tip off

英 [ˈtɪp ɒf]

美 [ˈtɪp ɔːf]

给…通风报信; 暗中告知

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 给…通风报信;暗中告知
  If someonetipsyouoff, they give you information about something that has happened or is going to happen.
  1. Greg tipped police off on his car phone about a suspect drunk driver...
     格雷格用他的汽车电话向警方报告了一个有酒后驾驶嫌疑的司机。
  2. He was arrested two days later after a friend tipped off the FBI.
     他的一个朋友给美国联邦调查局报了信两天以后他就被捕了。

英英释义

verb

• give insider information or advise to
  1. He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot
  Synonym:tip

双语例句

• Don't look suspicious! That will tip off the police!
  别显得那么紧张，那样会让警察注意你的。
• Since they're difficult to copy, the serial number should tip off a counterfeit bill.
  而序列号又难以复制，因此通过它可以检验出假钞。
• Go to your father, taking him aside and tip him off that the man is a swindler.
  到你父亲那里，把他带到一边，悄悄告诉他那人是个骗子。
• He was arrested two days later after a friend tipped off the FBI.
  他的一个朋友给美国联邦调查局报了信两天以后他就被捕了。
• The police arrested him after an anonymous tip off.
  在接到匿名举报后，警方逮捕了他。
• Safety feature-air purifier includes tip over switch and auto-shut off function to ensure safety.
  安全功能包括尖端空气净化器的开关和自动关机功能，以确保安全。
• Eg. did nancy want him to tip off the IRS confidentially?
  南希是否希望他秘密地向国内税收局通个风？
• That should have been the tip off for you, my friend.
  那本该是对你的告诫，我的朋友。
• And once you're on the boss's good side, it won't be long before he or she will tip off higher management about your talent and good attitude.
  一但你的上司对你有好的认同感，不久后他（她）将会对你的才能与好的态度提供更高的管理职位。
• The way to tip off any rejection or obstruction of solicitation or demurral;
  对排斥、阻挠征询或异议的举报方式；