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

• Workers apt to tip off peers, not bosses: survey.
  调查：多数职员不提醒上司难堪事。
• Get help: Enlist an office buddy or good friend to tip you off when you interrupt.
  寻求帮助：寻求一名办公伙伴或者是好朋友在你打断别人时给你提示。
• You can also use a pull-and-drop presentation by raising your rod tip so the sinker also comes up off the bottom.
  你也可以用“拖-停”的手法，这样在你抬高竿尖的时候，铅坠也轻微离底。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• Effort from tip off to whatever time in the morning a game might be decided.
  任何一个早晨的努力是可以在一场比赛可以体现的。
• After the first step of the tip part of the male mark is broken off, the second thorn-shaped step is buckled with the female mark, which avoids the possibility of mark falling.
  当公标尖端部的第一台阶处折断后，尚有棘刺形的第二台阶与母标相扣合，避免了掉标的可能。
• 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。
• 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。