英语词汇“tip off”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

tip offtip off (someone)

to give information to someone.

Rawson tipped off the Bennetts about this great place to have lunch in Old San Juan.

Usage notes: often said about information given to the police or other authorities:

Someone called the police to tip them off that the painting was in a locker at the bus station.

Phr V

tip off

tips, tipping, tipped

tip off sb or tip sb off

to warn someone secretly about something that will happen so that they can take action or prevent it from happeningoften + about

The prison governor had been tipped off about a possible escape plan.Someone must have tipped off the burglars that the house would be empty.

tip-off

noun

Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the house and found $500,000 worth of heroin.

tip off

1. verb To give one secret, private, or insider information or news, especially that which gives them or someone else an advantage of some kind. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tip" and "off." An anonymous source tipped off reporters that the senator had been using campaign money to fund private trips to the Bahamas. I tipped the cops off about the gang's plan to rob the bank.

2. noun The act of giving one secret, private, or insider information or news, especially that which gives them or someone else an advantage of some kind. As a noun, it is usually hyphenated. Thanks to an anonymous tip-off, police were able to blow the lid off the smuggling ring.

3. noun The start of a basketball game, which is begun with a jump ball ("the tip"). As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. Yeah, I'd love to watch the game. What time is tip-off?

4. noun By extension, the start of some event. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. The convention runs all weekend. Tip-off is on Friday at 4.

tip someone off (about someone or something)

and tip someone off (on someone or something)

to give someone a valuable piece of news about someone or something. I tipped the cops off about Max and where he was going to be that night. I tipped off the mayor about the financial crisis.

tip off

Supply with secret or private information; also, warn or alert. For example, The broker often tipped her off about stocks about to go down in price, or Somehow they were tipped off and left the country before the police could catch them. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

tip off

1. To provide someone or something with a piece of confidential, advance, or inside information: A betrayed gang member tipped off the police. Someone must have tipped the press off about the company's financial troubles.

2. To begin with a jump ball. Used of a basketball game, tournament, or season: The basketball game tips off at 8:00.

tip-off

n. a clue; an indication. The tip-off was when the dog started wagging his tail. We knew you were hiding somewhere close.

词汇	tip off
释义	Idiom tip offtip off (someone) to give information to someone. Rawson tipped off the Bennetts about this great place to have lunch in Old San Juan. Usage notes: often said about information given to the police or other authorities: Someone called the police to tip them off that the painting was in a locker at the bus station. Phr V tip off tips, tipping, tipped tip off sb or tip sb off to warn someone secretly about something that will happen so that they can take action or prevent it from happeningoften + about The prison governor had been tipped off about a possible escape plan.Someone must have tipped off the burglars that the house would be empty. tip-off noun Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the house and found $500,000 worth of heroin. tip off verb to give information to someone, especially about an impending crime US, 1891 phrasetip off tip off sb • tip sb off to secretly tell or warn someone about something, especially the police, the authorities, or news reporters: The drug dealers were arrested after police were tipped off by local residents.+ about Someone must have tipped off the press about Madonna's visit.tip-off n C a secret warning or message about something that is happening: Acting on an anonymous tip-off, police raided the house. tip off 1. verb To give one secret, private, or insider information or news, especially that which gives them or someone else an advantage of some kind. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tip" and "off." An anonymous source tipped off reporters that the senator had been using campaign money to fund private trips to the Bahamas. I tipped the cops off about the gang's plan to rob the bank. 2. noun The act of giving one secret, private, or insider information or news, especially that which gives them or someone else an advantage of some kind. As a noun, it is usually hyphenated. Thanks to an anonymous tip-off, police were able to blow the lid off the smuggling ring. 3. noun The start of a basketball game, which is begun with a jump ball ("the tip"). As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. Yeah, I'd love to watch the game. What time is tip-off? 4. noun By extension, the start of some event. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. The convention runs all weekend. Tip-off is on Friday at 4. tip someone off (about someone or something) and tip someone off (on someone or something) to give someone a valuable piece of news about someone or something. I tipped the cops off about Max and where he was going to be that night. I tipped off the mayor about the financial crisis. tip off Supply with secret or private information; also, warn or alert. For example, The broker often tipped her off about stocks about to go down in price, or Somehow they were tipped off and left the country before the police could catch them. [Colloquial; late 1800s] tip off v. 1. To provide someone or something with a piece of confidential, advance, or inside information: A betrayed gang member tipped off the police. Someone must have tipped the press off about the company's financial troubles. 2. To begin with a jump ball. Used of a basketball game, tournament, or season: The basketball game tips off at 8:00. tip-off n. a clue; an indication. The tip-off was when the dog started wagging his tail. We knew you were hiding somewhere close.
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