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单词 tip-off
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tip off

phrasal verb
tip somebody off (about something)
  1. (informal) to warn somebody about something that is going to happen or has happened, especially something illegal暗中警告,私下告诫,密报(尤指非法的事情)
    • Three men were arrested after police were tipped off about the raid.警方获得有关袭击的密报后,逮捕了三个人。
    • An informant tipped me off as to where he was seen last.一位线人向我透露了他最后一次出现在哪里。
    • tip somebody off that… They were tipped off that he might be living in Wales.他们探得风声,他现在可能住在威尔士。
    related noun tip-offTopics Crime and punishmentc2

tip-off

noun
/ˈtɪp ɒf/
/ˈtɪp ɔːf/
(especially British English)
(North American English usually tip)
(informal)
  1. secret information that somebody gives, for example to the police, to warn them about an illegal activity that is going to happen or has happened举报;密告;线报
    • The man was arrested after an anonymous tip-off.有人匿名举报后,那个人被抓了起来。
    • Customs officers had received a tip-off about a shipment of cocaine.海关关员接获了关于一批可卡因的密报。
    • He was arrested after a tip-off to police.警方接获密报之后逮捕了他。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
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