inform

inform

verb

1. give character or essence to

e.g. The principles that inform modern teaching

2. impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

e.g. I informed him of his rights

3. act as an informer

e.g. She had informed on her own parents for years

1. 通知;告知
If you inform someone of something, you tell them about it.

inform

e.g. They would inform him of any progress they had made...
他们会把他们取得的任何进步都告诉他。
e.g. My daughter informed me that she was pregnant...
我女儿告诉我她怀孕了。

2. 告发;检举
If someone informs on a person, they give information about the person to the police or another authority, which causes the person to be suspected or proved guilty of doing something bad.

e.g. Somebody must have informed on us...
肯定有人告发我们了。
e.g. Thousands of American citizens have informed on these organized crime syndicates.
数以千计的美国公民检举过这些有组织的犯罪团伙。

3. 赋(思想或特质)于;渗透入
If a situation or activity is informed by an idea or a quality, that idea or quality is very noticeable in it.

e.g. All great songs are informed by a certain sadness and tension...
所有很棒的歌曲都透着某种悲伤和张力。
e.g. The concept of the Rose continued to inform the poet's work.
玫瑰的概念持续贯穿于诗人的作品中。

1. inform

1. 报告,通告,告诉：influx 流入,注入 | inform 报告,通告,告诉 | information generator 信息发送器