tip off
phrasal verbtip somebody off (about something)
- (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。
- Three men were arrested after police were tipped off about the raid.