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

• His20-year-old bride, Rasha, was rescued by local police and firemen who forced open the door of their apartment in the Italian city of Crema after a tip off from Rasha's family.
  齐耶德的妻子名叫拉莎，现年20岁。警方在接到其家人报警后和消防队员强行冲入了这对夫妇所住的公寓，并最终把她解救了出来。
• 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。
• Just don't forget to carefully trim the tip off each claw before applying the nail cap.
  只是不要忘记仔细修剪爪通风报信每个申请前钉帽。
• 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。
• 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？
• The tip must've broken off before the attack.
  刀尖一定在攻击前就已断裂。
• 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。
• An implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar.
  切割香烟末端的工具。
• That should have been the tip off for you, my friend.
  那本该是对你的告诫，我的朋友。
• They enter the house in a rough neighborhood without working with local police to get a search warrant, fearing officers could tip off the smugglers.
  他们进入这个位于崎岖地带的房子，没有与当地警察合作以取得搜索证，因为担心警方会事先警告这些走私者。