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

• That should have been the tip off for you, my friend.
  那本该是对你的告诫，我的朋友。
• 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。
• 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。
• That might tip off what the real price should be.
  只要他出价，赌签真实总值也就可能有个眉目了。
• The police arrested him after an anonymous tip off.
  在接到匿名举报后，警方逮捕了他。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Workers apt to tip off peers, not bosses: survey.
  调查：多数职员不提醒上司难堪事。