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tip objtIpv [T]-pp- esp. Br提及有…可能(Br and Aus) He is being tipped as (= is thought likely to be) the next Prime Minister.人们在预测他有可能成为下一任首相。Josie is tipped for success (= is thought likely to be successful).人们认为乔赛有可能成功。Davis is being tipped to win the championship. [+ obj + to infinitive]人们在预测戴维斯有可能夺得冠军。(Br) If you tip someone the wink or tip the wink to someone, you give them a piece of secret or private information that might be of benefit to them.向某人泄露秘密或内部消息Thanks for tipping me the wink about those cheap tickets, Bill.比尔,谢谢你向我透露这些廉价票的消息。We were tipped the wink that we'd get a better deal somewhere else. [+ that clause]有人向我们透露我们会在别处获得一笔更好的交易。They don't know who tipped the wink to the police.他们不知道谁向警察告的秘。(Am) If you tip your hand you say what you are going to do or what you believe, esp. when you didn't intend to.表明自己的目的,意见For weeks there was speculation in the newspapers, but the government wouldn't tip its hand by saying who the new legislation would cover.数星期来尽管报纸上有过猜测,但是政府不愿意表明这项新立法将保护谁。
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