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

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