanepoel, the pilot whom I had met when I first arrived in the country, tipped me off to that one.

tip somebody off that• His contact had not merely tipped him off that drugs were on the premises, he had told him where to look.• Bonanza tips me off that Vecchi killed Mahoney.

ˈtip-off noun [countableC]

1 informalWARN a secret warning or piece of information, especially one given to the police about illegal activities 〔尤指给警察的〕密告，密报

The arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public.

警方接到一名老百姓的密报后，随即展开了逮捕行动。

2 American EnglishAmE informal something that shows you that something is true, even though you did not expect it to be true 说明，暗示

The fact that he hasn’t called should be a tip-off that he’s not interested.

他没有来电话，说明他不感兴趣。

3. the beginning of a basketball game, when the ball is thrown into the air and two players jump up to try to gain control of it 〔篮球比赛开始时的〕中圈跳球

Examples from the Corpus

tip-off• Tip-off is at 7:30 tonight in the Coliseum.• Police were called to the hotel after a tip-off.• The fact he hasn't called should be a tip-off that he's not interested.• The raid had been anticipated for months following a tip-off to the Metropolitan police.• Unusual swimming patterns are often a tip-off that a whale is in danger.• Acting on a tip-off, customs officers seized 50 kilos of cocaine from a house in Leicester.• Acting on a tip-off, they searched the car and its occupants.• There was a climate of fear after anonymous tip-offs claiming that live weapons would be used.• A sure tip-off that you have structural problems is repeated ideas.• Even if the tip-off is anonymous, make it.• The tip-off is your focus on performance that needs improvement, rather than focusing on your successes.

单词	tip somebody ↔ off
释义	tip somebody ↔ off Examples from the Corpus tip off• There are 7-8 distinctly flattened, finely rugose arm spines, with the tips squared off.• Ralph had tipped Grover off about the developer being in over his head.• For instance, Charles Harvey has tipped her off about the new motorway but she pretends she doesn't know.• Some one should have tipped these people off before they opted for the independent life.• The agent who tipped them off had joined their escape into the woods.• Bonanza tips me off that Vecchi killed Mahoney.• As I raised my tips and slid off the lift, I wondered how I was going to get down the mountain.• Swanepoel, the pilot whom I had met when I first arrived in the country, tipped me off to that one. tip somebody off that• His contact had not merely tipped him off that drugs were on the premises, he had told him where to look.• Bonanza tips me off that Vecchi killed Mahoney. ˈtip-off noun [countableC] 1 informalWARN a secret warning or piece of information, especially one given to the police about illegal activities 〔尤指给警察的〕密告，密报 The arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public. 警方接到一名老百姓的密报后，随即展开了逮捕行动。 2 American EnglishAmE informal something that shows you that something is true, even though you did not expect it to be true 说明，暗示 The fact that he hasn’t called should be a tip-off that he’s not interested. 他没有来电话，说明他不感兴趣。 3. the beginning of a basketball game, when the ball is thrown into the air and two players jump up to try to gain control of it 〔篮球比赛开始时的〕中圈跳球 Examples from the Corpus tip-off• Tip-off is at 7:30 tonight in the Coliseum.• Police were called to the hotel after a tip-off.• The fact he hasn't called should be a tip-off that he's not interested.• The raid had been anticipated for months following a tip-off to the Metropolitan police.• Unusual swimming patterns are often a tip-off that a whale is in danger.• Acting on a tip-off, customs officers seized 50 kilos of cocaine from a house in Leicester.• Acting on a tip-off, they searched the car and its occupants.• There was a climate of fear after anonymous tip-offs claiming that live weapons would be used.• A sure tip-off that you have structural problems is repeated ideas.• Even if the tip-off is anonymous, make it.• The tip-off is your focus on performance that needs improvement, rather than focusing on your successes.
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