inform
US
UK inform [sb] that vtr: (tell)
SC 告诉，告知，通知 gào sù，gào zhī ，tōng zhī
TC 告訴，通知
TC 告訴，通知
We regret to inform you that your account has been suspended.
我们很遗憾地告诉您，您的账户已经被冻结了。
inform [sb] (of [sth]) vtr: (notify)
SC 通知 tōng zhī
TC 通知
TC 通知
SC 告知 tōng zhī ，gào zhī
As the senior police officer, I had to inform the parents of their son's death.
作为高级警官，我不得不通知那对父母他们儿子的死讯。
inform [sth] vtr: figurative (give essence to)
SC 影响 yǐng xiǎng
TC 影響
TC 影響
SC 导致 yǐng xiǎng，dǎo zhì
TC 導致
TC 導致
Dan's grades informed his father's decision to ground him until he got his life in order.
丹的成绩导致他父亲作出决定，在他改过之前，罚他不准出门。
inform on [sb] vi + prep: (denounce to police)
SC 检举 jiǎn jǔ
TC 檢舉
TC 檢舉
SC 揭发 jiǎn jǔ，jiē fā
TC 揭發
TC 揭發
Hotlines allow people to inform on drug dealers anonymously.
热线电话允许人们匿名揭发毒贩。