informs

1. vt. 告知,通知 give information or knowledge to; tell
2. vi. 检举,告密 give the police, or sb in a position of power, information about the guilt of sb

• inform police通知警察
• inform weather conditions预报天气

• inform authoritatively官方通知
• inform immediately〔personally〕立即〔亲自〕通知

• inform about告诉…
• inform against〔on〕告发
• inform sb of the fact把这事告诉某人
• inform on one's accomplices告发同谋犯
• inform sb with new life使某人获得新生命

inform against检举；告发

inform of通知；报告

inform about告发；通知；告诉

1. If you see something suspicious, inform the police at once.
   你要是看到什么可疑的东西就马上通知警察。
2. I wasn't informed of the decision until it was too late.
   等到我得知这项决定时,已经太迟了。
3. The UN Associations work to inform the public about the role the UN plays in global affairs.
   联合国协会致力于使公众了解联合国在全球事务中发挥的作用。
4. The defendant informed against the other members of the ring.
   被告检举犯罪集团的其他成员。
5. His poetry is deeply informed by the experience of poverty.
   他的诗歌里带有过去贫困经历的烙印。